Peaks of the Central Group. 
over a snowy ridge and then over rocks, they reached the ice¬ 
cap which terminates the second peak. 
The Duke of the Abruzzi gave the name Elena to the first 
of these two peaks, 16,388 feet, as a homage to our gracious 
Queen, and the name of Savoia to the second, 16,339 feet. 
All the four principal peaks of the central group had now 
been ascended. They could see the camp which they had left 
that very morning almost vertically under their feet. They 
could even hear the shouts of the rest of the expedition, who 
had arrived at the camp from Bujongolo a few hours before. 
Towards 2.30 p.m. they began the descent, not returning 
on their steps, but proceeding southward along the glacier which 
covers the peak, and then descending the eastern rock wall as 
far as a wide gully, which brought them back to the glacier a 
little above the camp. 
A few minutes later the Duke was met with great rejoicing 
by his companions, and the whole expedition was now once 
more united. 
In the space often days H.R.H. had ascended Kiyanja and 
the four ice peaks of the principal group of mountains, had 
accomplished an extensive triangulation, and identified the 
position and distribution of the several peaks in relation to the 
chief valleys. 
The 21st of June was given up to rest. The camp was 
adorned by clothes drying in the sun on the taut cords of the 
tents, which were now four in number. The guides spent the 
day in sleep. The afternoon was misty ; higher up it was 
snowing. The silence of the mountains reigned around, broken 
now and again by the roaring of an ice avalanche falling into 
the Bujuku Valley. The different members of the expedition 
reported what they had done during the last days. 
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