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comparatively clear. At other times, there is generally either 

 a cap of cloud on the summit of the mountain itself or the 

 whole valleys are shrouded with dazzling masses of steam-like 

 white vapour in which the mountain tops peep out like islands. 

 We returned to our camp about sunset, and then proceeded 

 to light our signal fires. We had one on each end of the crest 

 so as to be well seen from the valley of the Perak on one side 

 and Thaipeng on the other. Owing to the good supply of 

 dammar we had obtained, we were able to kindle a very bright 

 and conspicuous flame at each station and we were answered 

 by fires from Sengang, Kwala Kangsa, and other places on 

 the Perak river as well as from Kota and Matang on the Larut 

 side. We also fired rockets, but these were not seen except in 

 places very close to the mountain. 



Our tents were completely open on one side, but the cold 

 was not great until nearly dawn. The temperature then went 

 down to 58° Fahrenheit, which was the lowest reached on this 

 journey. At 4 a.m. we were visited by heavy rain and a strong 

 wind from the east. Our shelter did not protect us from 

 either, so that we passed the time rather uncomfortably until 

 sunrise, when the rain ceased. Everything was then so wet 

 that we could not attempt to dry our clothes, we therefore re- 

 turned to Queen's Camp as speedily as we could. Having 

 taken a hasty and scanty meal there, we made our way to our 

 second day's camp reaching it easily at sunset. We expected 

 to meet supplies at this camp, but they had not arrived. We 

 had nothing but cocoa to serve out to our weary and hungry 

 Malays after their long journey, but with this they were satis- 

 fied and went to rest quite cheerfully. An early start on the fol- 

 lowing morning enabled us to reach the Kenas River at an 

 appointed depot, and here we found the much-needed supplies 

 at about noon. 



