JOURNEY ACROSS THE MALAY PENINSULA. 37 
A town should be established at the junction of the Témén- 
lin and Pahang rivers, as a centre for the trade of the upper 
metalliferous country, while the present road from Kuala 
Lumpor (the terminus of the Sélingor railway ) to Ginting 
Bidei should be continued down the Pahang side of the main 
range to Béntong and Pénjum, or some nearer point on the 
Pahang river. The cost of these roads would be insignificant 
in comparison with the advantages they would bring to Pahang, 
and in a lesser degree to Johor and Sélingor ; but if it were 
possible to get the work done under the present régime, it may 
be doubted whether those who now direct the affairs of Pahang 
would be able to utilize their opportunities for the best interests 
of the State. 
F. A. SWETTENHAM. 
Panane, 10th May, 1885. 
