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mucli dammar and gaiTU wood. These se- 

 veral commodities are to a small exteoL 

 collected by the Malays, but in a much 

 greater quantity by the Jakuns, who ex- 

 change them with the Malays for rice, 

 cloth , etc. Tliey are brought by the Malays 

 to Johore^ where several Chinese traders 

 buy them and bring them to the market of 

 Singapore. The banks of the Johore river 

 are almost desert, a few Malay houses are 

 the only habitations met with , and tlxese 

 ordinarily at a great distance from each 

 ottier. Tlie traveller proceeds sometimes 

 half a day or an en the day witlioul meet- 

 ing any of them. There is notlnng like a 

 village except that of Johore. But, in the 

 absence of human beings, a great number 

 of wild beasts are met with on both sides 

 of the river. We perceived several tigers; 

 and the many places where we observed 

 their prints, near the water, carmot leave 

 any doubt as to the presence of tliis fero- 



