. The earth and its inhabitants .. . II7''40- tast op breenwich Depths. 0 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. 18 Miles. entrance there is a depth of no less than 26 feet at low water, and shipping can moor at the landing stage in 23 or 24 feet. In the course of eight years ElojDura, or Sandakan, as it is more commonly called, has become a flourishing little seaport with over 5,000 inhabitants, of whom two-thirds are Chinese. In the immediate vicinity it possesses abundant elements of future commercial expansion—coal in the hills skirting the roadstead, iron wood and other natural products in the
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . II7''40- tast op breenwich Depths. 0 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. 18 Miles. entrance there is a depth of no less than 26 feet at low water, and shipping can moor at the landing stage in 23 or 24 feet. In the course of eight years ElojDura, or Sandakan, as it is more commonly called, has become a flourishing little seaport with over 5,000 inhabitants, of whom two-thirds are Chinese. In the immediate vicinity it possesses abundant elements of future commercial expansion—coal in the hills skirting the roadstead, iron wood and other natural products in the sur- rounding forests. Large tobacco plantations have been made on the opposite side of the port, and the sago-palm now thrives in this part of Borneo, where it was hitherto unknown. Through coast lagoons or backwaters Sandakan communicates directly with the
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