98 THE KWDAF AXn TTS TRIBUTARIES, 



with shoulder-straps, and made of m&anti or some other jungle- tree 

 bark) for the deceased to carry his firewood in. Close by the tomb 

 of the Juro-krah was that of his niece. I noted three points of 

 difference between them : the first was that the framework on the 

 top of the niece's grave consisted of three horizontal beams, instead 

 of four, or twelve instead of sixteen ; 2ndly, one of the ornamental 

 head-pieces was shaped as in figure 2, the other as in that of her 

 uncle ; Srdly, that inside the framework were placed only a cocoa- 

 nut shell, a torch on its stand, and a little sugar-cane. Not far 

 off was a site marked off for a child's grave by a cocoanut shell and 

 some cloth hung upon sticks. In another direction was a child's 

 grave half-finished, the lower framework being in position and 

 some earth being loosely heaped up in its enclosed space, while a 

 small framework, intended for the top, lay close by. 



The Jakuns of this settlement were engaged by Malays in pro- 

 curing rattans. 



I stopped here about a couple of hours, but did not find any one 

 conversable, partly owing, no doubt, to their having never before 

 seen a European, and partly, perhaps, to our numbers and the size 

 of our boat, which may have suggested some suspicion as to the 

 object of our visit. After we had been a quarter of an hour on our 

 way, the river again became a fine broad stream ; ten minutes later 

 I found 1\ fathoms of water at Pengkalan Pomang ; and twenty 

 minutes more paddling ended what may be called the second set 

 of lakes. We now had to force our painful way through a wilder- 

 ness of rdsau and rot an, Avhich fortunately was soon accomplished, 

 and we were comparatively at our ease for a short time ; and then 

 had another short struggle, and another equally short respite, after 

 which the remaining one and a half hours' work Avas through the 

 narrows. We put up for the night near a dilapidated hut. The 

 sound of elephants was once heard, but they did not come near 

 enough to disturb us. 



24ith. — We were eleven hours on the move yesterday, and did not 

 get off till after nine this morning. By 11 o'clock, i.e., just before 

 we reached Londang, the river suddenly widened to 50 yards, or 

 more, and we shortly took to poling ; the stream narrows again before 

 Kenalau, which we reached about 12.20. This Jakun kampong, the 

 largest on the Sembrong, is presided over by the Bentara, who came 



