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and from there to Sungei Langkap in ITlu Moar, and along Gflnong 
Brimbua (towards Sungei Ujong) to B&tu G^jnh in the Pibei pass 
(towards Rdmbau) . 
The present State of Johol is of little consequence, the population 
being extremely scanty — not more than 5,000. It is an undulating coun- 
try without either large streams or high hills, and though known to con- 
tain much gold, especially on the GPmas {Sungci Mas or gold river?) near 
which are Chetidras and Taon, there are uo workings at present. 
One of the principal districts is Inas or Jelei, at one time perhaps 
a separate State of the Nogri SembilaUj which heai-s the name of a river 
in Johol, with which it may now he considered to be incorporated. 
The Johol and the Inas both flow into the Jelei» which fuUs into the 
Moar, The lower part of tiie Jelei stream is claimed by Johol, so that 
it is a sort of little Switzerland, enclosed by RPmbaiij Sri MGnanti, Johol, 
and Tampin. The dtrsctiou is South-Ea^t of Sri M''!nauti. 
Sri MiNANTi. 
Sri Menanti, as recognised in the Agreement with Government of 
1876, contains about 300 square miles,, and a population of about 3,000. 
It is the old State of Uhi Jloar with the mkJitiou of Jt^mpol to the East. 
The open valleys oE liandul and Tr-rachi, watered by ihe upper stream of 
the Moar^ lead from Bukit Putus, the frontier of iiungei Ujong, to Sri 
J'ltnauti. This was formerly, us its name implies, the seat of the Yam 
Tiiau or Menangkiiban Prince, whose titular pretensions made a kind of 
bond between the various free States of the Negri Sembilau confederacy. 
The country is eliiefly ilat, and comprises the valleys mentioned above, 
in whieh rice is grown ; and some hill conntry z&unt the shic; of Gftnoag 
Pasir atnl Pvrhentian Tmt/fji, which is the natural bonndary towards 
Remban. The pass across it, connecting the tw^o States, is about 1,150 
feet high. There is frequent connnunicution between these two States, 
Sri Menanti is tolerabl}^ jjr;)spcrous, thouj^li, as in all the NPgri St^-m- 
bilan, its rice -crops have, for many years, been faring badly. About 50f) 
Chinese carry on tin-mining at J^cting and Kwfila Piluh, the deposits 
being found in a more open and less hilly situation than usual, carried 
down, pn^bably, from the JelSbu mountains. 
If Jcli;bu is of more consequence in regard to its physical than its 
political relations, it is just the opposite witSi Sri Menanti, tbe position 
of which is nothing if not political. It was Mrithoot a Chief tor some 
years before the treaty of 1 876. Those wlmse privilege it was to make a 
selection could not, among the numerous claim ants, make up their 
minds who had the best title. 
After our military ocrupatiou of this State in 187G, and upou the 
Tivithdrawal of our troo^is, tla- ollicc of Yam Tuau, which seems to have 
been in abeyance, was re-established ; and, by the treaty of that year, 
Tunku AsTAH was giveu the administration of Sri Menanti, and a general 
authority over the other small States, which have not been separately 
described. 
