24 JOURNEY ACROSS THE MALAY PENINSULA. 
boat and shirking the last mile anda half. About 4P.M.a 
heavy storm of rain fell and continued till late in the night. 
From 8 p.m. till 11 p.u. I talked politics with the Tou GAsan 
and Cur Att and then retired to the boat to sleep so that we 
might be able to start in the morning without delay. 
It is worthy of record that this Kota Kélanggi is mentioned 
in the Séjara Malaiu (the Malay Annals) as having been 
occupied by the Siamese. The Séjiéra M4laiu is supposed to 
be the earliest written record of Malay History. 
Thursday, 30th April.—Did not get away till 7 a.m., Ton 
GAsAH accompanying us. At 10 a.m. passed Batu Barong, 
where the cave-making process may be very readily seen in 
the action of the Pahang River on a huge limestone rock 
which crops out from its left bank. It is said that there 
is a subterranean channel from the bottom of this cliff to a 
place many days’ journey down the river. At 10.30 a.m. 
reached Pulau Burau, where there are said to be quanti- 
ties of sélddang (wild cattle ) in the wet season. In the line 
of the next reach of the river and straight ahead of us he two 
remarkable isolated hills called Bikit Sényum and Bukit Sah. 
These hills are said to be plainly visible from the sea and used 
by the fishermen as landmarks. 
At noon reached Tanjong Blanja, the limits of Tou GAsan’s 
jurisdiction, and here we stayed for one anda half hours 
breakfasting and then parted with the Datoh and continued 
our journey down river. The Ton GAsau has done everything 
possible for us. I gave him my Pérak gélok (chopping knife) 
and we parted excellent friends. J saw him im the river aa to 
his waist saying good-bye to the Subadar. 
Passing Kuala Krau, a river and kampong on the right bank: 
we reached Pulau Chéngal at 6.20 p.m., and there camped for 
the night. Distance travelled, 172 miles ; general direction, 
South. | 
The following kampongs were passed during the day :— 
Kiang, Sungei Kio, Tanjong Antan, Tanjong Ténggoh, Téluk 
Maik, Sungei Sebul, Pulau Raya. 
Friday, 1s¢ May. —Left at 6 a.m. and passed a Chinese 
sugar mill at Péngkalen Bénom at 8.30 a.m. ; subsequently 
we saw several of these mills on the left bank, they are driven 
by buffaloes, and the juice is expressed from the canes by pass- 
