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MEMOIR OF 
the bants of the river tinring the whole day, but 
frequently over high cliffs, ami almost entirely 
through thick forest. On approaching Lebu Tappu, 
where a village once stood, we fell in with the tracks 
of elephants. They were very numerous, and it 
was evident they had only preceded us a short times. 
We here passed over much ground, which at one 
period must have been in cultivation, but whirl* had 
long been in a state of nature. After breakfasting 
at Lebu Tappu, under the shade of the largest tree 
we could find, we proceeded on to a place called 
Pulolebar, where we were to sleep. This also had 
been the site of a village, but no trace of human 
dwelling or cultivation was to be found ; we reached 
it at half past four in the afternoon, having walked 
for upwards of eight hours. We immediately set to 
work and erected two or three sheila to sleep in, col- 
lecting the materials from the vegetation around us. 
The river here was broad but very rocky ; the scenery 
highly romantic and beautiful. During the night 
we were awakened by the approach of a party of 
elephants, who seemed anxious to inquire our busi- 
ness witl in their domains. Fortunately they kept 
at some distance, and allowed us to remain unmo- 
lested. The natives fancy that there are two kinds 
of elephants— the Gaja bermakpong, those which 
always go in herds, and which are seldom mischiev- 
ous, and the Gaja salunggal, or single elephants, 
which are much larger and ferocious, going about 
cither singly or only two or three in company. It is 
