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See also: group of islands belonging to the See also: government of See also: Celebes and its dependencies in the Dutch See also: East Indies, numbering altogether 73, the See also: principal being See also: Saleyer, Tambalongang, Pulasi and Bahuluwang; between 5°36' and 7° 25' S. and 1r9° 50' and 121° 30' E
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The See also: mail? See also: island, Saleyer, is over 5o m. long and very narrow; See also: area, 248 sq. m
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The strait separating it from Celebes is more than too fathoms deep and, See also: running in a strong current, is dangerous for native See also: ships to navigate
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The strata of the island are all sedimentary rocks: coralline See also: limestone, occasionally See also: sandstone; everywhere, except in the See also: north and north-west, covered by a fertile See also: soil
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The See also: watershed is a chain running throughout the island from N. to S., reaching in Bontona Haru 5840 ft., sloping steeply to the east See also: coast
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The population, mainly a mixed See also: race of Macassars, Buginese, the natives of Luvu and Baton, is estimated at 57,000 on the See also: main island and 24,000 on the dependent isles
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They use the See also: Macassar language, are for the most See also: part nominally Mahommedans (though many See also: heathen customs survive), and support themselves by See also: agriculture, fishing, seafaring, See also: trade, the preparation of See also: salt (on the See also: south coast) and See also: weaving
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See also: Field
See also: work is largely performed by a servile class
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Raw and prepared See also: cotton, See also: tobacco, trepang, See also: tortoise-See also: shell, coco-nuts and coco-See also: nut oil, and salt are exported
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There are frequent emigrations to Celebes and other parts of the See also: archipelago
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For that reason, and also on account of its excellent horses and numerous buffaloes, Saleyer is often compared with See also: Madura, being of the same importance to Celebes as is Madura to See also: Java
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