Bi ad JOUBNEY ACROSS THE MALAY PENINSULA. 
told me that, though his territory extended further down, his 
people ended here. J am told that the Jelei River, which is 
longer and larger than the Lipis, rises in the main range with 
a branch from Gutnong Tahan—a mountain lying between the 
Jelei and the Témélin. The Témélin, which is said to be as 
considerable a stream as the Jelei, rises from the South-east 
face of Ginong Tahan, with a branch rising in the borders of 
Pahang and Tréngganu. Gtneng Tahan thus stands at the 
meeting of Pahang, Kélantan and Tréngganu, and is not in 
the main range, but as this is only native report, much reliance 
must not be placed on it. The Lipis, Jelei and Témélin unite 
and form the Pahang river. At 4 P.M. we reached Kuala 
Séger, Dato’ Kli’s kampong, one of the most beautiful places 
we have yet seen on theriver. It is 363 feet above the sea. 
The Dato’ received us most cordially, and seemed a very good- 
tempered, intelligent old man. Distance travelled eleven miles. 
General direction N.E. Distance from Kuala Bernam, 195 
miles. 
In the evening the Dato’ told me he could not get men 
enough to carry our baggage past the Jeram Bésu rapid, and 
that I must stay here to-morrow whilst he collects them. Tou 
Bakar told me he would now return with his men. J] am 
sorry to hear that one of them has stayed behind with cho- 
leratc symptoms. I sent him some medicine. 
Thursday, 23rd 4pril.—Cuz Wan Da anived in the course 
of the morning with a number of men, and there was a great 
argument as to the habilities of the owners of buffalves, a man 
having been recently killed by one of those dangerous animals. 
‘Tou Bakar came to tcll me he and his people must now 
return, and Ton K1i would take me down to Pénjum. He 
also said he had just heard that a girl he had brought down 
with him and Icft at Batu ‘Tdlam died last night cf cholera. 
It is very distressing. She was perfectly w ell until yesterday 
evening, but was then atte ked and dicd in the night. 1 can- 
not understand it. Coming across from Slim, not aman com- 
plained, the water we have Lad to drink has been excellent, 
and they have had no cholerain Pahang up to this time. I 
gave e'lou Bakar some medicines with directions how to use 
them, also a present of money to himself and his men, and we 
parted with mutual expressions of good-will. I have had to 
