Category: Adventure
Preliminary Expeditions--The Limbang River--Stories connected with it--The Madalam--River flowing under a Pile of Rocks--Caverns--Batu Rikan--The River issuing from under the Mountain of Molu--Ascend the Precipices--No Water--Long Roots--No Soil--Second Expedition--A Flood--Da...
Preliminary Expeditions--The Limbang River--Stories connected with it--The Madalam--River flowing under a Pile of Rocks--Caverns--Batu Rikan--The River issuing from under the Mo...
2. CHAPTER II.Start--Discovery of Bones and ancient Ornaments--At the Site of the Old City--At the Stone Fort--At Sarawak--The Trusan, or connecting Passage--Apathy of the Government and Peop...
3. CHAPTER III.Wet Morning--Wild Cattle--A Night Adventure--View of Molu Mountain--A Pebbly Flat--Moose Deer--Our Tents--Kayan--Their Attack--Desolation--Course they pursue to invade these Dis...
4. CHAPTER IV.Start on the Land Journey--Our Course--Ascend the Rawan Torrent--Attacked by Hornets--Native Remedy--Severe Effect of Sting--Disturbed by Ants--Japer left behind--Fresh Traces o...
5. CHAPTER V.Women’s Ornaments--Adorning in Public--Confidence shown by a young Girl--Geography--Leech Bites--Tapioca--The Manipa Stream--The False and True Brayong--Nothing but Rice to be p...
6. CHAPTER VI.Commence the return Journey--Kayan Embassy--Indian Corn--Confidence of the People--Ophthalmia--Old Jar--Gratitude rarely shown--Anecdote--Warning to Amateur Doctors--Bezoar Ston...
7. CHAPTER VII.Stopped for a Day--Five Start for Provisions--The Sick Men left behind join us--No Shoes--Weakness from want of Food--Leeches--Stop again--Collect Food--Anecdote of Female Orang...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Picturesque Islands--Balambañgan--An old English Settlement--Large Monkeys--Optical Illusions--Flights of Birds--The Curlew--The way we shot them in Sarawak--Game--Banguey--Mali...
9. CHAPTER IX.Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns...
10. CHAPTER X.Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions...
11. CHAPTER XI.First Visit--Appearance of the Country--Scenery--Lovely Isles--Turtle--Method of securing their Eggs--Their Enemies--Fish--The Dugong--Method of capturing them--Graves of Englis...
12. CHAPTER XII.Intercourse between China and the Northern Part of Borneo--References to the Chinese--Names of Places and Rivers--Sites of Gardens and Houses--One of the original Settlers--The...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Secret Societies--Extensive Intercourse--Smuggling--The Gold Company Fined--Punishment of Three of its Members--Arrogance of the Kunsi--A Police Case--Real Causes of the insurre...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Arrival of the Roman Catholic Mission in Labuan--Signor Cuarteron its Head--Curious Reports--His real History--Finding the Treasure--Turns Priest--Ostensible Object of the Missi...
15. CHAPTER I.Preliminary Expeditions--The Limbang River--Stories connected with it--The Madalam--River flowing under a Pile of Rocks--Caverns--Batu Rikan--The River issuing from under the Mo...
16. CHAPTER II.Start--Discovery of Bones and ancient Ornaments--At the Site of the Old City--At the Stone Fort--At Sarawak--The Trusan, or connecting Passage--Apathy of the Government and Peop...
17. CHAPTER III.Wet Morning--Wild Cattle--A Night Adventure--View of Molu Mountain--A Pebbly Flat--Moose Deer--Our Tents--Kayans--Their Attacks--Desolation--Course they pursue to invade these D...
18. CHAPTER IV.Start on the Land Journey--Our Course--Ascend the Rawan Torrent--Attacked by Hornets--Native Remedy--Severe Effect of Sting--Disturbed by Ants--Japer left behind--Fresh Traces o...
19. CHAPTER V.Women’s Ornaments--Adorning in Public--Confidence shown by a young Girl--Geography--Leech Bites--Tapioca--The Manipa Stream--The False and True Brayong--Nothing but Rice to be p...
20. CHAPTER VI.Commence the return Journey--Kayan Embassy--Indian Corn--Confidence of the People--Ophthalmia--Old Jar--Gratitude rarely shown--Anecdote--Warning to Amateur Doctors--Bezoar Ston...
21. CHAPTER VII.Stopped for a Day--Five start for Provisions--The Sick Men left behind join us--No Shoes--Weakness from want of Food--Leeches--Stop again--Collect Food--Anecdote of Female Orang...
22. CHAPTER VIII.Picturesque Islands--Balambañgan--An old English Settlement--Large Monkeys--Optical Illusions--Flights of Birds--The Curlew--The way we shot them in Sarawak--Game--Banguey--Mali...
23. CHAPTER IX.Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns...
24. CHAPTER X.Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions...
25. CHAPTER XI.First Visit--Appearance of the Country--Scenery--Lovely Isles--Turtle--Method of Securing their Eggs--Their Enemies--Fish--The Dugong--Method of Capturing them--Graves of Englis...
26. CHAPTER XII.Intercourse between China and the Northern Part of Borneo--References to the Chinese--Names of Places and Rivers--Sites of Gardens and Houses--One of the original Settlers--The...
27. CHAPTER XIII.Secret Societies--Extensive Intercourse--Smuggling--The Gold Company fined--Punishment of three of its Members--Arrogance of the Kunsi--A Police Case--Real Causes of the Insurre...
28. CHAPTER XIV.Arrival of the Roman Catholic Mission in Labuan--Signor Cuarteron its head--Curious reports--His real history--Finding the Treasure--Turns Priest--Ostensible object of the Missi...