28-i JOUIZXEY TO TSE SUMMIT OF GUNOSO BUBT7. 



I have already mentioned that, at the camp of the preceding 

 evening, we could again distinctly hear the roar of some large 

 cascade at about half a mile from where we were. We tried 

 to search it, but the jungle was too thick and the descent too 

 steep to do so that night, our want of provisions obliged us 

 to push on without further delay in the evening. From the 

 noise we heard, there must be a fine body of water, falling 

 from a considerable height. 



The camp we were now upon was not one we had occupied 

 on our outward journey. It was on the River Kenas. The 

 stream was here about eighty yards wide and descending in 

 rapids amid large rocks. There were many deep pools of 

 beautifully clear water. We spent a few days fishing on 

 these pools, and caught a good many rock-fish and mullet about 

 one pound in weight. Three species of fish were seen and a 

 peculiar prawn. I believe the fish were species of Barbus 

 therapon, and what I thought was Poly acanthus cuponus. The 

 latter is the scaly fish ( without barbels ) which is found in 

 the ditches and paddy fields. 



In returning from the camp, we crossed the watershed be- 

 tween the Kenas and Kangsa, in order to explore the course of 

 that river, which was not previously known. The watershed 

 was somewhat difficult of access, and took us to a height of 

 about three thousand feet above the sea-level. We had the 

 misfortune to meet with bad weather and incessant rain during 

 this part of the journey. The river Kangsa, even in its 

 upper portions, was swollen into a fierce muddy stream., quite 

 impassable, except on fallen trees. Of these there were many 

 lying from bank to bank on the rocky sides of the torrent. 

 We soon found that the water descended in a series of cascades 

 for a depth of about 1,100 feet. I can give no idea of the 

 grand magnificence of the scenery at this part of our jour- 



