= AN UNEXPLORED CORNER OF PAHANG, 
in the “ Back country,” and he also succeeded in obtaining the 
skull of a notorious aboriginal outlaw, who had been recently 
executed. I remember he was particularly keen on this skull, 
account of Baron Maklay’s trip through Pahang, with copious 
notes on Sakei Ethnology, will be found in one of the early 
* Transactions" of the Straits Asiatic Society. 
From beyond Kuala Tembeling, the Pahang ote! takes the 
name of the Jelai. The Lipis River branches off to the left at 
the town of that name, and some ten miles up is the landing for 
the Punjom Mine, while up towards its Ulu, it divides into many 
separate streams, chief among which are the Wong and the 
Semantan Ulu, which latter is formed by the united streams of 
the Simpam and Siang, from the former of which Raub Mine 
is taking its electric power, and on the latter the Liang Coffee 
Concession is situated. 
From Kuala Lipis to Kuala мем the farthest point of 
European enterprise on the Jelai, is a out 25 miles, and midway 
between Kuala Lipis and there, the Telang river comes in on 
the left, and is utilised by the No. 2 Concession of the M. P. 
Exploration Co. for getting supplies up to their propert It is 
only navigable for boats however, and villages are few and 
far between. A couple of miles farther up the Jelai, the Tanom 
comes in on the right, close to the residence of the Toh Rajah 
of Jelai. A great deal of alluvial gold w orking - si 
done in former te some distance up this river, in fact it 
—— enough es one time to have a * Kapitan China, R rem 
no reefs have been found. 
таја Menos is the landing for the Silensing mines, and 
the last point of European settlement on the Jelai, in fact the 
Europeans w who have been higher up than that, can be cou unted’ 
on one’s fingers. The Meds ng, from which the landing 
takes its name, is merely a dirty little creek that would not 
float a ga Like most of these ques it has its own legend, 
which was told me in all seriousness by old Malay. Ques- 
(ssa him as to how the place came i die named Kuala Me- 
ang, he explained that a very long time ago, when it was a 
flourishing Malay village, a man lived there who had a boat 
