196 THROUGH CENTRAL BORNEO 



Laong, a Saputan kampong consisting of three small 

 communal houses. On the river bank a small space had 

 been cleared of grass for my tent. The people seemed 

 very amenable to my purposes and there was a primitive 

 atmosphere at the place. We had used seventeen days 

 from Tamaloe, much in excess of the time calculated, but 

 under unfavourable circumstances we might easily have 

 used double. There was reason to be satisfied at arriving 

 here safely without having incurred any losses. We 

 could look forward with confidence to the remainder of 

 the journey, mainly down the great Mahakam River, 

 toward distant Samarinda, because the Dayaks along the 

 route were very numerous and had plenty of prahus. 



