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through the floor in all parts.) I saw a few nice baskets, but the owners would not part with them for twice their worth as they were in almost daily use, but I did get from a Dyak woman a pipe which is very finely carved. We stayed in the Lamin talking to the Dyaks for about two hours and then ate some "lancots", a small sweet fruit. 
    During the afternoon we had a look at the Malay kampong and also the house of some Dyaks which, on account of the condition of the lamin, have built near the Malays for the time being. 
    While talking to some Malay traders and one Ching trader (Tam-bie Musah) I learned that a few years ago, great quantities of wild rubber and rattans were collected by the natives about here, and from further up stream, but at the present time it seems to be about finished. The majority of the natives here plant enough rice for their own use. 
    The Dyaks keep a few chickens, pigs, dogs and cats whereas the Malays substitute goats for pigs, as the Malays are Mohammedans. 

February 3, 1914. 
   Long Bleh to a "Racket" or raft. 

      Early this morning was rainy and cloudy, but the rest of the day has been fine and hot. 
     Radin, "Eko", with his crew of Malay coolies left early, but Olmeyer and I had to wait and fuss about to finally get Diaks and paddles enough for our respective boats. We left Long Bleh about ten o'clock. As Olmeyer's boat had a big kajang and is wide, I got in with him. After two or three hours we stopped at a clear-ing where there were a couple of Dyak houses on the right hand side of the river as we were going, and got a couple more paddlers, then
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