Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 2 of 2)St. John, Spenser, Sir
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Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 2 of 2)
St. John, Spenser, Sir
Borneo -- Description and travel; Natural history -- Borneo; St. John, Spenser, Sir, 1825-1910 -- Travel -- Borneo
Start--Discovery of Bones and ancient Ornaments--At the Site
of the Old City--At the Stone Fort--At Sarawak--The Trusan, or
connecting Passage--Apathy of the Government and
People--Sago--Method of preparing it for the Market--The
Limbang River--The Inhabitants--Winding Stream--The Orang Kaya
Upit of Kruei--Sampirs--Gadong Hill--Scenery--Molu--The Raman
Palm--Delays--Cholera--Orang Kaya Napur--Panglima Prang--The
Weather--State of the River--Origin of the Ponds--Native
Geographical Information--The Upper Country--Cataract--Enchanted
Mountain--Native Travelling--Dreams and Omen Birds--Religion of
Pakatans--Cause of Head-hunting--The Wild Boar--Trouble in
procuring Guides--Pengkalan Tarap--Desolation of the
Country--Causes of it--Selling Children--Kayan Barbarity--Chinese
at Batang Parak--Site of Burnt Villages--Posts of Houses--Two
kinds of Sago Palm--Their Growth--Kayan Encampment--Cultivation--The
River--Rocks--Salt Springs--Native Explanation--Anecdote--Time to
halt--Birds--Rare, except in certain
Districts--Monkeys--Alligators--The Man-eater--A Challenge
accepted--Disappearance of the Siol Alligator--Combat with two
in a Cave--Method of Capturing them in Siam--Laying Eggs in the
Jungle--Ducks and Drakes--Malay Cookery--Very tasty--Blachang--How
to make a Curry--Anecdotes of Bornean Rule--Attack on the Limpasong
Village--Insurrection of the Aborigines--Forced Trade--Qualities
necessary in a Malay Ruler--The great Mountain of
Tilong--Discomfort of possessing a large Diamond--Diamonds found
in Borneo 16
CHAPTER III.
MY LIMBANG JOURNAL--_Continued_.
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