In wildest Africa : the record of a hunting and exploration trip through Uganda, Victoria Nyanza, the Kilimanjaro region and British East Africa, with an account of an ascent of the snowfields of Mount Kibo, in East Central Africa, and a description of the various native tribes . rescent plant,named Senecio Johnstoni, looking somewhat like abanana, but in reality consisting of a tall, black,smooth trunk, with a crown of broad leaves andyellow blossoms. Tufts of chevril and patches of vivid green mossoverhung the gleaming water, which itself waslovely in its pellucid clearness. At an altitude o
In wildest Africa : the record of a hunting and exploration trip through Uganda, Victoria Nyanza, the Kilimanjaro region and British East Africa, with an account of an ascent of the snowfields of Mount Kibo, in East Central Africa, and a description of the various native tribes . rescent plant,named Senecio Johnstoni, looking somewhat like abanana, but in reality consisting of a tall, black,smooth trunk, with a crown of broad leaves andyellow blossoms. Tufts of chevril and patches of vivid green mossoverhung the gleaming water, which itself waslovely in its pellucid clearness. At an altitude oftwelve thousand feet bees and wasps were still to beseen — their very presence seeming to account forthe vivid colours of the flora. The fields were sprin-kled with beautiful flowers, red and pink, blue andpurple. Heather and gorse appeared. There wereplenty of signs of game in this upland plateau. Wewere now up thirteen thousand feet. We set up our tent in a hollow at the timberline, among long dry grass, with plenty of smallcedar and cypress trees which could be used for firewood. We made the Wachaga build a shelter andthatch it with grass close to us in case of wild beastsor rain, and also three fires against the cold. Yesterday at 5 p. m., Ther. 54° Fahr., we felt. Ascent of Kilimanjaro 199 the cold keenly in the woods, and slept little, withall our woollen clothes and four blankets apiece;we gave our mackintoshes to the black porters. ^>night, we are looking at a misty sun. This aj ^r-noon, we saw a wonderfully clear view of the foot-hills of Kilimanjaro. We could look upon an un-broken stretch of green ridges, fields and plains; theCatholic mission at Kilima; the houses of Marangu;the Lutheran mission at Moschi, and that townitself. A formation of clouds, the most peculiar I haveever seen, formed an archway under which we sawthe near hills and far away plains, framed as in apicture. At 5 p. m. we were comfortably settled inthe highest camp of Africa, and P. D. (Pet
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