MALAYAN PENINSULA. I33 



Advancing northwards from Gunong Cherai, and passing the mouth 

 of the Kedda river, which takes its rise in the central range and fertilizes 

 an extensive track of rich soil, the first object which attracts the atten- 

 tion, is the elephant rock, a short distance north from Kedda. It is a 

 dark mass of granite seemingly, and it shoots very abruptly out of the 

 forests to the height, perhaps of four hundi-ed feet. 



The coast continues low to the northwards of this point. Turning 

 to the Laueang Islmids, we find granite still prevailing, but here in the 

 " bird nest rocks," we are enabled to note the southern termination in 

 this line of the limestone formation which has been traced by me up to 

 the northern boundary of the Martahan province. I have no doubt, that 

 detached lime rocks abound in the central range, but they are not con- 

 nected with this formation in so far as we yet know. The first decid- 

 ed indication of the presence of lime, was observed in a perforated 

 rock, lying off the N. E. side of Pulo Trotto. 



The calcareous rock is here much tinged by oxyd of iron, and mixed 

 up with different earthy substances. The strata are inclined to the west 

 at an angle of about 30°. 



Several miles north of this point, the Trang rocks begin. The first 

 of these was visited by me ; but it merits much narrower inspection, 

 than time permitted me to make. 



It is a huge mass of heterogenous rock rising out of the sea to the 

 height of about three hundred feet. Its shape approaches to an oblong* 

 square, and it is rendered inaccessible by cliffs. The whole seems in- 

 clined at a slight angle to the south. 



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