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CHAP. I.] MERDU POINT.—TELOK SAMOI. 21
12 fathoms in approaching it. A reef with patches of 6 feet oxteuds one
mile VV. by N. f N., with a depth of 4 fathoms close to its edge.
At about 2i miles eastward of Goma-Goma point a belt of high casuarina
trees commences and continues nearly as far as Telok Samoi, which is
distant 13 miles from Goma-Goma point.
KraUg Guku is a village near a creek situated 5 miles to the eastward
of Goma-Goma point. There is good anchorage westward of the
village in 10 fathoms, mud, and deptlis of '!• fathoms close to the breakers.
TELOK SAMOI is situated in a bay about 20 miles to the. westward
of Diamond point and contains about sixty huts, and a mud fort
having a few old guns.* The village in which the Rajah's flag is hoisted is
on the south side of Telok Samoi creek, the entrance of which is dry at
low water. Telok Samoi may easily be recognised after a first visit
by a remarkable ridge of hills at about 2 miles West of the village, which
is 4 miles long, and from SCO to 500 feet high ; these hills are cleared of
trees and the light green grass renders them distinguishable. Telok
Samoi point is marked by a clump of tall casuarina trees ; there is a pier
abreast the village.
Entering the bay from the north-west the shore may be approached to
any convenient disfance, as there are soundings of 7 and 10 fatlioms within
100 yards of the beach. There is good holding ground in 10 fathoms, stifi'
blue mud, about half a mile from the north-western shore i>f the bay ; but
the anchorage is exposed during the north-east monsoon and there is no
shelter from the sea breeze ; there is shelter for small coasting craft inside
the spit.
Supplies.—Water and provisions may be obtained at Telok Samoi.
For trade, see Oleh-leh page 17.
Coast Banks.—The coast from Telok Samoi extends in an E.N.E.
direction for 20 miles to Diamond point ; the intervening coast is low, flat
covered with trees and skirted by a shoal bank on which at about mid-
way, depths of 3 fathoms will be obtained at 2 miles from the shore.
A patch of 10 feet lies just with the edge of this bank, with Kerloy
river entrance bearing S. by W. J W., distant 2 miles. A patch of 5
fathoms lies 2J miles N. by W. ^ W. of this position, and a patch, the
depth of which is not given, lies W. by N., distant 3 J miles from the same
position.
Several streams fall into the sea between Telok Samoi and Diamond
point, the bars of which are passable only by very small craft.
_ Karang Timan, which dries 5 feet and is steep-to, lies with
Diamond point bearing E. \ S. distant 4 miles.
* H.M.S. Nassau, 1872,