12 REPORT ON A JOURNEY FROM TUARAN TO KIAU. 
turning to the village and in consequence had only provided 
for a two days’ tramp, as also had the men, but we determined 
to push on and lose no more time. We followed the river 
up for half a mile and turned up the right bank. The almost 
obliterated path led us up a hill side, very steep and so 
slippery that had it not been for the numerous roots, which 
we were able to haul on in getting up, I think we should 
have been obliged to look for another path. 
46. On reaching the hill top, we followed the track along 
the ridges in an E...N. E.. direction. At o 2omayeameeee 
aneroid registered 3,482 feet. “Thermometer 74°. At 10.45 
a. m. thermometer 70°, aneroid 4,806 feet. At 1 2anaem 
72° and 5,228 feet. Looking at the Kadamayan, we saw 
a waterfall, ST. JOHN describes it as follows :—“ At one place 
“we had. a view of a,magnificent cascade* —* 4am 
“stream coming to the edge of the precipice throws itself 
‘over and in its descent of above 1,500 feet appears to 
“ diffuse itself in foam ere it is lost in the depths of the dark 
‘“‘ wooded ravines below.” I stood on a projecting root and 
examined this noble fall through my field-glass, but could 
only see a portion of the descending water and cannot there- 
fore say what the height may be owing to the spray and mist, 
but I think it worthy to be called Regina Falls in honour of 
Her well beloved Majesty. The path at this point was only 
a foot broad, on either side were sheer precipices. 
47. At 12.5 p.m. the rain fell heavily but after each man 
had eaten a biscuit we plodded on. From here the path began 
to descend, direction E. S. E.; we had to pass along the face 
of a sloping rock down which the rain water was running. 
Some moss growing on the rock afforded a precarious 
foothold but so fragile that on hearing some one behind slip, 
I could not turn round to see who it was. It turned out to 
be the Brunei Malay Pangeran BAKAR and without doubt he 
had cause to congratulate himself on a narrow escape. 
48. At 2p.m.the men begged me to halt as they could 
not stand the cold any longer so, choosing a flat spot, my 
tent was unpacked and erected horizontally. It accomodated 
the whole of our party, 26in all. Our first attempts to obtain 
fire were unsuccessful, owing to the wood being wet, but with 
