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tral ranges are discerned. Hence I took à west* 
ern Course to Selondokko, a village near the 
northern confines of the district of Aya. Seve- 
ral miles beyond Jati-nogoro the road meets the - 
hiils descending from the numerous central ran- 
ges, and the environs of Selondokko are already 
very uneven and separated by a succession of 
pones Bere Being to the north, from the 
lower district of Aya, in which Pring tuttul and 
Doplang are, in a southern and southwestern dis 
rection, solitary hamlets. Through the neigli- 
bouring hills of Selondokko numerous small 
villages are dispersed, the inhabitants of which 
cultivate “Cogos” or\ mountain rice. The 
soil isa black mould an&hiehly prolific. The 
improvement of this neighbourhood is progres- 
ness of rhe territory increases; after passing sev- 
~ éralrivulets which take a southern course, Lars 
tived at the foot of the hill Chelenan, the as- 
cent of which is long and considerable: on the. 
summit a fine prospect of the surrounding couns 
try is afforded ; L noticed the direction of Pring- 
tuctul and Jittis, and the south-west extremity: 
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the usual custom, a simple break-fast was 
here provided, in the native style, for our partys 
by the inhabitants. of the surrounding villages, 
under the shade of several ancient Warringin 
trees, which aflord a convenient and pleasant; 
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