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Near it, but inland, towards the east and north-east, 

 and towards the Sadong river, are situated the houses of 

 the Dyaks of Tumma and Sinang-kan, the former con- 

 taining about fifty, the latter about sixty families, many 

 of them refugees from the extinct tribe of Crow and 

 others, sold into slavery by Serieb Sahib. Descending 

 the stream from Sennah, about two hours in a fast 

 boat brings us to the Penkallan Ampat, on the left- 

 hand bank of the river, at a point of land formed by 

 the junction of a smaller and more turbulent stream : 

 it is called the Penkallan Ampat, from the four tribes, 

 for the use of which it was first established, viz. Goon, 

 Tabiah, Baddat, and Sipangjang ; though, as has been 

 previously stated, the Sicong and other tribes also make 

 use of it for the purposes of trade. 



The Sicong tribe contains three hundred houses, 

 and has never been attacked by the people of Sakar- 

 ran. 



Below Penkallan Ampat, about half a mile, is the 

 dangerous rapid called the Rheum Ledong, which has 

 proved fatal to many Chinamen and others unskilful in 

 the use of their paddles and management of their boats. 

 About an hour after passing it, by following the down- 

 ward course of the stream, we reach the landing-place 

 of the Brang Dyaks, a poor tribe, much destroyed by 

 the Sakarran people. The village, situated on a lime- 

 stone, rocky and precipitous hill, a little way in-shore, 

 contains about forty houses. 



Another hour in a fast boat brings us to the junction 

 of the Samban river, which flows from Gunong 

 Seroung, a mountain 2,627 feet high, situated to 



