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between the rocks, which were very steep on both sides and 

 formed a semicircle. They were not thick at all. The stone 

 seemed to be a very fine kind and in many places the water had 

 deeply undermined them ; only at one side I saw some g-ranite 

 projecting- into the sea, which seems to form the base for all the 

 other stones. They varied in colour, they were more or less 

 black, at times even red, and as I was scarcely fifty paces from 

 these rocks they seemed to me to be very much like the Lapis 

 OUaris. The slopes of these steep rocks were in most places 

 overgrown with small pendulous parasitical plants ; my curiosity 

 was very much excited, but it may be that they were only 

 Epidenra or Lycopodia, probably L. Phlegmaria^ because I saw 

 many light green twigs hanging- down in bundles. 



Afterwards we passed a very pleasant-looking island, Pullu 

 Pausang, and straight before us in a narrow strait we saw many 

 differently shaped rocks, projecting- from the sea, the big-gest 

 among them had the most peculiar shape. 



The anchor was cast at three o'clock in the afternoon between 

 the islands Pullu Sallang, which consist of two islands, one smaller 

 than the other. 



20. — At midday I went with the boat to a small (missing in 

 M. S.). Did nothing to-day. 



21— 22.— I looked round. 



23. — I had annoyances. 



24.-^Early I went to the tin smelting place and botanized ; 

 at four o'clock in the afternoon we arrived at the first hamlet, 

 which is called Eingluy, and is the largest of them all ; an hour 

 after we came to Kockren. I saw the manner of smelting- in the 

 evening. 



25. — I went to the mine which lies about quarter of a mile 

 from Kockren. The way passes through a dense forest. From 

 there I went further to a place the tin of which was exhausted. 



26. — Went back across the mountains, and arrived at twelve 

 o'clock in Tarmah. The captain went on the board at five o'clock. 



27.— I wanted to go on board earlier but there was no V, 

 therefore I had to wait till four o'clock in the afternoon. It was 

 dark when I came to the ship. 



28. — I went to the island Pullu Sallang minor, with the 

 boat, the crew of which was to cut and fetch wood for the ship. 

 I found many remarkable things. At five o'clock the ship went 



