CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION xiii 



CHAPTER I. 



GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF BORNEO BRITISH AND DUTCH 



SETTLEMENTS ON THE ISLAND ITS MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, LAKES, 



AND VOLCANOES THE ERUPTION OF TOMBORO COAL FOUND 



IN THE ISLAND OF LABUH-AN THE MODE OF WORKING 



ANTIMONY ORE MINERALS IN BORNEO GOLD FOUND IN 



SARAWAK THE MODE OF WORKING IT IN THE ISLAND, AND 



ITS PRODUCE ESTIMATED BY SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES GOLD 



AN EXPORT OF SARAWAK DIAMONDS IN BORNEO . . . 



CHAPTER II. 



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THE TEMPERATURE AND SOIL OF BORNEO THE VEGETABLE 



PRODUCTIONS OF THE ISLAND DESCRIBED IN SUCCESSION THE 



SUGAR CANE SPICES THE NIBONG THE BAMBOO RICE 



THE COCOA-NUT SAGO THE GOMUTI PALM ITS USES THE 



BETEL, OR ARECA NUT RATTANS AND CANES THE NIPAH 



AND MANGROVE CAMPHOR VEGETABLE OILS THE GUTTA 



PERCHA THE UPAS TREE, DAMMAR WILD CINNAMON AND 



COTTON PEPPER AND COFFEE GAMBIER AND TOBACCO 



TIMBER TREES ORNAMENTAL AND SCENTED WOODS FLOWERS 30 



a 



