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



This is partly owing to the denseness of the foliage which 

 renders it very difficult to see any birds that are about, and 

 also to the fact that except quite early in the morning and 

 for a short time in the late afternoon most of the birds are 

 quite silent. 



On the 28th July, Mr. Ridley accompanied by Mr. TOWN- 

 50N with a small party of men went on c itting the path, while 

 Messrs. Davison and Kelsall superintended the transport 

 of the stores from the third camp to the fourth about a mile 

 further on. This necessitated two journeys and occupied 

 nearly the whole day, as the path was very bad. Mr. Kelsall 

 sav/ a specimen of the rare striped civet cat [Hemigale 

 Hardivickii) but not having a gun could not add it to our 

 collections. 



Our rice was made up in 50-lb. bags which is the very out- 

 side a man can carry in the jungle. The direction followed 

 was North-westerly along the bank of the river and the path 

 was a constant series of ascents and descents over the spurs 

 of the hills between which the river flows, and was most 

 difficult for men carrying loads This was especially the 

 case when small streams running into the Tahan had to be 

 crossed. The banks of these streams are usually steep and 

 after rain become muddy and exceedingly slippery and in 

 many places it was only with the assistance of branches and 

 roots that the men could get up and down with the loads. 

 In spite of every effort being made any thing like rapid 

 progress was impossible and it was only by the exercise of a 

 very large amount of patience and tact that the men were got 

 to do the amount of work they did. On one or two occasions 

 some of the men threatened to run away and one mandor 

 gave a great deal of trouble, not only would he not do any 

 work himself but he did all in his power to make the other 

 men discontented. 



On the 29th, Mr. Ridley and Mr. TOWNSON went on as 

 before with three or four men cutting a path while Mr. 

 Davidson and Mr. Kelsall looked after the remainder 

 of the men, some of whom were sent back to Kuala Tenok to 

 bring up more rice, and the rest were sent on after Mr. 



