834 
A GLANCE AT MINAHASSA. 
tie Vidua lost his life in his zeal for exploration. Not listening to 
the advice of the natives around him, he fell into the boiling mud.* 
The sulphur vapour prevented us from remaining long here. 
Conducted by persons who knew the country, we observed over 
some trees and low underwood, different places where the mud 
boiled up. It was remarkable that in the circumference of 30 or 
40 feet different degrees of heat were found, 135°, 171°, 145, and 
lower, 165°. It was also very remarkable that the volcanic direc¬ 
tion near this lake was east and west, and that the earthquakes there 
are felt in the same direction. 
The lake, which is 10 feet deep, has an outlet through the dis¬ 
trict Sender, and near the negory Tinji forms one of the most beau¬ 
tiful cascades yet known here. But, that we may not anticipate our 
narrative, we will return to this afterwards. 
In the lake Lienong, six different kinds of fish are found, viz., 
cabos, gbtegfcte, sayo, lumuloritik, komo and the largest kind of eels, 
and also a number of wild ducks and other water fowl. At noon 
the thermometer was 75° Fah. Through Sarongsong we went hack 
to Tomohon. 
On the morning of the 13th, we were again in the saddle to go 
to Tondano, Mr Matern accompanying us. The distance from To¬ 
mohon to Tondano is only seven miles, and furnishes little worth 
notice, only some abandoned coffee gardens and two hot springs 
called Tata'aran; our thermometer being broken, we could not 
ascertain the degree of heat, but we plainly perceived that the wa¬ 
ter was not so hot as that of Lienong. 
Tondano is one of the largest negorys of Minahassa, and is go¬ 
verned by two Majors, viz., those of Tuhan and Tuliemambot ; these 
two divisions of the negory are separated by a river, which takes its 
rise in a large lake. In the middle of this river is a small island 
on which a house is built. This was formerly the Loge, hut is now 
the residence of the officer Constans. This island is joined to both 
sides of the negory by bridges. In consequence of both the Majors 
of Tondano being Christians, I believe that most of the baptized 
Alfdrs are found here. A fine church and a roomy school house 
adorn the negory. The best carpenters come from this part, and are 
almost exclusively employed in the lower country. Hence there is 
a greater appearance of prosperity amongst the population than in 
any other place. Right opposite the Loge of Tuhan a market is 
* See Tjd, voor N. I. 5th. 1 dec! L biz. 30G. 
