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O MIXING DISTRICTS OF LOWEE PEBAK. 



frequently found in the wash, as well as on surface, there is no 

 doubt that the lodes which have produced this wonderful 

 deposit must be uncommonly thick, and extend over a consi- 

 derable length of ground ; the tin-field probably extends all 

 round Biijang Malacca, between the latter and the more eas- 

 tern range of mountains, and there is no reason why it should 

 not prove just as rich as in the immediate vicinity of jNTaga Baru. 



All indications lead one to believe that before long this Chen- 

 dariang district will become the most important centre of pro- 

 duction of the whole State. 



Every effort ought to be made to open that part of the coun- 

 try. The Chendariang river will never allow a large traffic, 

 whereas the Batang Padang river might be cleared without 

 much cost, and made navigable to a steam-launch drawing 2 

 feet of water, for at least two-thirds of the way to Thappa. 

 A cart road that would hardly exceed ten miles could then join 

 Chendariang to the accessible part of Sungei Batang Padang. 



The mining; fields of this district are situated South of 

 Thappa at a distance of two to three miles from the river. 

 They are three in number. Changkat Chumor, Changkat 

 Janka, and Klian Baru. 



The geological features of this field have already been men- 

 tioned. The formation is a white ferruginous clay exceedingly 

 thick, resting on talc-schist and granite. The whole ground, 

 up to the summit of the hill, which is about 150 feet high, is 

 impregnated with tin-ore in sufficient proportion to make it 

 payable, and the whole of the stratum is being Avorked at present. 

 Rain water is made the most of for dressing purposes, and is 

 collected in small reservoirs and ditches running in all 

 directions on the surface of the hill. The tin stuff is thrown in, 

 the tin remains at the bottom, whilst the refuse is carried away 

 by the current. When rain water is scarce, the soil is simply 

 taken to the foot of the hill and washed in a long canal which 

 has been diverted from the river. 



The Chinamen work here on their own account by small 

 gangs of eight to ten men, and the total population amounts 



