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A TRIP TO FROBOLINGGO. 
of the hills causes any stagnation in the atmosphere over the low 
parts of the country, I will not venture to assert, but that was the 
only apparent reason I could discover to explain the anomaly. 
The machinery of De Rosen and Cail, pretty much the same as at 
Modjo Sari, is here in full operation, though the arrangements are 
less neat and convenient, from being crowded into less suitable build¬ 
ings, which were erected for the old system. There are 600 Baus, 
each of 500 square roods, attached to the contract of Pahiton. Last 
year, which was the first season with the machinery, they made on¬ 
ly 20,000 piculs of sugar, and this year will not give more than 
24,000 piculs which is no great result for the fine lands of Probo- 
linggo, when as much as 50 piculs per bau are sometimes obtained. 
The excuse made for this is, that the establishment has not yet had 
a fair trial, many of their buildings and arrangements being yet in¬ 
complete. After the death of Mr. Preetorius, the newly appointed 
administrator and manager Mr. van Barneveld was seized by the 
fever, not long after his arrival, in the commencement of the grind¬ 
ing season, at which time also a quarrel took place with the Euro¬ 
pean Engineer, who through carelessness and neglect impeded the 
good working of the system. It is rather odd that though this ma¬ 
chinery of De Rosen and Cail has now been working for four sea¬ 
sons in Java, no very satisfactory results have been arrived at, so as 
to prove it, as its advocates would fain have, superior to any other 
system. Bad lands, bad canes, bad water, bad engineers, bad build¬ 
ings, or something else bad, in turn gets the blame of the machine¬ 
ry not doing the wonders which were promised from it. 
The level lands of Probolinggo, composed of a dark colored gar¬ 
den soil, well watered, but with good drainage, lying between the 
sea, and the volcanic mountains of Tengger, Lamongan and lyang, 
have under cane cultivation yielded the bests results of all Java. 
With every advantage of fine canes, the public authorities afford 
considerate assistance on the side of the population, and during crop 
season from May till the end of October, fine dry weather, almost 
without interruption, may be counted on. The following nine mills 
are situated in this district, and as their crops are about all secured, 
it is estimated that they will yield in 1846 as under: 
Piculs. 
1. Bayuman of De Lange with Baus, makes 20)000 
2. Sumber Kareng of Potter Yan Aalst with .528 „ „ 27,000 
3. Umbul ol C. Etty,.525 „ „ 24,000 
4. Wunolangin do. 475 „ „ 19,000 
5. Ginding, Horst. 600 „ „ 17,000 
