REPORT ON A JOURNEY FROM TUARAN TO KIAU. 7 
25. At the foot of the hill, flows the upper water of the 
Tampasuk river locally called Sungei Kadamayan. Our 
path brought us to the side of a pool with a gravel bed, and 
here we halted to cook and bathe and collect specimens. 
From Bungol village to this ford we took 3% hours to accom- 
plish the distance, the pace being slow. ST. JOHN mentions 
his guide took him by a longer route occupying 8 hours. 
26. Amongst the specimens we found, were serpentine, 
granite, quartz and hornblende, and in the sand, bordering the 
the stream, I washed out a large quantity of mica which at 
first greatly excited the natives. 
27. The land on the right bank of the Tampasuk is flat 
and planted with padi and kaladi. We met LAMPAYAN, the 
headman of Kadong (spelt Koung oy ST. JOHN), who led us 
to his village by a path which followed the river. A few 
minutes’ walk brought us to Kahong, but Labong Labong 
village being only a little further on, we declined his hospi- 
tality. 
28. Kahong is built on a grassy sward close to the river 
on its right bank. To get to Labong Labong, we had to 
cross the Kadamayan twice andclimb up a steep and slippery 
hill before arriving at the village. About 200 yards distant 
from the houses we had to climb over a stout bamboo fence 
which [ am told is intended to prevent the cattle straying of 
which the people here have a goodly stock. At 12 noon we 
were installed in MAH TAMPULAN’S house, enjoying unlimited 
quantities of toddy and cocoa-nut water. “TAMPULAU, the 
practical headman, for MAH TAMPULAN is getting old, 
arranged that each house in the village, should provide food 
for two coolies; he himself attending to the leaders. 
20) )Uhe name “Mah Dampulan ’ means “the father of 
Tampulan,” from a custom common amongst the Hill Dusuns, 
Illanuns and Sarawak Dyaks, who, when their sons are mar- 
ried, assume their name adding the prefix. J/ah is a contrac- 
tion for Zamah, father—T7zaih meaning mother. MAH TAmM- 
PULAN informed me that Mr. WHITEHEAD was staying at 
Melangkap, lower down the river; and was obtaining quanti- 
ties of birds. We devoted the evening to hearing cases and | 
examining into various reports of birds’-nest caves. Three 
