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and continued until early in the afternoon. The Djambajan is a small stream and as we steamed along, branches brushed against us. About four o'clock in the afternoon we reached a place called "Lembus" where there is a deserted coal hole belonging to the Sultan.

At the mouth of the river there is a kampong and at the headwater of the river there is also a kampong of Dyaks or Basaps, but between the mouth and headwaters of the river there are at the present time no inhabitants.

April 27, 1914.
Sungai Djambajan, Lembus.

With Ah Sing and Ibut paddle up stream and hunt to the west of the river for a place to set out traps. There is a hill four or five hundred feet high but is covered with second growth that in some places is so old that it looks almost like original forest; however, the only original forest is swampland.

Pigs and deer must be abundant for in some places the swamp is simply ploughed up by their tracks.

Start from the bank of the river and set rat traps straight westward across the swamp. While crossing the swamp this morning I saw bear tracks and also a tree ripped open by a bear who wanted the honey which was inside.

About 8:30 P.M. with the three men start up stream hunting with the lamp; there was nothing, so after about two hours paddling, we turned and began drifting and slowly paddling down stream. We had passed several crocodiles but as a rule could only see their eyes or one of their eyes, which when seen with the reflector lamp appear like blood-red embers. When we rounded a bend in the river I was surprised to see a crocodile start out from the bank about thirty or 

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