wilh the drone of the beetle, or rings with the 

 chirp of the grassluipper, or the shri!l note of the 

 trumpeter, whiUt ever and anon the mellow and 

 delightful laysof ife Malacca thrush, pouring 

 from an overhanging ^^pray, besuile the tedious* 

 ness of the way. The soil is chiefly granite and 

 clay, interspersed here aud there with patches of 

 loose, »harp, eand. The usual annoyance of 

 Ihorus and bare roots of trees is to be met wilh 

 abundantly in this dreary jungle. About two 

 thirds^ of the way through, a clear, and delightful 

 filream runs purling through a small valley. Im- 

 mediately after emerging from the jungle the 

 village of Sala bursts upon the view. Two honrs 

 walk thence through another jungle brings the 

 traveller to llie village of Chinangko, where a new 

 mine was opened in 1828. At a short distance 

 hence, i^ituated in an open plain, and on the 

 banks of a stream communicatins: with Linggy, 

 lies the Malay Campong of Jebooi, the circum- 

 jacent country being well cleared of jungle. The 

 country between Jebooi and Temeong has been 

 brought irlo tolerable cuUivation, and Sugar 

 cane, plantains and appear to thrive well. 



The mines at Temeong (or, Shike, Chin chong) 

 are situated at the distance of alioul an hours 

 walk from Jebooi, and are five in number, being 

 all contiguous. There are probably about six 

 hundred Chinese employed in working the mines, 

 who, like those of Linggy, are divided into ten 

 Kmg Sehs, or Companies The miners here have 

 a more respectable appearance and greater capi- 

 tal at their command than their fellow laborers 

 at Lookoot, the latter of whom are not allowed by 



