Through Central Borneo; an account of two years' travel in the land of the head-hunters between the years 1913 and 1917 . Bukit,or mountain (the name applied by the natives to theridge), is steeper and rougher than the south side, but thedescent presents no difficulties. We followed the smallriver Brani, most of the time wading it. The distanceto the junction of the Brani with the Kasao River * ishardly five hours walking, but copious showers, which attimes changed the river to a torrential stream, interferedwith the transportation of our goods, which required fivedays. Our friend, the Saputan
Through Central Borneo; an account of two years' travel in the land of the head-hunters between the years 1913 and 1917 . Bukit,or mountain (the name applied by the natives to theridge), is steeper and rougher than the south side, but thedescent presents no difficulties. We followed the smallriver Brani, most of the time wading it. The distanceto the junction of the Brani with the Kasao River * ishardly five hours walking, but copious showers, which attimes changed the river to a torrential stream, interferedwith the transportation of our goods, which required fivedays. Our friend, the Saputan chief, had materially assistedus, and he was desired to walk down to his kampong—by boat only an hours journey on the swift current—andbring men and prahus to take us away. He was verywilling and exceedingly efficient, but he was also, in hischildish way, intent on making as much out of us aspossible. He wanted to bring too many prahus andmen, for all the male population of the kampong wereanxious to get this job, he said. 1 iniidi hiin a fair offer, * Kasao is the Malay name. The Saputans call the river SAPUTAN. ON HIS WAY TO THE LADANG (FIELDS) AND FOR THE HUNT OFBABI. DATA LAONG
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