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Coffee plantations on these hills might be undertaken with certainty of success, and there is much in the character of the natives which would facilitate the operation. To the westward of Lokar, and somewhat lower, is a fine extensive plain, which we just skirted coming down; it was cultivated in every part, apparently with rice.
When, however, our guide from Lokar understood our intention of reaching Lumpu Balong, he objected to proceed, on the plea that the village in advance was inhabited by people from Turatte. We managed to coax him on, and, after two and a half hours' walk, reached Parontalas.
The highest summit, called Lumpu Balong, was visible when we first arrived, some miles in advance: at breakfast-time the clouds entirely covered it, and rolled down upon Lokar in heavy rain, driving us into a miserable hut for shelter.
Senua, 20th December, 1839. Bar. 1. 30.054 86 87 3h 15m P.M. 2. 28.385 79 80 Lengan Lengang, 21st December. Bar. 1. 30.119 79 78.5 6h 30m A.M. 2. 27.988 70 69.5 6h 0m " Lokar Peak, 21st December, 100 feet below summit. Bar. 1. 30.095 90 90 10h 30m A.M. 2. 25.975 79 79 Hill on the way to Lumpu Balong, 22d December. Bar. 1. 30.144 90 90 Mean between 8h and noon. 2. 23.612 ... 66 65.5 10h 40m A.M.
Lokar consists of a few scattered huts, situated amid gardens of fruit and vegetables: the mango, the guava, the jack, and the plantain, with cabbages and Indian corn, compose the stock of the inhabitants; the latter constitutes their principal food, and is granaried for use in large quantities, not only in the house, but on frameworks of bamboo without, on which it is thickly hung in rows, with the head downward, to protect it from the weather.
Three hours' slow traveling brought us to the village of Lokar, situated at the foot of the peak of that name. I mounted, while breakfast was preparing, nearly to the top, and up to the belt of thick wood which surrounds the last 100 or 150 feet. Observations were repeated here, showing a great fall of the mercury, and afterward taken at the village.
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