CHAPTER VIII. 
Exploration of Mt. Speke and Mt. Emin. 
The Descent into the Bujuku Valley—Stuhlmann’s Col—Western Slopes of 
Mt. Speke—Ascent of Vittorio Emanuele Peak—Storm and Electrical 
Phenomena upon the Peak—Two Days’ Bad Weather—Glacier Torrents of 
Ruwenzori—The Duke reascends Vittorio Emanuele Peak—Crossing the 
Western Valleys—Camp at the Foot of Mt. Emin—-Ascent of Umberto Peak 
—Return to Bujongolo—Three Days’ March through the Rain—Recapitulation 
of the work done. 
We left off the narrative at 
the point when the expedition 
had assembled in Camp IV, 
above Scott Elliot Col, near the 
Elena Glacier of Mt. Stanley, 
on the 21st of June. 
On the following morning, 
June 22nd, the Duke once more 
prepared to leave his companions 
and pursue the exploration of 
the chain, directing his steps 
towards the northern groups. 
Some days before, from the summit of Alexandra Peak, 
he had been able to ascertain that the most convenient 
and the shortest route to Mt Speke and Mt. Emin lay 
along their western slopes, which could be easily reached 
by crossing the Upper Bujuku Valley and Stuhlmann’s Col, 
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