A TRIP TO GUNONG BINTANG. 47 
of False Bintang, which leads into Ulu Sungei Kendrong, is about two 
hours’ walk, and its elevation is about 3,200 feet. The temperature 
in the hut at 3.30 p.m. was 69° Fahr. 
28th. The temperature at 6 a.m. was 65°. At 8.5 a.m. we left in a 
north-westerly direction, climbing up the ridge to Bintang; at 9.58 a.m. 
I crossed the Ulu of the Sungei Kendrong, and at 10.13 a.m. arrived 
at the top of the ridge at an elevation of 5,1 18 feet, a point on the water- 
shed of the Krian River since fixed as a minor trigonometrical station. 
From here to the top of the highest point of the Bintang range the track 
lies along a ridge, rising and falling to the extent of a couple of hundred 
feet occasionally, and is fairly easy walking, no special assistance or 
laddering being required, as is the case at Kerbau. _[ arrived at Bintang 
trig. station (6,109 feet) at 1.30 p.m., and found Mr. Jayesuria and his 
few coolies still remaining on the hill, looking fairly healthy after nearly 
three months in the jungle of these ranges. At about 2 p.m. it came on 
to rain in such torrents that it went through huts, tents and everything, 
and my prospects were anything but encouraging, as none of my coolies 
with food and baggage had turned up. After dark four men struggled 
into camp with my bedding and some instruments, and reported that the 
balance of the coolies, about 12 men, were remaining in the jungle, 
being unable to proceed any further, several of them being attacked with 
fever. Later on, 7 p.m., three men turned up and reported having left 
their packs 1 in the jungle. These men had had to climb 5,195 feet since 
morning, extremely trying work in the jungle where the only paths are 
game tracks. At 6 p.m. the thermometer registered 60°. 
29th. Rained all last night, and my tent let water through like a 
sieve; this defect I was only able to remedy subsequently by stretching 
my waterproof, as a fly-sheet, over the portions of the tent occupied by 
my bed. At 6.30 a.m. the thermometer registered 60°5°, a high tempera- 
ture considering the elevation (6,109 feet). More or less rain "fell all day, 
and one could do nothing but keep under cover. The last coolies arrived 
at 4p.m., quite done up. At 3.30 p.m. the thermometer fell to 59°, owing 
to the prevalence of a high wind, which died away about 7.30 p.m., and 
the thermometer immediately rose to 61°5°. 
goth. At 6 a.m. thermometer in the tent read 61°. A very cloudy 
morning followed, which prevented any observations being recorded, and 
at noon rain again fell and continued till past midnight. 
31st. The morning opened clear, and at 8 a.m. the thermometer 
stood at 59°. I was able to get a few observations before mid- oy when 
the neighbourhood was again enveloped in mist, and from 3 p.m. it 
rained till sunset. 
November rst. It was so cold all night that it was impossible to 
sleep, and the thermometer in tent registered 57°5°._ The morning was 
fine, but with a cloudy sky which developed into a mist about mid-d: LY 
and, as a consequence, I could practically do nothing. In the afte rnoon 
the temperature rose rapidly, as. the mist deepe ned, and at 9g p.m. the 
thermometer was as high as 66°5°. 
2nd. In the early morning the thermometer again fell rapidly to 
55'5 in the tent. The sky was cloudy all day, and no trigonometrical 
