DESCRIPTION OF KARAN ft BOLLONG AND OF THE 
BIRDS NESTS ROCKS THERE. * 
The district of Karang Boliong is situated in the residency of ^ 
Bagelen, division Ambal, on the southerly sea coast between the 
rivers Chinching golong and Djetis, both of which' have their em¬ 
bouchure in the sea. 
The first is crossed at tSie post named Sowook, and this 
often attended with danger; because, when the sea is rough, it 
runs in a bay in the river, which eapsises small boats, (getek) 
and occasions the loss of life from time to time. Having crossed we 
arrive at the foot of the hill Boliong, and from this we are carried 
further in chairs. On the top of this hill, which is about 250 to 
BOO feet above the level of the sea, we have a most 'beautiful view 
over the south proinontaries, the Ocean, and to the west over a for- 
tificatioo. Descending thence we come to the village of Karang Boi- 
long where the residence of the Overseer is situated. 
This house is built of stone and covered with allang allang. It 
has a verandah in front and behind, and is provided with six rooms, 
besides a stone godown covered with tiles to keep the birds nests, 
and having convenient out offices of bambus. From the front ve¬ 
randah we have a view of the south promontary, Karang, called 
Kuda, on the cast mount Klotto, on the north the mountain Pange- 
jrangan, and on the west the mountain Koboronbo. On the sum¬ 
mit of the mountain Kalibelet lies in the form of a triangle the for¬ 
tification named Karang Boliong, which is furnished with two 6 
pounders, and has a garrison of one serjeant, five European and 
thirty native soldiers. 
Before the house of the overseer on a knoll there is a bambu cu¬ 
pola from which we have a view to the east, through a cleft, of the 
ocean, while the view to the westward embraces the village of 
Karang Boliong. 
At Djeladrie situated in the vicinity of Karrang Boliong there are 
ponds into which the flow of the sea bring fishes. These fishponds 
however dependent on the more or less favorable state of the 
weather, because it has happened that the fish have escaped from 
■' Translated for this Journal from the Tijdsehrift voor Ffeevlands Indie „ 
