4 8 BORNEO— THE ORdKa-V TAN, [chap. iv. 



more or lesa concealed by foliage, aud protected by the 

 large branch ou wbicli lie was wulking. Once while load- 

 ing I bud a splendid view of him, moving along a large 

 limb of a tree in a semi-erect poatiire, and showing hbn to 

 be an animal of the largest size. At the path be got on 

 to one of tbe loftiest trees in the forest, and we could see 

 i«iie leg banging down useless, having been broken by a 

 liall. He now fixed bimself in a fork, wbere be was 

 hidden by thick foliage, imA seemed disinclined to move. 

 1 was afmid he would remain and die in this position, and 

 as it was nearly evening 1 could not have got the tree cut 

 down that day. I therefore tired again, and be then 

 iiioxed oir, and going up the bill was obliged to get on to 

 some lower trees, on the bi'aiiclies of one of wbich be fixed 

 bimself in such a position that he could not fall, and ky 

 all in a heap as if dead, or dying. 



I now wanted the Dyaks to go up and cut off tbe branch 

 he was resting on, but tbey were afraid, saying he %vas not 

 dead, aud would come and attack them. We then shook 

 the adjoining tree, pulled the banging creepers, and did all 

 we coidd to disturb bim, but witlnutt effect, so I thought it 

 best to send for two Chinamen with axes to cut down the 

 trea While tbe messenger was gone, however, one of tbe 

 Dyaks took courage and climbed towards bira, but the 

 Mias did not wait for Irim to get near, moving oO'to another 

 tree, wbere he got on to a dense mass of branches and 

 creepers which almost completely bid him from our view. 

 The tree was luckily a small one, so when the axes came 

 we soon had it cut through; but it was so held up by jungle 

 ropes and climbers to adjoining trees tljat it only fell into 

 a sloping position. The Jfias did not wove, and I began 

 to fear that after all we should not get him, as it was near 

 evening, and half a dozen more trees would have to be cut 

 down before tlie one be wud on wouKl fall. As a last 

 resource we all began pulling at the creepers, which shook 

 tbe tree vcr}' much, and, after a few minutes, when we bad 

 almost given up all hopes, down he came with a crash and 

 a thud like the fall of a giant. And he was a giant, hia 

 bead and body being full as large as a man's. lie was of 

 the kind called by the Dyaks " Mias Cbappan," or " Mas 

 Pappau," which has the skin of the face broadened out 



