•544 TOUR FROM SOURABAYA, THROUGH KEDIRI, &C. 
flower ; a high sounding name but equally applicable to any other 
prosperous place. 
Singo Sari is situated near the upper edge of the sloping pro¬ 
vince of Malang, one of the most romantic and beautiful parts of 
Java. The water shed is two or three pauls near Pasuruan, when 
you again begin to descend towards Lawang (the gate-way) which 
is the top of the pass leading up between the slopes of Arjuno and 
the Tengger mountains, and by which alone the north coast can 
be gained, the other parts of the boundary being shut in by rugged 
mountains. Tradition relates that near the division of waters se¬ 
veral great battles have been fought, as well in modem times 
against the Dutch, as in days of yore against invaders from Bali. 
One of the paul-posts by the road side still bears the name of Be- 
dali, the. scene of one of these actions ; we crossed the rivulets “Kali 
Getih ” and “ Kali Sura ”—the former being the “river of Blood'’ 
from its course having been dammed up with the carcasses of the 
slain—the latter the “river of the Brave” bespeaking its valorous 
defence. 
We passed the remainder of the day at the Pasangrahan of 
Lawang, reluctant to descend again to the hot plains. We enjoyed 
in the evening a delicious bathe in a pool of crystal water, which 
is. fed by a runner which further up the dell is found to gush in a 
copious stream from under the bank. The next morning we des¬ 
cended to the town of Pasuruan at a distance of nearly 23 pauls. 
Excellent post stations have lately been put up along this road, 
with an extra intermediate one at the steepest parts, so that the 
ascent can now be made w T ith comparative ease, without the tra¬ 
veller being annoyed by the poor exhausted rats of horses sticking 
fast at every brow; for this the inhabitants have to thank their 
new Resident. We' found Pasuruan like the abode of the dead, 
almost the whole population having gone out to Banyu Biru or 
Blue Water to witness the opening of the new bathing accommodation 
which has been provided by the munificence of M. Holland, and 
of which care has been taken to inform the public by an inscription 
on a stone slab let into the wall. 
On the 28th June we returned to Sourabaya highly pleased 
with our 10 days ramble, 
Sourabaya, 26th September, 1847. 
