. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . t line of mountain shouldersstood out ; then peak after peak struggled from behindnight-black clouds into sight, until at last the snowyrange, immense and beautiful, a perfect picture ofbeautiful and majestic desolateness, drew all eyes andriveted attention, while every face seemed awed. Thenatives told us that the meaning of the word Ruwen-zori means the Rain-Maker, or Cloud King. On the 14th of June, escorted by a large following ofWakonju, we marched four and a half hours, andentered Muhamba, in Usongor
. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . t line of mountain shouldersstood out ; then peak after peak struggled from behindnight-black clouds into sight, until at last the snowyrange, immense and beautiful, a perfect picture ofbeautiful and majestic desolateness, drew all eyes andriveted attention, while every face seemed awed. Thenatives told us that the meaning of the word Ruwen-zori means the Rain-Maker, or Cloud King. On the 14th of June, escorted by a large following ofWakonju, we marched four and a half hours, andentered Muhamba, in Usongora, Soon after leavingMtsora we had descended into the grassy plains, whichhad been within a calculable period a portion of the bedof the lake we were now approaching. About half way,we passed a respectable tributary of the Semliki, calledthe Rwimi, which separates Ukonju from of the streams we crossed soon after issued from ahot-spring. The next day, an hours march from Muhamba, weleft the plain and commenced the ascent of the ^vvss^^r^T T ^ ; 4 4? »• .J - • ~j - -f.
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