Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-04
A MOUNTAIN CLIMB.
Duke of the Apruzzi to Make Attempt
 His Former succssses-Present Undertaking Hazardous

In the heart of mysterious Africa uprear mysterious heights, a noun tain range that has withheld its secret from curious man, though many at tempts have been made to penetrate its secret places, intrepid the adven- turers undertaking this mission. We speak of Ruwenzori range, in Central Africa, up in the northeastern Congo Free State. When Stanley was lead ing the expedition for the relief of Emin Pasha, a porter one day called out to the explorer as they were mak- ing their way in the torrid land: 70. master, see the mountains covered with salt" Looking in the direction indicated, Stanley for the first time beheld the mighty range of mountains which extend both sides of the equa- tor. Later he found that torrents from these mountains add to the vol ume of the Nile. and believed here were Ptolemy's Mountains of the Moon. wherein lay hid the sonrnes of the Nile. 1t is these mountaiLs a fa- nous explorer of to-day is now mak- ing ready to assail.
 This explorer is the duke of the Abruz- si, who, though son of an ex-king, is best known for his success in the field of exploration. The duke attracted much attention in 1897 by making the first ascent of Mount St. Elias. His north pole expedition, which set forth in 1899, attained the northernmost lati- tude as yet reached. It is long dis tance from Alaska and the arctic re- gions to equatorial Africa and the Ruwenzori range. for which he is soon to set forth.
 No little of the hazard of this new enterprise lies in the extremes of tenn perature through which the party must pass. But let us take the journey in successive trips, accompany the duke on the various stages of the trip to the top of the Mountains of the Moon. The base of the RuwenEori range may now be reached without difficulty. a journey by rail from Mombaza to Port Florence on Albert-Nyanza, then . steamer in a days time brings one to Entebbe, or Mengo. on the north shore of the lake. Here caravan will be got together, and in a ten-days' march the party will be able to reach the mountains. An interesting article in the New York Times commenting on the expedition, says: Tt Is expect cd that not less than 200 well-disci- plined men. such as may be procured in neighboring Uganda, under the su- pervision of a score of white superin- tendents. will be required for the ar duous task. The work will cost more than to climb one of the higher Him. alayss, and unless the explorer leaves much for his successors to discover the bill will foot up a total that would exhaust any but a princels purse"
 Before the snows are reached the party must push its way in tropical heat and amid tropical luKurisnce of vegetation. and this portion of the journey may prove the most trying A way must De hewn through the bamboo forest for the porters with their loads. and the advance made in a steamins atmosphere. rainfall here being very heavy. A former explorer foune his thermometer registered HE degrees at an altitude Of 5000 feet Deap bog lands lie between 5000 feel and the snow line. bozs in which 2 man sinks to his knees z' every step Then just before the snovs are reschec their uprise a rocky wall: 10 get b. y1ud this line long detours must b< made. Now ihe men enter into the frigid 1one. and here will probably spends several weeks in their eudezvoi to scale the chief peak and procure a map of the upper regions The duke os the Abruz-i rfll not be at the diszevsntaTs of early explorers vhc were not experts ia snow sscsnts.
 The highest ascsn, st any point in Africa is KiIimanizro. 1s.210 feet. the peaks of RuseaEori have hee1 va- rtousIy estimated. Stanley held to b. tween I1.eas and Is.nos fees. Johnson put the figures considerably above. al sp.ses or zs.c1a
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