Bujuku Valley.—Return of tlie Expedition. 
form the origin of the Victoria Nile. Here they made an 
excursion in long native canoes upon the dark green waters of 
the river swarming with birds. On the 24th they reached 
Port Florence, and left the same day by train. 
On the 28th of August the Italian expedition left African 
soil upon the steamer Natal of the French Messageries. 
Five months later, before a largely attended meeting of 
the Royal Geographical Society, honoured by the presence of 
H.M. King Edward VII., H.R.H. the Duke of the Abruzzi 
gave an account of his discoveries, demonstrating that he had 
HEAD OF THE VICTORIA NILE. 
brought about the realization of the wish expressed five years 
before by Sir Henry M. Stanley before the same Society : “ The 
dear wish that some person devoted to his work, some lover of 
Alpine climbing, would take ftuwenzori in hand and make a 
thorough work of it, explore it from top to bottom, through all 
those enormous defiles and those deep gorges.” 
Alas ! the great explorer died two years and a-half ago, and 
never saw his wish fulfilled. 
