m A JOURNEY IN JOHORE. 



bank of tlie river. I stopped there two days, 

 whicii 1 spent in visiting some neiglibour- 

 mg kampongs of Jakuns and in collect- 

 ing information about tlie place. I was 

 told that the source of the Sayong Bcsar, 

 that is, of tlie Joliore river, was not far 

 from there, near a bill which was pointed 

 out ; but I could not perceive it. According 

 to tliis indication, it should be quite in tlie 

 centre of tiie Peninsula, about the latitude 

 of tbe mouth of the Sedilli river. I wished 

 much to go up the river to its source; but 

 the Jakuns tokl me tliat this was impossible, 

 on account of tbe great quantity of fallen 

 trees wliicb entirely obstruct it. 



Tbe Batin, whom I have mentioned, is 

 an old man of about eiglity years of age ; 

 be is duly appointed by tlie Sultan of Joiiore 

 and by tbe T urn un gong of Singapore to 

 rule over two to three Imndred Jakuns, 

 living in a radius of about one day s walk 

 from bis house; lliis dignity was conferred 



