. Rambles of a naturalist on the shores and waters of the China Sea : being observations in natural history during a voyage to China, Formosa, Borneo, Singapore, etc., made in Her Majesty's vessels in 1866 and 1867 . Natural history. The Pan^ali, or Head-house, Bomhok. CHAPTEE XIV. THE SARAWAK RIYEE. Eclipse of tlie Moon—Boats and Bowers—First Halt—Reach the Rapids— The Datu and Ch»f Hadji—Diamond-washing—Gold—The Last Rapid— Dress of the Dyaks—The Council—Scenery of the River—Mode of Producing Fire—Journey Continued—Incidents — Change Prahu for Canoes—Return Down Rapids in the Dark—Bivouac —M
. Rambles of a naturalist on the shores and waters of the China Sea : being observations in natural history during a voyage to China, Formosa, Borneo, Singapore, etc., made in Her Majesty's vessels in 1866 and 1867 . Natural history. The Pan^ali, or Head-house, Bomhok. CHAPTEE XIV. THE SARAWAK RIYEE. Eclipse of tlie Moon—Boats and Bowers—First Halt—Reach the Rapids— The Datu and Ch»f Hadji—Diamond-washing—Gold—The Last Rapid— Dress of the Dyaks—The Council—Scenery of the River—Mode of Producing Fire—Journey Continued—Incidents — Change Prahu for Canoes—Return Down Rapids in the Dark—Bivouac —Malay Boat-songs — Limestone Cavern—Berlidah—Ascent of Peninjau—Dyak Village of Serambo—Rajah's Summer Residence—Bonihok—Return to Sarawak. A SHOET stay at Sarawak gave me a favourable opportu- nity of penetrating a little into the interior, and afforded me some interesting glimpses of Dyak Hfe. The Tuan Muda being just about to depute a government ofi&cer, Mr. Alfred Houghton, up the river, for the purpose of settling some questions relating to diamond-washing operations, as well as for hearing and deciding some causes among the Malay and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Collingwood, Cuthbert, 1826-1908. London : J. Murray
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