des Gunung Salak im Jahre 1699. 



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within the Mountains Terbackti 1 are not sunk down, nor 

 have received any damage. 



That the Tangaran g River, called by the Natives 

 Songhy Sedany 2 , is also stopt up, and covered with 

 Earth, from the Hill and Brandl Salack to the River Antum 3 , 

 and from thence to Tangaram 4 , being filled up with Trees, 

 but not in such a great quantity, nor so close together, as in 

 the Batavian River. That on this side of the Tanga- 

 rang River, 9 are sunk down by the Earthquake and that 

 7 Branches, that had formerly their issue in the River, are 

 also covered with Earth; but that 3 other Hills, lying also 

 on this side of the same River, and called Minjan 5 , Dauw 

 and Kasfichi 6 had not sustained any damage, whereby the 

 Branches Au tan 7 and Kaniki, the latter in the first and 

 the first into the River Tangaran have kept their course. 

 And that the Hill Ondjong Tebu 8 being called also Sedani, 

 from whence the Tangaran River had its source, is not 

 sunk down or hurted. It is also observed in the Tangaran 

 River, at the place, where it is stopt up with Trees, that 

 -the descending water being thick and muddy, went backward 

 with a motion not unlike the Waves of the Sea, when moved 

 by a Tempest. 



That the high Lands between the Batavian and Tanga- 

 ran River behind the old Court of the Jaccatra Kings, 

 called Pakkowang 9 , having been a great Wood, is changed 

 after the Earthquake into a great and open Field, wholly 

 destitute of Trees, the surface of the Ground being covered 

 with a fine red clay, such as the Masons use here, which 

 in some places was as hard, that it could endure the treading 



1 Perbakti. 



2 Tji Dani, im Oberlauf auch Tji Sedani (Tji. sund. = Sungei. mal.). 



3 Tji Anten. 



4 Tangerang. 



5 Gunung Meüjan. 



6 Konnten nicht ermittelt werden. 



7 Tji Anten. 



8 Udjong Tebu = Tugu(?), nahe der Quelle des Tji Dani. 



9 Pakuwang. Es ist dies der Hof von Padjajaran, welcher sicü auf 

 dem Gebiet des heutigen Buitenzorg befand. Zu den wenigen Überbleibseln 

 desselben gehört der bekannte Batu tulis. 



