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Malindang River at 6:15 P. ’ ' • Fere we camped and became very closely acquainted 
with quite a few land leeches, which inhabit this river gorge as thickly as mos- 
quitoes at Zamboanga* Hie leeches are so peculiarly constructed as to be able 
to growr, at your expense, to about l/2 inch in diameter, without being discovered. 
At 8:40 A, M, June 2nd, we started to ascend the Malindang River* It is from 
50 to 60 feet wide, and contains from 6 inches to 2 feet of water. The river- 
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bed is continually rising at a 5 to 8 incline* The water comes down in con- 
tinual rapids. The scenery of this river is very beautiful, especially in some 
pieces, where the river comes thro' narrow canyons with perpendicular rock walls on 
both sides, from 50 to 100 feet high, covered with moss of various descriptions; 
and flowers are seen wherever your eyes may turn. In some places, mighty trees, 
growing on opposite sides of the river, have joined their branches; and attached 
vines and orchids which were everywhere in untold different snecies, comoleted the 
most gorgeous of arches. Prom the right, as also from the left, several small 
tributaries enter into the Malindang River over falls from 40 to 50 feet high. 
Thus we continued for about 6 miles, when, at 1:45 P. M, , we reached the place 
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where the Malindang River forks into two branches one coming from the north, the 
other from the west. We followed the one from the north, the smaller one of th« 
two, and named it Raspberry Creek, because we had to chop our way with bolos thro’ 
a mass of raspberry bushes, which grew on both sides of the creek, and joined 
hands across it. Here also we found species of violets growing on the banks of the 
creek, the same as in the United States, "W® climbed over several ‘h 11s, from 20 to 
30 feet high, and then came to one about 50 feet high which ,e could not climb. 
Here we branched off to the right, and climbed up to the main ridge. Here we found, 
at 6100 feet, a level spot, and went into camp at 3:15 P« M,, June 2nd, and named 
it McMurray Plats, after Jackson J. Me Hurray, Hospital Corps, U. S. Army, The 
next morning we got a fane view of Malindang Peak from a high tree at McMurray Flats, 
