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and the chief was Radin Jaja. Cofa-ringfn^ 

 which is situated on a large river^ as is supposed 

 more than 100 miles frora the shore^, boats 

 "being generalij ten or tvvelve dajs in reachin^ 

 it^ contains about 800 Moslems or Malajs, with 

 a verj powerful tribe of Dajak. The chief is 

 stiled Ratu Cota-ringin^ and his subjectioii to 

 Banjar is more nominal than real. 



The productions of Banjar are gold of a finer 

 touch coramonly than that of SambaSj which is 

 oiily 7 touch, whereas that of Banjar is often 

 8 or 9, diamonds which are fine and iarge^ hut 

 yerj dear, bird's-nests of the best sort to the 

 quantitj of about 50 peculs, wax, dragon's 

 bloodj bezoar of diSferent kinds, rattans and 

 matts. Thej have abundance of iron but no 

 steel, with the mode of preparing which thej 

 are unacquainted. Pepper maj be considered 

 as the chief staple of the countrj. Most of 

 the productions of Java, as Rice and Sugar, Salt 

 and Opium find a readj sale at Banjar. Piece 

 goods and cbina vvares^ especiallj porcelain 

 are also in considerable request. The gold 

 mines of Banjar, are said to lie verj near the sur- 

 face at the depth of about three fathoms. 

 Those at Kirsan and Diiku, which are verjrich, 

 lie in a red marie ; above the mine there gene- 



