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After the king had withdrawn * "sweetmeats and cakes in abundance were brought, and also roasted locusts, which were pressed upon the guests as great delicacies." "Col. Fytche's Mission to Mandalay Parliament," Papers, June, 1869. The names of these two localities, on Coello's map, are confounded. Burauen lies south of Dagami. 62.5 Cent. or 144.5 Fahr.
After an ample breakfast in the convent, we proceeded in the afternoon to Dagami, and, on the next day, to Burauen. Coco-groves and rice-fields here and there interrupted the thick forest; but the country is thinly inhabited, and the people appear more cheerful, handsomer, and cleaner than those of Samar.
Among the important towns are Baru, population 12,222; Borauen, 21,290; Cauyaia, 13,732; Dagami, 25,000; Hilongos, 13,713; Jaio, 12,475; Massiu, 18,499; Palo, 17,736; Tauauau, 18,509. The island of Negros is mountainous and wild; its coasts are difficult of access, and the breakers strong, except on the west coast from Point Bulucabo on the north of Palompon on the west, where it is marshy.
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