116 SELAMA TO PONG, PATANI. 
The river is only navigable here for native boats; can get 
down it to Kwala Muda in three days. The Semangs much 
astonished at the brick houses; none of them have ever seen 
one before. | 
The whole place has been burnt down and looted over and 
over again by gang-robbers. A cart-rcad should be made 
between Klian Intan and Baling, the latter place being the 
outlet for the tin produced at the former. 
25th Not MARASAT, one of the Pénghtlu of Ba- 
ling’s underlings, paid me a visit this morning, the Pénghtlu 
being away; I confide to his care one of my Klings, who 
has a bad foot and is quite unable to go any further. 
As our next halting place, Kupang, was only about 4 hours’ 
march, and the next, Bakar, too far to reach in one day, we 
did not leave our comfortable quarters until 10 A.M., and thus 
were able to get our clothes dried for the first time since 
leaving Selama. 
Our course was about S.S.W., the first hour trudging 
through fadi fields, following the course of Baling River at 
foot of Bukit Wang, on east side of the hill. The curious 
conformation of this huge rock was very striking to-day, with 
‘its numerous cavities and indentations, the southern end over- 
hanging in avery threatening looking manner. There are two 
perpendicular masses of rock at top that look like old ruined 
castles, and at one angle there is a rock poised on a square 
block that looks very much like a heavy gun. At I1 A.M. 
crossed Sungei Pulai, feeder of Sungei Baling; water up to 
our armpits; very swift and muddy, and full of holes and 
snags over which I[ nearly broke my already much lacerated 
shins. Waited here nearly an hour for the men to come up. 
They arrived at 12, and it appears that after I had gone on 
ahead, the sick Kling insisted on coming on too, and the 
others had accommodated their pace to his; sent him back 
again. The rain came on in torrents. Crossed several 
small streams; rainlastedtwo hours. Stopped a few minutes 
beside a stream for refreshment; went on, and at 2.40 P. M. 
crossed the Sungei Chiah, very swift indeed and up to our 
necks, but for a friendly stump, I should have been carried 
off my legs. Sungei Chiah is a tributary of the Sungei 
