2 AN UNEXPLORED CORNER OF PAHANG. 
in the “‘ Back country,” and he also succeeded in obtaining the 
skull of a notorious aboriginal outlaw, who had been recently 
executed. I remember he was particularly keen on this skull, 
as it was said to possess some abnormal measurements. An 
account of Baron Maklay’s trip through Pahang, with copious 
notes on Sakei Ethnology, will be found in one of the early 
‘“T'ransactions”’ of the Straits Asiatic Society. 
From beyond Kuala Tembeling, the Pahang River takes the 
name of the Jelai. The Lipis River branches off to the left at 
the town of that name, and some ten miles up is the landing for 
the Punjom Mine, while up towards its Ulu, it divides into many 
separate streams, chief among which are the Wong and the 
Semantan Ulu, which latter is formed by the united streams of 
the Simpam and Siang, from the former of which Raub Mine 
is taking its electric power, and on the latter the Liang Coffee 
Concession is situated. 
From Kuala Lipis to Kuala Medang, the farthest point of 
Kuropean enterprise on the Jelai, is about 25 miles, and midway 
between Kuala Lipis and there, the Telang river comes in on 
the left, and is utilised by the No. 2 Concession of the M. P. 
Exploration Co. for getting supplies up to their property. It is 
only navigable for boats however, and villages are few and 
far between. <A couple of miles farther up the Jelai, the Tanom 
comes in on the right, close to the residence of the Toh Rajah 
of Jelai. A great deal of alluvial gold working has been 
done in former times some distance ap this river, in fact it was 
important enough at one time to have a ‘“ Kapitan China,” but 
no reefs have been found. 
Kuala Medang is the landing for the Sile:sing mines, and 
the last point of European settlement on the Jelai, in fact the 
Kuropeans who have been higher up than that, can be counted 
on one’s fingers. The Medang, from which the landing 
takes its name, is merely a dirty little creek that would not 
float a boat. Like most of these places, it has its own legend, 
which was told me in all seriousness by an old Malay. Ques- 
tioning him as to how the place came to be named Kuala Me- 
dang, he explained that a very long time ago, when it was a 
flourishing Malay village, a man lived there who had a boat 
