PAYA KOMBO JlHV THE BUA VALLEY. 



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cliff, wliose feet were batlied in tlie small I'iver. On 

 the level land and Mils in this region, the only rock 

 which outcropped was a red sandstone^ composed 

 of strata that have been considerably plicated in many 

 places ; but they are evidently of a recent formation 

 and nnconformable to the older crystalline limestone 

 on which they rest. Passing the Merapi, we rode 

 down a gi'adually descending plain that lies on the 

 north of Mount Sago, 



Early in the afternoon we came to Paya Xombo, 

 where an assistant resident is stationed. His residence 

 is the finest building I have seen in Sumatra. He 

 greeted me Mndly, and introduced me to the assist- 

 ant resident stationed at Foit Van der Capellan, the 

 next chief place I was designing to visit. Thus I 

 found a pleasant companion, and one who could ex- 

 plain the peculiarities of the country I should see 

 during the next two days. 



April 2d. — ^Rode from Paya Kombo to Bua vrith 

 the Eesident of this clistrict. A shoi^t distance from 

 Paya Kombo we crossed a large and veiy beautiful 

 stone bridge that had been planned and superin- 

 tended by a government official who had never re- 

 ceived the slightest training in architecture. Our 

 course was nearly southwest, and the road slowly 

 ascended, for we were really coming upon the Hanks 

 of Mount Sago. It then changes to tlie east, and 

 again to the south, as we made a circuit round the 

 eastern side of the mountain. This part of the road 

 was built on a steep acclivity, that descended to the 

 deep valley of the Sinamu on om- left. The higher 

 hills on the opposite Kide of the valley are probably 



