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CHAP. 111.] CAPE FELIX.—MUKKIE. 169
Susu bay ; when the clump ou Ujong tseranjah bears N.E., steer towards it
until the houses at Kwala Batu bear N. by W., then steer direct for thera,
which will lead between Potomak and Pulo Kio reefs, and about a quarter
of a mile eastward of Potomak ; the sea generally breaks on the shoals.
The anchorage at Kwala Batu is in from 20 to 22 fathoms, with Pulo Kio
beai'ing E.S.E., and the mouth of the river N. ^ W. Small craft frequent
this place, to procure pepper and other articles of trade : but it is prudent
to be always guarded agaidst the perfidy of the natives, who have several
times been successful in assaulting and taking possession of vessels which
came to trade with them. See foot note, page 152.
Susu Bay contains several dangerous shoals, with from one to 3
fathoms water ; there is also much foul ground in it, with overfalls from 20
to 10 fathoms ; but the channel is wide and safe between the shoals on the
west side of the bay, and those to the southward of Susu point. The point
appears with two or three trees close to the houses, like a small island. A
vessel bound into the bay should steer in (as for Kwala Batu), with the
clump on Ujong Seranjah bearing N".E,, and keep a boat ahead to sound;
when abreast of Pulo Kio reef, steer N.N.E. until the clump bears
E. by N. ^ N., distant about 3 cables, where there is anchorage in from 10
to 15 fathoms, between Ujong Seranga and Deli rock. The latter lies with
Pulo Kio, bearing N. \ W., and Ujong Seranga E. ^ N., and has a depth
of 2^ fathoms.
There is also anchorage in 18 or 10 fathoms, about 2 miles off shore,
with the houses of Susu bearing N.E. by E.
Mungin.—At about 8 miles south-eastward of Susu, on the south side of
North Telok Pau point, a blufE having arroon trees, there is a place named
Mungin, off which there is anchorage in 9 fathoms, inside a rocky shoal
of 2 fathom.s, lying about 1 ^ miles south-west from the point. Off North
Telok Pau point is another shoal which usually breaks, with a passage of
10 fathoms inside of it.
Labuan Hadji, about half-way between Mungin and Mukkie, is also an
anchoring place for vessels shipping pepper ; there is a sandbank and other
dangers fronting it, also several isolated coral heads, extending 11 or 12
miles off shore.
MUEEIE
is a small place, where coasting vessels stop at times to
trade.* Between cape Felix and Mukkie, a vessel should not shoal less than
27 fathoms water, as there are several dangerous shoals within this depth
also many shoals beyond this depth, some of which are also dangerous.
Shoals.—There are two shoals off the entrance to Mukkie, the northern
one. Gar Bua with 3 fathoms, or less, lies with Ujong Alloa Lang, the
* See plan of Mukkie, on Admiralty chart, No. 2,760 ; gcale, m = 1 inch.