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two hundred Dyaks and two Dutch officers from Upper Kajan. Spend the evening talking with the two officers, Mr. Degen & the Dyaks.

March 8, 1914.
Leave Mahok Teboh early and reach Long Hebung after dark; a long very hot day, followed by a fine moonlight night.

March 9, 1914.
Yesterday and to-day the Dyaks have been poling more than paddling and the current is very strong and in some places rapids, though easy ones to go up. The Dyaks are always watching for fruit and whenever they see any ask my permission to get it and they jump from the boat with a yell and run after it; most of the durians which they get are over ripe but many other fruits are fine. Shoot a large hawk that happened to fly close by.

Reach Laham at noon; at Laham there is a Catholic Mission school with an attendance of about seventy Dyak boys from kampongs between Long Iram and Ma-Mehak.

Mr. Degen and I had lunch with the pastor. In May, 1912, this Pastor and I were passengers together from Banjermasin to Samarinda, but at that time we did not talk to each other, not having a language in common, but to-day we spoke Malay. When I go down the river, I will visit Laham again and the Dyak boys have promised to get me specimens. Leave Laham about 2:00 P.M. and reach Long Huree about 5:00 P.M. in the rain.

Spend the evening laughing and playing tricks with the Dyaks, most of whom can speak Malay.

March 10, 1914.
Learning from the people here that I could save a day by going

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