Chapter VIII. 
CAMP IV, CLOSE TO THE ELENA GLACIER. 
which lies between Mt. Speke and Mt. Stanley. The Duke 
was accompanied by the guides Joseph and Laurent Petigax, 
Ollier and five Bakonjo porters. 
The northern wall of the Scott Elliot Col, as has already 
been stated, forms a precipice overhanging Lake Bujuku. 
After a short descent between great blocks of rock covered 
with the usual mosses and lichens, the party entered a 
narrow gorge and then a nearly perpendicular gully full of 
detritus. The loaded natives, little used to the precautions 
which are necessary under these circumstances, trod carelessly 
upon the stones and set them rolling, to the serious risk of 
those who were ahead. It was necessary to descend slowly, 
with great caution, and quite close together. 
The natives had by this time acquired somewhat greater 
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