264 THE HOT SPRINGS OF ULU JELAI. 
they approximate those of Ojigoku in the Hakone district of 
pan. 
1 feel here tempted to saya word in regard to this little- , 
known district of Ulu Jelai. : Doubtless for services rendered, 
has the right to exploit it. With the exception of a dozen Ma- 
lays, dependents of Toh Raja, who live at a place called K wala 
Betck, the furthest Malay outpost up the Jelai, this district is 
inhabited exclusively by Sakais. These Sakais plant: hill paddy 
from the Sakai their pound of flesh for the privilege of cul- 
tivating Toh Raja’s land, though, to do the Sakais €— kid 
try by all kinds of subterfu се to evade Ше payme f thes 
ues——a case of “ diamond cut diamond." These Malays "wil tell | 
уоп that the Sakais аге cunning, unreliable апа great сһеа{з; 
while the Sakais, on the other а will tell you that the Malays 
are hard task-masters, are crue and merciless—a case again of 
the “pot calling the kettle black. " Taken all in all, this district 
is fairly rich in economic and mineral products. Rattans are 
plentiful, and so is Kayu Gaharu (Aquilaria Malaccensis) in a les- 
ser degree, while Gutta of almost every description oe 
and which drains into the Jelai at the aforesaid K wala Betok, 
having an equal volume of water with the latter stream, tin ore is 
extremely plentiful and easy to work; so much so, that there is 
reason to believe that before long a very thriving mining centre 
will spring up ^s к согпег = the Jelai. The Jelai River, in 
its upper reaches, abounds in gorges and rapids, "formi dable 
obstructions to а езин Бой nullifying its utility asa highway. 
"То those who are venturesome, a descent in bamboo rafts affords 
exciting experiences. 
