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Maratua , is moderately high, without hills, and has some wells 
of fresh water, made by the Stilus, who go thither to collect sea- 
slug, which is in great plenty on the banks near it; it produces 
also great plenty of culit-lawang, or clove-bark, there being scarce 
any other trees on it; there are also very curious corallines found 
there, plenty of keema, and some teepv. 
Adjacent to Tapmndurian, there are some small islands, and an 
infinite number of slioals, on which they find great plenty of baat. 
There are also several islands and banks near Kameeungan , but 
that part of the coast not being inhabited, they are little frequented. 
MANG-IDARA. 
The district of Mangidara is the most eastern of Borneo, ex¬ 
tending itself towards the Spin Archipelago, in a long narrow 
point, called Unsang: This district produces bird’s nests, wax, 
lakka-wood, darnmer, and plenty of very fine gold, which is soft 
like wax ; the most remarkable place for this is Talassam, within 
Qiong, but the river disembogues in the north sea, between Tarn- 
hisan aud Sandakan. 
The first river in Mangidara is Tawao, opposite to the island 
Sibattick, to the eastward of this is a point with a high land named 
Biranq, and adjacent to it a river called Pallass, at which place 
are many cattle.* The land from thence to George Bay, is di¬ 
vided by creeks into several islands, the southermost and largest 
is called Culy Babang , the northermost Tanna Balu, the southern 
point of it, is named Tmjong Timban Matta. 
Giong Bay is very large, and has many islands, and from 
shoals : * There are several hills around it, the first called Madai, 
has a bird’s nest cave; the next, on the west side, a high one, 
name Bud Silam; towards the N. W. part of the bay, is the river 
of Giong, where there is much bird’s nest, but blackish. There is 
another river beyond this, named Ling-gang; beyond it, there is 
a pretty large river, and to the eastward a low mangrove point, 
which terminates the bay of Giong . 
The south coast of Unsang, from hence to the eastern extremity 
of Borneo, has many bays and rivers. 
Sakirung is a small bay, with two reefs at the points, extending 
a considerable way off. 
Babatu is a small river, where is plenty of wild cattle, Mala- 
bung is another river adjacent to it. 
Tuncu is the next, and Bibait the last. 
Off this part of Mangidara are many islands and shoals, which 
yield baat, the most remarkable of the islands are, Palo Gaya , 
which has many deer; and Siparran , plenty of green turtle. 
* At Cupang, thousands of cattle, some horses and lissang' mixed: They have 
made a rut about a fathom deep, so that they may be caught in any number by 
stopping it up. When the horses appear it is a sign the cattle follow. Qranky 
Mallick. 
