GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF BANKA. 383 
extensive reef of rocks is met with, projecting beyond the surface, 
which from the number is called by the natives Kdrdng Sdribn, 
Nearly one mile to the east of this, at the discharge of the river 
Sukal above mentioned, is a small point, called by the same name. 
About half a mile to the west of Tanjong-Tada, a remarkable reef of 
bluff rocks extends beyond it into the ocean, which is named Bat'd - 
bedown. Tanjong-Tada is considered by the natives who frequent 
this coast in small prahus, as equally distant from the town of Min* 
to and the mouth of the river of Rutto-wdringin . 
The bay formed between point Tanjong-Tada in the west, and 
point Taujong Ressdm in the east is more extensive than the form¬ 
er: the distance from the two extreme points is nearly 13 miles: it 
receives the river of Ushering, or.eofthe largest of the island. The 
western portion, from the mouth of this river, is completely free 
from rocks ; two small rivers, Ayer Prdtdp and Ayer Dsheyley emp¬ 
ty themselves into this bay between the mouth of Dshcring river and 
Tanjong Tada. About 3 miles to the eastward of point Taujong 
Ressam, the village of Tampelang is situated on a small river of the 
same name. A small island, Sambubudng, lies on the coast south of 
the river and very readily directs to the settlements. After the 
smaller points of Tanjong lldyu, Tanjong Seleppu and Tanjong 
jDjurung-pdtt , follows in the south-south-east the discharge of 
Kutto-wdringin , and, two miles further in the same direction, that of 
Mendu-river, as above related. Several small islands are met with 
on this part of the coast, the chief of which are Pulo Medddng and 
Pulo Antu to the west of the discharge of Mendu river, about 2 miles 
from the shore. 
The chief mountain in this division of the island is that of Ma- 
numbing, erroneously called Manopin hill: it occupies almost the 
whole of the extreme western portion of this peninsula, and its des¬ 
cending sides extend towards the Ray of Minto in the south, and 
towards that of Jebus in the north ; a hill of less elevation is united 
to it in the west which is called Dalang pitja and another Gunuug 
(hill) Kukus in the east. The general direction of mount Ma- 
numbing with its appendages is from west to east: a more de- 
