Abstract
By means of proportional counters the ionization energy losses in gases of $\ensuremath{\mu}$ mesons of several high-energy groups have been compared with the loss for mesons at minimum ionization. It is shown that in a normal proportional counter and Geiger counter telescope arrangement as was used in this work, the effects of locally generated showers and counter-wall-generated secondary electrons tend to mask the increase in ionization loss accompanying increasing $\ensuremath{\mu}$-meson energy. When such effects are considered, the theoretical rise as predicted by the Bethe-Bloch-Williams theory is confirmed.
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