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thirty boats of Dyaks and Javan soldiers with one Dutch Lieutenant; they are in their way to Upper Kajan.
  During the afternoon I exposed some plates, landscapes, pictures of the river but have doubts as to whether or not they will be good negatives for two or three dozen of my plates have not been good, the climate having affected them.
  We hoped to reach here (Long Iram) by daylight, but at sunset we were several miles up the river but decided to keep going.  We reached here at eight o'clock and tied up to the Government dock.  Captain Muller, the Controleur, came down for a moment.
  While drifting down we saw many large pigeons (pergum) and several black Ibis (Teong belar) Dyaks.
  My rifle was ready and I had hopes of getting a shot at a "dugong"? but only saw one once, and no crocodiles. 

April 19,1914
Long Iram.

  All through the night it had rained hard and there was much thunder and lightning every few minutes.  The rain continued until nearly nine o'clock A.M.
  I called on Mr. Muller and was delighted to see many dyak implements and models of Dyak houses which he has collected to send to the "Colonial exposition" at Samarang, Java.   He and Mrs. Muller and their three children came to the Prahn and I showed them specimens of birds, mammals, and reptiles, in which they were very much interested.
Spend the afternoon on the prahn and do some writing.  
Evening dine with Captain Muller.