. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. 120 Java. passed through, a mile of, laden boats were waiting, two or three deep, which pass through in their turn six at a time. A few days afterward I went by steamer to Batavia, where I staid about a week at the chief hotel, while I made arrange- ments for a trip into the interior. The business part of the city is near the harbor, but the hotels and all the residences of the officials and European merchants are in a suburb two. PO
. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. 120 Java. passed through, a mile of, laden boats were waiting, two or three deep, which pass through in their turn six at a time. A few days afterward I went by steamer to Batavia, where I staid about a week at the chief hotel, while I made arrange- ments for a trip into the interior. The business part of the city is near the harbor, but the hotels and all the residences of the officials and European merchants are in a suburb two. PORTBAIT OF JAVANESE CHIEF. miles off, laid out in wide streets and squares so as to cover a great extent of ground. This is very inconvenient for visit- ors, as the only public conveyances are handsome two-horse carriages, whose lowest charge is five guilders (8^. 4d,) for half a day, so that an hour's business in the morning and a visit in the evening costs 16^. Sd, a day for carriage-hire 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 Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. New York : Harper
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