Chapter VI. 
had arrived at Bujongolo on the 16th, and Dr. Cavalli joined 
their comrades on the col. 
On the 19th, Cagni and Cavalli with their caravan of porters 
descended toward the little lakes to the west of Kiyanja. The 
morning was clear, and the view was open to the westward as 
far as beyond the Semliki valley over the forests of the Congo. 
Sella and Boccati, accordingly, turned their steps to the 
mountains to the south of the pass with the photographic 
apparatus. 
We have already said that this is an important group of 
mountains with various distinct peaks, between which are small 
glaciers. The weather, however, spoiled rapidly, and drifts 
of vapour, driven by the wind from the east, enveloped the 
higher ridges. They took advantage of brief clearings in the 
mist to climb the north-east point of the group, which they 
reached after three hours of ascent, partly over rocks and partly 
upon the easy glacier to the west. They remained upon this 
peak until four in the afternoon, and were several times beguiled 
by apparent meltings of the fog into setting up the photographic 
apparatus. Night surprised them on their way down into the 
valley to rejoin their comrades. They lost the track and 
wandered about upon the steep slope in the forest of lobelia and 
senecio, among the dense helichrysum, seeking for a way in the 
darkness intensified by the mist, and slipping at every step in 
the mud and on the damp and mossy rocks. At last their 
comrades heard their shouts and sent two guides to meet them 
with a lantern. They soon reached the camp near the lake, 
surrounded by the fires of the natives. 
On the following day they all reached the fourth camp, from 
which they were able to descry the Duke’s party on the sky 
line on the summit of Savoia Peak. 
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