280 SICATACK. [1845. 



which is a considerable place, formerly under Passir, and 

 besides the common produce of Tiroon, yields much gold ; 

 a very rich mine having been lately discovered. It also 

 yields earth oil " 



Dalrymple was misinformed here, the first river, the 

 Sabanon, is one of the mouths of the Bulungan, and the 

 information as to the value of its produce is nearly con- 

 tradicted by the " much gold " to be obtained there. 

 The rivers of the Curan and Bulungan districts are 

 probably the richest in Borneo, and in the latter, 

 sixty thousand Sagais are said to be located on its main 

 branch, near the city of Bulungan. But to proceed with 

 Dalrymple, he observes, without recording any of the 

 other mouths of the Bulungan, which are fed by a great 

 inland lake. 



" Adjacent to this is Sicatack, or Lalawang, it is re- 

 presented to be a fine bay, into which the small river of 

 Tolangang falls on the south side, and that of Mantabuling 

 on the north. The productions of this place are one 

 hundred picul Black Birds' Nests, besides a little White, 

 and the other Tiroon commodities. 



" There are many islands close to this part of the coast, 

 where the river of Leeleedong disembogues itself into the 

 sea; one of these, named Tarakkan, yields twenty or 

 thirty jars of earth oil per annum. This river is capable 

 of receiving the largest ships, and is very populous,* it is 

 sometimes named Leo and Leedong, from different places 

 situated on it ; inland it produces much rice, which they 

 sell, living on Sago, as on other parts of Tiroon. 



* (Bantilan) 10,000 people, twenty-five picul Birds's Nests, Wax, 

 Sago, and Boory Mats. 



