. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 156 AUSTRALASIA. ground canal which drained a neighbouring marshy valley. In one of the caves Junghuhn even discovered a Hindu inscription, which, however, has not yet been deciphered. The importance of the architectural works attests the presence of a considerable population in these uplands during the period of Sivaite civilisation. But the volcanic eruptions, aided perhaps by the zeal of Mussulman propagandists, spread desolation over the Dieng plateau, which reverted to a state of nature till the beginning of the present century, when the firs
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 156 AUSTRALASIA. ground canal which drained a neighbouring marshy valley. In one of the caves Junghuhn even discovered a Hindu inscription, which, however, has not yet been deciphered. The importance of the architectural works attests the presence of a considerable population in these uplands during the period of Sivaite civilisation. But the volcanic eruptions, aided perhaps by the zeal of Mussulman propagandists, spread desolation over the Dieng plateau, which reverted to a state of nature till the beginning of the present century, when the first attempts were again made to bring: it under cultivation. South of this district follow the superb cones of Sindoro (10,400 feet) and Fig. 60.—Dieng. Scale 1: 90,000. 7°l s IC ' Af'/'sKi,' y^ e. .^ 7 \ 109° 50- /1 *^ *. 109° 55 Last oP Greenwich 3,300 Yards. Sumbing (11,000), known to navigators in these waters as the " Two ; Sindoro, that is " Majestic," is the finest of all the Javanese volcanoes, with per- fectly regular outlines and truncated cone, as if the summit had been cleaved by the stroke of a sword. The lavas flowing uniformly down its flanks have pene- trated northwards into the breached crater of Telerep, and southwards to the more precipitous slopes of Sumbing. Although higher than Sindoro, Sumbing is less symmetrical ; but it is specially distinguished by the surprising regularity of the ridges radiating in all directions from the summit to the base with intervening ravines excavated by the running waters to depths of from 250 to 300 feet. The Two Brothers appear to be all but extinct, the only indication of activity being a few. 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. (Au
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