o4 JOURNEY ACROSS THE MALAY PENINSULA. 
legitimate enterprise, whilst its people are unable to take 
advantage of the gifts lying ready to their hands. 
The Map which accompanies this journal shows the route 
we followed from Kuala Bernam in the Straits of Malacca, 
Latitude 3° 50’, to Kuala Pahang in the China Sea, Latitude 
3° 444’. The trace of the Bernam River has been taken from 
existing information, lately revised by Mr. F. S7.G. Caut- 
FIELD, also the land route from Kuala Slim to Kuala Géliting, 
From Kuala Géliting on the Bernam to Buntu on the Lipis 
River is roughly sketched from a time and compass sur- 
vey, the distances and general direction being fairly correct, 
but there is no attempt at accuracy. ‘The sketch of the Lipis 
and Pahang Rivers is plotted from a time and compass survey 
made by Captain Gites, r.A., and im this case there is no 
pretence to accuracy, though it will probably be some years 
before a more careful survey is made of this river. 
So far as I know, this is the first time the Peninsula has 
been crossed from sea to sea by a Huropean from any point 
North of the Muar River, that is to say, in the wider part 
where the journey can only be accomplished by crossing the 
main range of mountains which forms the backbone of the 
Peninsula. I believe that Mr. C. Bozzoto crossed from the 
Galena mines in Patani to the mouth of the Muda River in 
Kédah, passing however North of the main dividing range. 
Fourteen years ago I saw in Klang a Frenchman who told 
me he had three times crossed the Peninsula from Klang to 
Tréngeinu, but there are very strong reasons for doubting that 
statement. 
Some years ago Messrs. Daty and O’Brten ascended the 
Muar River, crossed a few hundred yards of dry land by Lon 
age and descended the Bra, a tributary of the Pahang River, 
having its embouchure about eighty miles above Pékan, while 
Mr. W, Kyaces, I am told, has just crossed by the Muar and 
Triang Rivers, the mouth of the Triang being a few miles 
further from P&kan than that of the Bra. The shortest cross- 
ing of all is said by the Malays to be by the Muar, Rumpin 
and Méntiga Rivers. 
We have crossed the Peninsula by probably the longest 
route, unless the ascent of the Muda and descent of the Patani 
Rivers be longer and feasible. ‘The Bernam river, the largest 
