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Panjang, or Long Rapid, on the southern branch. At 

 half-past two P.M., we past Sunghie Kirit, a small creek 

 on the right bank (left going up), and soon after went 

 under another fine bridge, (there being one also opposite 

 Kirit), in the neighbourhood of which are situated on 

 the left high bank, the Dyak village of Klokong, also 

 belonging to the great tribe of Sow, whose chief village 

 is at a place called Gunong Rat, inland of the Subah 

 village formerly mentioned. 



The country we have passed to-day, for more than 

 half the distance, is limestone which supports a rich 

 alluvial soil : the rock occasionally breaks through in 

 round-topped precipitous hills, of from one to three 

 hundred feet in height, as at Bidi ; but soon after 

 leaving the Jaguoi river, the limestone is succeeded 

 by a soft kind of yellowish-coloured sandstone, which 

 is seldom seen, being lower than the limestone. The 

 banks above this rock rise higher, and the ground is 

 much more undulating ; the soil is yellow loam of great 

 depth, the banks are beautifully wooded, and the trees 

 overhang the water. Early in the day we had observed 

 some trees of the gorgeous Lagerstrcemia regia, covered 

 with its beautiful bunches of lilac flowers, but these are 

 not so common as about Ledah Tanah, and other places 

 within the influence of the tides. We rested for the 

 night on a pebbly bank, on the side of the river, a little 

 above the village of Klokong. 



November 24th. Started again on our ascent of the 

 river this morning soon after 7 A.M. ; at 8 passed 

 a small stream on the left bank of the river called 



