Chapter VI: MY LIMBANG JOURNAL--Continued

Commence the return Journey--Kayan Embassy--Indian
Corn--Confidence of the People--Ophthalmia--Old
Jar--Gratitude rarely shown--Anecdote--Warning to Amateur
Doctors--Bezoar Stones--Arrangements at Si Lopong’s--A
Nightcap--Desertion of our Guides--Murut Music--Start
for the Adang--Warned of Difficulties--Abundance of
Rice--Cross the Adang Mountains--Active Girls--The
Anœctochilus--Attack of Fever--Arrangements in case of
its continuance--Loss of Chamber to Revolver--Reach
the Adang--Legend--Construct four Rafts--Pleasant
Movement--Trying Position of one of the Men--The first
Rapid passed--Difficulties at the second--Bold Swimmer--A
Whirlpool--Danger of Drowning--Our Raft tested--Abandoned--The
rest wrecked--Pass the Umur--Reach the Limbang--Construct
fresh Rafts--Uneasy Anticipations--Heavy Fresh--Fine Specimen
of a Raft--Push off--Dangers and Troubles--The Rafts
ungovernable--The Roaring of Waters--Overhanging Cliffs--The
Cataract--Awe of the Men--Shoot the Cataract--Narrow Escape--Its
Height--The Men recover their Voice--Ineffectual Attempts
to stop the Raft--Caught in a Whirlpool--Safety--Arrival
of the other Rafts--Dangers ahead--Walk--Abandon the
Rafts--State of Provisions--Nearly all consumed--Ahtan’s
Secret Store--Rocks--Advance over the Kalio Hills--Sparing
the Food--Exhausting climbing--“Jog on”--Feed on the Cabbages
of the Bengkala Palm--Almost a Mutiny--Facing the
Difficulty--Reach the Summit of the Paya Paya, or “very
difficult” Hills--Night on the Summit--Our Tent--The last
Fowl--Molu--The greatest Difficulties passed--Country more
open--Follow the Banks of the River--Distress of the
Men--Improvidence--Curious Sounds in the old Forests--Cry of
the Argus Pheasant--Of the Jelatuk--Rending of a Mighty
Tree--Danger from Decaying Trees--Cock-fights among the Argus
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