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396 GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OP THE ISLAND OF BANKA. 
M&rawang where they were less exposed. A nominal Dipatti of 
Paku still resides at present near Jirak. 
The district of Paku occupies the central parts of the island in¬ 
cluded between Pangkal-pinang and Koba in the east and Tubuali 
and BSnko-kutto in the west; and from its extent may be supposed 
to contain valuable mines; it has been less visited than other parts, 
by the Chinese miners. The inhabitants, in former times prepared 
Iron, from the ore which is abundantly found in this district, in a 
manner similar to that of the inhabitants of Billiton. Their chief 
article of manufactory consisted in nails. 
My opportunities for collecting- practical observations have been 
very limited in tliis part of the island: the only districts I visited 
were those of Pangkal-pinang and Jirak, where my continuance was 
very short. I have therefore little to add as to the rivers, mountains, 
points &c. of this division. According to the reports of the natives, 
the largest rivers are those of Koba, Keppu, Banko-kutto and Se- 
lan ; the others have the same name as the settlements which are 
formed on them, and which have already been mentioned. The si¬ 
tuation of those from Selan to Tubuali has been laid down on the 
map, as they were pointed out by the natives, in sailing along that 
part of the coast. Several projecting points occur near the southern 
extremity of Banka the principal of which are, Tanjong Merikdt , 
Tanjong Ru , Tanjong Merrun, Tanjong Sdrang-ikdn and Tanjong 
Sumbudng’dapnr. Near the boundary of the western division we 
meet the points Tanjong Penagdn opposite the Nanka islands, Tan¬ 
jong Kdbal, several miles south of Permissang near the settlements 
of the same name, and Tanjong Udshung-pdngong distinguished on 
the maps by the denomination of Lalary point. 
The principal mountain of the district of Pangkal-pinang is call¬ 
ed Gaining Mdngkul its southern extremity Gunung Lridi, runs off 
towards the east and forms the point Tanjong Udshung-Gunung, near 
the discharge of the river of Pangkul: some remarks on its constitu¬ 
tion will follow in the mineralogieal account. A very considerable 
mountain, equal in length to the Marass, but less elevated, the Gu- 
nuug Fading occurs in the district of Koba, and its promontories 
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