. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. DUrCH BOENEO. 141 the capital, lies about 60 miles above the estuary on the right bank of the Mahakkam, which is here a broad, tidal stream. But nearly all the trade of Kutei is centred in Samarùida, which lies lower down near the fork of the delta, where large Chinese junks ship the gutta-percha, rattans, timber, honey, edible birds'-nests and other produce brought down on rafts from the upper regions of the Makakkam basin. Samarinda is the residence of the Dutch political agent, and of the Mohammedan imam, from whom the natives learn to write Ar
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. DUrCH BOENEO. 141 the capital, lies about 60 miles above the estuary on the right bank of the Mahakkam, which is here a broad, tidal stream. But nearly all the trade of Kutei is centred in Samarùida, which lies lower down near the fork of the delta, where large Chinese junks ship the gutta-percha, rattans, timber, honey, edible birds'-nests and other produce brought down on rafts from the upper regions of the Makakkam basin. Samarinda is the residence of the Dutch political agent, and of the Mohammedan imam, from whom the natives learn to write Arabic and recite verses from the Koran. Here the Bougis from Celebes have settled on the right bank, where they have set up a strong republic, administering their own laws and enjoying complete Fig. 53.—Lower Couese of the Mahakkam. Scale 1:1,500, Last or (jreenvvich I17'40- 0 tol6 Feet. Depths. 16 to 320 Feet. 320 to 1,280 Feet. l,2e'0 Feet and upwards. 30 Miles ^ self government. The Chinese and Malays occupy the left bank, residing either in floating houses or in dwellings raised on piles. Here are no roads or even tracks, all the communications between the different quarters being carried on exclusively by water. The town itself is one vast cemetery, headstones or carved boards marking the graves of the dead round about the abodes of the living. The few steamers touching at Samarinda find in the immediate neighbourhood, and especially at Pelarcmg, 5 or 6 miles farther down, a supply of coal in the rich mines, the property of the Sultan. Sanga-Scuif/a, at the head of the delta, was the royal residence before 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 Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and
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