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Sierra Club Bulletin. 



pinnacle. At this point I deposited a Sierra Club cylinder 

 containing a record of the date and the names of the men 

 accompanying me. This cylinder was placed alongside 

 the bottle record left by Miss Gibbs in February. 



It was a very clear day and the view was magnificent. 

 Practically the whole northern coast of Borneo was in 

 sight, and we could see far into the interior. After an 

 hour and a half on the summit we started down, for the 

 clouds were rapidly closing in and the descent is much 

 more difficult than the ascent. We reached Paka again in 

 the afternoon about 2 o'clock, rather tired. About 4 p. m. 

 a heavy thunder-storm commenced, and in a very short 

 time the small stream past the cave had risen a number 

 of feet and was making a terrific noise. During the night, 

 which was clear, the stream subsided again and by morn- 

 ing it was down to its normal size. 



March 20th. — The descent was notable only for the 

 very heavy rains which made the going more difficult 

 than would otherwise have been the case. We reached 

 Kiau again on the afternoon of March 21st, thus having 

 consumed six days with the mountain excursion. The 

 round trip from Kiau could certainly be made in less time 

 by several days were it not for the necessity of making 

 night camp at Lobang and Kamburangah to permit of 

 prayers being made at those places. 



On our return to Kiau the men were promptly paid the 

 stipulated wages and were each given some slight trinket 

 in addition to encourage their good will. They were so 

 well pleased with the trip and with themselves that they 

 proceeded to celebrate by engaging in a drunken spree, 

 which was kept up all night. Next morning I could not 

 find enough sober men to carry my things on the return 

 trip to Kotabelud, so it was necessary to get women to 

 carry some of the packs. They proved more satisfactory 

 than the men, being more used to carrying heavy cargo. 

 We made a leisurely trip back to Kotabelud, arriving there 

 on the 24th of the month. 



