The men are good boat-builders, and they make a regular trade of it and seem to be very well off.
After five days at Kaioa we continued our journey, and soon got among the narrow straits and islands which lead down to the town of Batchian.
In the evening we stayed at a settlement of Galela men.

These are natives of a district in the extreme north of Gilolo, and are great wanderers over this part of the Archipelago.

They build large and roomy praus with outriggers, and settle on any coast or island they take a fancy for.

They hunt deer and wild pig, drying the meat; they catch turtle and tripang; they cut down the forest and plant rice or maize, and are altogether remarkably energetic and industrious.

They are very line people, of light complexion, tall, and with Papuan features, coming nearer to the drawings and descriptions of the true Polynesians of Tahiti and Owyhee than any I have seen.
During this voyage I had several times had an opportunity of seeing my men get fire by friction.