00 THE KNDAU AXD ITS TEIBXPTAHIES. 



up the river beyond the station ; I found some weather-worn and 

 honeycombed rocks cropping up from the surface; I broke off some 

 pieces with my hammer and chisel with much difficulty, the rock 

 being exceedingly hard, and from this, and its colour and weight, 



1 took it to be oxide of iron of good quality. "Whether this would 

 have melted under the degree of heat to which it was probably 

 subjected may be doubtful. This hill appeared to me to be merely 

 a southern continuation of the Tanah Abang ridge. Its name 

 derives from a tree — Langkap. ( T ) 



The next day, 20th, we started in a jalor— Orb Musa, Che 

 Yusuf, myself and five paddlers — for Hiilu Sembrong. About 

 noon Ave observed a large black monkey, about the size of a 

 medium benik (the cocoanut monkey) up in a tree ; he had a long 

 tail and very white teeth ; he was making loud, guttural noises, and 

 was evidently under the influence of some emotion : the men said a 

 tiger was near, which caused him to give vent to his alarm in this 

 way ; they called him clieng hole. 



21st. Early this morning saw a red-headed snake, about four 

 feet long, go into the water ; no one could name it. Eivcr very 

 winding so far. 



22nd. The river being very narrow, winding and rapid, we 

 started with poles to-day, and made much better progress. So far, 

 I calculate, we have made at the rate of twelve to fourteen 

 miles a day. To-day snags and shallows are troublesome, to say 

 nothing of being constantly on the look-out for the dnalc (long- 

 thorny trailers) of the rattan. About 11.30 got into a fine, straight 

 bit of the river, where we put on a spurt. The foliage on the banks 

 was beautiful, being charmingly diversified with the feathery fronds 

 of the rattan ; the river continued wide for about a couple of hours, 

 and later became too deep for the poles once or twice. We stoj)ped 

 for the night near the junction of the Sengkar with the Sembrong, 

 but the Sengkar, though boasting a name of its own, seems to be 

 but a trilsan of the Sembrong. A Malay trader with JaTcims 

 passed just before 6 p.m., saying they would reach Kumbang about 

 8 p.m., a contrast to the leisurely progression of a Malay crew, with 

 which I had to be contented. 



23rd. To-day, for the first two hours, the course was very nar- 



( l ) The "genggong," a sort of native Jew's harp is made by the 

 aborigines of this wood. 



