The mountain or hill was close by, covered with a complete forest of fruit-trees, among which the Durian and Mangosteen were very abundant; but the fruit was not yet quite ripe, except a little here and there.

I spent a week at this place, going out everyday in various directions about the mountain, accompanied by a Malay, who had stayed with me while the other boatmen returned.

For three days we found no Orangs, but shot a deer and several monkeys.

On the fourth day, however, we found a Mias feeding on a very lofty Durian tree, and succeeded in killing it, after eight shots.

Unfortunately it remained in the tree, hanging by its hands, and we were obliged to leave it and return home, as it was several miles off.