At The First Kampong Prahus And Paddlers Were Changed, And On A Rainy Day We Arrived At A Small Kampong, Kuluk Habuus, Where I Acquired Some Unusually Interesting Carved Wooden Objects Called Kapatongs, Connected With The Religious Life Of The Duhoi And Concerning Which More Will Be Told Presently.

As a curious fact may be mentioned that a Kahayan living here had a full, very strong growth of beard.

A few more of the Kahayans, one in Kuala Kapuas for instance, are known to be similarly endowed by nature although not in the same degree as this one. The families hospitably vacated their rooms in our favour, and a clean new rattan mat was spread on the floor. At Tumbang Mantike, on this river, there is said to be much iron ore of good quality, from which formerly even distant tribes derived their supplies.

I had been told that a trip of a few hours would bring us to the next kampong, but the day proved to be a very long one. There were about five kihams to pass, all of considerable length though not high. It soon became evident that our men, good paddlers as they were, did not know how to overcome these, hesitating and making up for their inefficiency by shouting at the top of their voices. However insignificant the stream, they yelled as if passing a risky place. Sunset came and still the kampong was - djau (far). Mr. Loing had gone in our small prahu with four of our best men to finish the map-making, if possible, before darkness set in.

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