My Head-Quarters. 



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close to the town, yet with a free outlet to the country and the 

 mountain. A few needful repairs were soon made, some bam- 

 boo furniture and other necessaries obtained, and, after a visit 

 to the Resident and police magistrate, I found myself an in- 

 habitant of the earthquake-tortured island of Ternate, and able 

 to look about me and lay down the plan of my campaign for 

 the ensuing year. I retained this house for three years, as I 

 foimd it very convenient to have a place to return to after my 

 voyages to the various islands of the Moluccas and New 



11 X 20 



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Veeanda 40 X 10. 



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Guinea, where I could pack my collections, recruit my health, 

 and make preparations for future journeys. To avoid repeti- 

 tions, I will in this chapter combine what notes I have about 

 Ternate. 



A description of my house (the plan of which is here shown) 

 will enable the reader to understand a very common mode of 

 building in these islands. There is of course only one floor. 

 The walls are of stone up to three feet high ; on this are strong 

 squared posts supporting the roof, everywhere except in the 



