From what we observed, the summit of the mountain can only be reached by the way we followed--I mean that portion above 9,000 feet. To that spot there are said to be two paths. Kina Balu throws out, on every side, great shoulders, or spurs, which have also their sub-spurs. The principal are the N.W., very steep; the W.N.W., which subdivides. On the western face of the mountain there are but minor spurs, which leave 5,000 feet of precipice above them. From the southward, two huge spurs extend: on one is the village of Kiau. It springs from the left of the southern face, and running S.W., turns to west and by north, and subdivides. The next spur that springs from the eastern portion of the southern face is, in every respect, the most important. It may be called, for the sake of distinction, the main spur. Those to the left we could not observe fully, as we then only saw them from above, but from the north-east coast they appeared to slope very gradually. The main spur runs at first to the S.W. for about five miles; it then follows almost a S.S.W. direction for about twenty miles, throwing off, on either side, many sub-spurs. A glance at the map will best explain my meaning. This is the range that is observed from the sea, and gave the notion of a back-bone to Borneo; but beyond these twenty-five miles it does not appear to extend. In fact, mountain ranges, running to the east and west, are distinctly visible--the first, at not a greater distance than thirty-five or thirty-six miles, appears to cross close to the end of the main spur. If we were disappointed by not obtaining complete views from the summit, we were partially repaid by the clear view we had of the country lying to the S. and S.E. of Kina Balu. We were at an elevation of between 7,000 and 8,000 feet on the main spur, and observed numerous mountain ranges whose bearings I will give. High peaked mountains S. ½ E. 8,000 ft. 30 miles distance. „ „ S.E. by E. 7,000 ft. 18 „ „ „ S.E. by E. ¾ E. 7,000 ft. 18 „ A range: highest peak S. 8,000 ft. 25 „ „ „ S.S.W. -- 70 „ A range: eastern end of } a long table range running} E. by N. and W. } S.S.E. -- 60 „ by S. } A peak S.E. ¾ E. -- very distant. A long range (peak) S.E. -- „ The latter is stated to be in the Kina Batañgan country. The distances and heights are estimated.