ACCOUNT OF A TRIP UP THE PAHANG, AND OTHER RIVERS. 39 



The Sultan informed us that very h'ttle was known of Gunong 

 Tahan and was not sure if there was any one who could act 

 as a gaide. However he gave us a letter to Panglima Garang 

 YUSUF at Kuala Tembeling in whose district he thought there 

 was a man who had once been to Gunong Tahan, but of this 

 he was not sure. He questioned us as to our objects in going 

 into the jungle and took much interest in an 8-bore gun we 

 had with us, being himself a bit of a sportsman and possessing 

 several guns. 



Next day (i ith July), we got to within a few miles of 

 Kuala Tembeling which we reached early on the 12th. There 

 we found our 25 coolies and our stores safely deposited in 

 the Police Station. 



Being told here that Kuala Tahan was only one day's 

 journey from this place, it was arranged that Mr. Kelsall 

 and Mr. TowNSON should go ahead with 16 men in three 

 boats and as much of the stores as they could carry in addi- 

 tion, as far as Kuala Tahan, where they would form a camp. 

 They started at 2 p.m. and at 4.30 p.m. reached the first rapids 

 v^here all hands had to be turned on to each boat in turn to 

 drag them up. At 6 p. m., they reached Kuala Kuang where 

 they camped for the night. 



The next day they got as far as Kampong Pulau Manis 

 and on the 14th reached Kuala Tahan, after passing several 

 bad rapids. The largest boat was stopped about i^- miles 

 below Kuala Tahan by the river becoming very shallow. 

 The other two, smaller ones, had therefore to make several trips 

 to and fro, and by 7.30 p.m. all the baggage was safely 

 deposited on a shingle bank about half-a-mile up the Tahan. 



The Tahan is deep and still at its mouth, and is much 

 impeded with fallen trees, and is dark and dismal looking: 

 It, however, gets shallow very soon and opens out somewhat. 



On the i6th, Mr. Kelsall returned with the three boats 

 to Kuala Tembeling passing on the way Mr. RiDLEY who, 

 having obtained some more small boats, and found Panglima 

 Garang YusUF had started on the 14th. 



On the i6th, Messrs. Davison and Kelsall started with 

 the remainder of the baggage, on the way they dynamited 



