CH. XIV 



FAREWELL TO CELEBES 



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by a clear appreciation of the scientific value of the facts 

 he records and a deep insight into the character and feel- 

 ing of the natives. 



The - Japara ' left Manado at eleven o'clock on the 

 morning of July 10, 1886, and by midday we were off the 

 prim cone of Manado tuwa, trying with our kijkers to 

 discover the herds of baboons which it is currently reported 

 swarm in the forests of the island. Later in the day we 

 passed the wreck of the German barque ' MathUde,' which 

 had floated on to the reef in a calm a few days before. 

 And then, as we slowly steamed towards Taruna, the 

 coasts and forests of Celebes gradually sank from view, 

 and when the sun was setting in the sea that evening, 

 the well-known peaks of Celebes, the Klabat, the Lokon, 

 and the Two Sisters gradually faded away into the purple 

 mist of the horizon. 



Fig. 35.— Tommy Kwack, a Manado dog, 



my friend and companion in many 



of the adventures recorded 



in this volume. 



