1846.] 



LIST OP RIVERS. 



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sensibly diminishing the level. I think, therefore, that I 

 may safely say, as at this period all the famed fresh rivers 

 of Borneo were salt, from drought, that Labuan does not 

 deserve this slur. If any reliance can be placed in Malay 

 experience, I was informed, most positively, by a very 

 intelligent old man, that " should all the streams of which 

 he had given me information, fail, I might find sweet 

 water in Labuan." As he furnished me also with his 

 catalogue of the rivers I here annex them ; tawar signi- 

 fying sweet, and masin (a-sin Bisaya), salt. 



Tampassook, tawar. 

 Abai, masin. 



Sulaman, 



Kawalan, tawar, 

 Mankabung, masin. 

 Kabatuan, tawar. 

 Putatan, 

 Kinarut, masin. 



Gawang, 



Pangalat, 



Papar, tawar. 

 Minam, 



Bangawan, tawar. 



Kimanis, 



Membakiit, 



Kuala lama, 



Kuala panco, masin ? 



Kaliass, 



Badas, 



Sari, masin. 



Kangaran, 



Brune, 



Tutong, 



Meri (or red) 



(within fresh). 



The rocks in the vicinity of our anchorage were 

 covered with most delicious oysters, of large dimensions, 

 requiring to be quartered before eating, and the labours of 

 watering over, men and Officers regaled themselves to 

 their full enjoyment on them, roast, stewed, and an 

 naturel. 



Later reports * state that " the island is traversed by 

 numerous streams, of which some are of considerable 

 dimension, though only two appear to flow at all seasons 



* St. John. 



