Chapter III: MY LIMBANG JOURNAL--Continued

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
Districts--Difficulties--Attack the Lepuasing Muruts--Fearful
Retaliation--Attacks on the Villages of the Lower
Limbang--Makota’s Treachery--His Cupidity--Surprise of Balat
Ikan--Alarm Signal--Advance--Fresh Kayan
Marks--Inundations--Unskilful Sportsmen--Difficult
Rapids--The Sertab Hills--Enter the Limestone District--A New
Kayan Hut--High Pork--Effect of Pebbles on the Rock--Agreeable
Evening--Omen Birds--Japer’s Method of easing a sore Heart--The
Punan Tribe--The Spy--The Alligator Omen--The Bird Omen--Attack
the Village--Poisoned Arrows--Destruction of a Tribe--Effect of
such Forays on the Country--The Ghosts on the Tapang
Tree--Numerous Bees’ Nests--Sand Flies--Seribas Omen Bird--The
Salindong--Kayan Resting-place--Traces of Captives
taken--Precautions--Difficulties increase--Limestone
Country--Severe Toil--Accidents avoided--Hauling the
Boats--River narrows--A Fresh--Towing-ropes--Story of the Death
of Orang Kaya Apo--Enter the Sandstone District
again--Broader River--Snakes on Trees--The same Colour as the
Boughs and Foliage--Biawaks or Guanas--A large One--Their
Ways--The Fowls and the Cobra--Heavy Day’s Work--Future
Plans--Two Ways of reaching Adang--The flying Foxes--Huge
Frog--The Madihit--Leave our Boats--Handsome Trees--Appearance
of the Country--Sand Flies--Preparations for the Overland
Journey--Division of Food--Our famous Hunters--A Cache--The
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