t56 A JOURNEY 



one o'clock we had already crossed Tamping 

 and passed its boundaries with Johole; we 

 continued our journey through the jungle 

 till about three o'clock, when we found 

 ourselves in a most pleasant place, though 

 in the thickest part of the forest. The pro- 

 spect is not very extended, but is however 

 a beautiful one; there is a small valley in 

 which a fine cascade, falling from the next 

 eminence amongst large rocks, offers to 

 the traveller both excellent water to quench 

 his Liiirst, and one of the linest accommo- 

 dations to bath. Wc rested there about half 

 an hour, and then continued our journey 

 until half past four, when we found our- 

 selves in a large valley in which lies the 

 kingdom of Johole. The whole of the po- 

 pulation of that state, which is said to 

 amount to about three thousand souls only, 

 inhabit this valley, wdiich runs nearly in a 

 line from west to east, extending six or se- 

 ven miles. Several places, where a fjreater 



