Epiphytal Grchidea- were represented. so far as I saw by two Phaloenopsis, (E rides 
suavissimum.P Coelogyne ocellata, 0. Oummingu and Pliolidota imbricata, a sp. of An»cto> 
cliilus formed beautiful patches hi some of the crevices of the rocks. ] was 
at not being able to get to the top. as I feel certaiij, that another 300 feet 
much better results in the way of plants. From the hill we sacw numerous Sekai clearings 
on the Bujong Malacca, range where “ paddy omar " was growing well. 
November 25tli.- Left Qua! la Dipang at. 7.30 a.m., and with all our staff of coolies, Ac. 
poled down the river to Palei, intending to go up Bujong Malacca. 
, This has been attempted before by two Europeans, neither of whom succeeded in getting 
to the top. • 
mucl i di sap pointed 
would have given 
As Palei offered no facilities for camping for the night, being a muddy swamp, and our 
guides not having arrived, we followed the acme* tendered by the natives and poled farther 
down the river to Bat if Karan g, where we met Datu Muda llasat, who treated us very 
kindly, regaled us with green eocoanuts, and placed a house at our disposal, hut as there 
was about a foot .of water around the house we decided on fixing the tent for the night on 
higher ground, Datu Basal very kindly supplied, unsolicited, a lot of mats and necessaries 
for the coolies, Ac., and he amused Mr. Bruce and myself with Malay folk lore tales for two 
or three hours. - • 
November 26th arose at 4 a.m., and poled up the river to Palei which place 
we reached at 7 a.m., and leaving two sepoys to guard the boat-, we commenced the ascent of 
Bujong Malacca, accompanied by 4 sekai .guides, also furnished by Datu jRasat. 
At 6 a.m. we had reached a fine mountain stream at 1.050 feet above Ba-tu Karang, 
which, farther down is known as Sunghie Palei and flows into the Kaiupar river above Bate 
Karang. • 
The stones, Ac., here were covered with Meniseium salieifolimn, Davallia affmis, D. elegaii 
gars, Globbas, Selagnellu Wallichii and a pretty white Begonia. At 10 a.m. we reached an eleva- 
tion of 2,250 feet where I left Mr. Bruce and Rajah Brahman, as it formed a good camping 
ground for the night, under shelter of a large granite rock about 4-0 feet high. 
Accompanied by 2 sepoys, 2 sekai, and two coolies I proceeded to the top of the range, 
which T ascertained to be 3,550 feet above sea-level. 
We passed several large granite rocks rising 50 or 60 feet above the soil under which some 
of the sekai, have erected their huts. In other places their lints arc placed in most curious 
places, and unless one was looking for plants or tracking animals, they would not be noticed. 
A few trees of gutta tabau and gotta putiii have been cut down on this range, but gutta 
singganpis abundant below 1,500 feet. Ficus is represented by several species on this hill, hut 
orchids and Ferns very meagrely, and on the top of the range the finest Rattans are abundant, 
the undergrowth consisting principally of the Bertam Palm (Eugeissonia). I returned and 
rejoined Mr. Bruce at 3 ivm. 
November 27th, Arose at 5.30, and from our camping ground had a splendid view over 
the Kinta valley, Grimong Bubo. X.W. and the range at the Bindings S.W. Descended and 
reached our boat in the hamper river at 10.30 and poled up to Qualla* Dipang where we 
arrived at 12 o’clock. 
The soil on Bujong Malacca varies but lit tle, being principally a yellow loam very friable 
and in nearly all the places that 1 dug I found it to be over 2 feet deep. J would recommend 
this for Coffee cultivation and as the range is nowhere very steep a large tract could be culti- 
vated. 
There is plenty of good water up to 3,006 feet, and the facility with which produce 
could be sent clown the (vain par river to Durian Sabatang and supplies brought up from 
thence, mark this as one of the'most eligible spot^ for cultivation -in Perak. 
A sample of soil which Mr. Bruce brought from Ohankat Lay; mg is worthy of mention 
here. It consisted of a black peaty soil mixed with about | sand and he informed me that 
the paddy ami Maize he saw growing in it far surpassed any other he had seen in the 
Native States. 
It would doubtless yield good crops of surface rooting plants in damp weather, but 
probably contains too much sand to successfully resist the effects of a long drought. 
November 28th -Left Quell a Dipang at 7.36. a.m., and after a long and wearisome 
ride on Elephants readied Kinta at S p.m. Two elephants which were bringing on the 
baggage behind were frightened by a Rhinoceros near their path and started for the jungle, 
in their flight shaking off their drivers .and the principal part of the baggage, subsequently 
reaching Kinta at 9.30. jam. 
November 29th — At Kinta drying and arranging my specimens ; three men laid up with 
swollen feet. 
November 30th, — Went: out botanizing around Kinta and procured some plants of the 
new Banomara and some Eulopbias, Ae. Nepenthes lauds, N. anrpuUaria, Vanda Ilookcrii 
Plocoglottia plica his, and Bromheadin are abundant about this district. Very heavy rain 
all day. 
December 1st. — Left Kinta at 9 a.m. with 3 elephants, an escort of 5 sepoys, and my 
staff of coolies, and arrived at Epoo at 11 a.m. This place we found W,e flooded mo# of the 
Chinese shops being tenanted by fowls only. Here we were compelled to unload the elephants 
and take the baggage across the river in boats, an operation we had to repeat at S unglue 
Paray, thus losing a good deal of time, with the result that Jellapong was reached at 3 p.m.. 
i nstcad of 1 p.m. as we had expected. 
As it was raining heavily when we arrived here we determined on stopping for the 
night, the Pungulu here plac ing a h^rgo house at my disposal which accomodated the sepoys 
and coolies as well. « 
