BY J. C. MOULTON. 
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coast and bill Dusuns, a rectangular stone being planted 
to commemorate the event. 
Arriving at Kiau that day he noted that this village was 
“ divided into three sections—upper, middle, and lower. 
The slopes around the houses are grazed by cattle and 
buffaloes; water is brought down by means of bamboo 
piping.” Middle Kiau is given as 2685 ft. above the sea- 
level. Upper Kiau has since been deserted, though the 
remains of houses are still clearly seen. 
Another treaty stone was planted at Kiau. On March 9th 
Mr. Little started for the summit of Kinabalu, following 
the Kadamaian river to Minitindok, where he passed the 
first night. He made this 2651 ft. above sea-level. Next 
day he and his Dusun followers continued up the river for 
half a mile, and then struck up the right bank in order to 
inspect some caves. A good view of the cascade, originally 
described by St. John, was obtained, and Little names it 
Kegina Kalis “ in honour of her well beloved Majesty.” 
The caves were reported as simply shallow holes. 
On the 11th the party proceeded to Tamborangah 
(= Kamborangah), which they reached in three hours 
(alt. 7828 ft.), and next day reached Pakka cave after 
4J hours’ walk (alt. 10,262 ft.). On the 13th, accompanied 
by eleven of his followers, Little ascended to the summit 
plateau, reaching a spot between Victoria Peak, “ the 
highest and most easterly, and the adjacent peak which the 
Kiau men have just climbed” (presumably Low’s Peak, 
which is, however, 5 ft. higher than Victoria Peak). As 
will be seen in the map, the summit of Kinabalu is divided 
into an eastern summit plateau and a western summit 
ridge; the former accessible, the latter apparently not. 
On the eastern portion, the easternmost peak is not 
Victoria Peak, but one slightly lower, named in after years 
Alexandra Peak ; it is possible that Little meant this for 
Victoria Peak, as he correctly gives the next peak to the 
west as St. John’s Peak. 
Little makes the total height 11,562 ft. Whitehead, 
who made the ascent a year later, states that Little only 
reached Low’s Gully, which “he evidently considered the 
top.” The Dusun sub-chief Gawang was entrusted with 
Little’s bottle containing the names of the eleven natives 
and their European leader who had reached the summit 
plateau. Gawang deposited this on the summit of St. John’s 
Peak. When they reached Kiau three days later it was 
found that Limbawan, the guide, had brought down 
