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small launch, within half a mile, and even native canoes cannot = 
paddled into the stream at low water. Kuala Yen is a small ka ampon 
with padi fields which stretch back from the shore line to the foot hills, 
perhaps a mile or more. The headman is Raja Saman, a very intelli- 
gent Malay, — is always willing to assist travellers with coolies and 
accommodatio 
The track from Kuala Yen is through some very old “dusuns” or 
orchards, and after about 2 miles strikes a spur, up м isa ET fair 
track that no doubt has been in use for centuries, it 18 so well 
defined. At 3,100 feet the path leads into a glen foot. à s Pa diis ng 
Taseh where there is always water to be found. It is the best place 
to camp as the top of Jerai can be ame reached in an hour from it 
and no water can be got higher u 
On the Ist February, Mr. Irby’s Malay coolies mv MY. set fire 
to the peat, which being very dry burnt rapidly and could n X- 
tinguished. On the night of the 4th February it rained кабай, to 
somewhat extinguish the fire, and on the following irn his Malays 
reported that they had discovered a row of bricks on the top of the 
crest where the peat had been mostly consumed. Mr. Irby had the 
In the centre was discovered a vault, or well, which no doubt was 
Seay circular, with a diameter of about 2 feet 6 inches, and 2 feet 
egular slab of sandstone was at the side, evidently used 
as a cover. Careful search was made, but nothing of a any interest 
found except a few pieces of vitrified clay bricks very similar to the 
ordinary Chinese ones, and a little wood charcoal. 
LE 
he hearth itself is shown in accompanying sketch “ уы рош А 
оп „ту of site. It was about 16 feet square and consisted of two 
courses of granite slabs, or bricks, about 14 inches long, 7 inches wide 
at 24 inches thick. By far the greater number were in their original 
positions and only displaced here and there by the roots of tree 
ter period I made an examination on the spot and шыр ойм six of 
the slabs taken at oasis, with the following soled 
лл ee MAT XE 
DIT. с ossi i T 
OI" x wx -— Woex o9 
Шы Сол” Cl. ш Н ee и А 
(opr Р TUG XP C Шош x ur 
(6) r 21" x ad x 91" er 144" x 7 x 9i" 
The interior was covered by bricks roughly hewn from laterite. 
her exploration by Mr. Irby and myself led to the discovery of 
лы hearth at the south-west corner with the hole outside the 
perimeter. It ha n destroyed to such an extent that it 
difficult to get its outlines at first, but a little careful excavation 
enabled me to make a fairly accurate measurement. The dimensions 
were about 15 feet by 12 feet. The site is shown in red on accom- 
anying plan of the top of Jerai. Indications of no less than nine 
small hearths, about 4 feet square, were found between the two 
