Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1878-08-01)

ybg </u No 21. > Singapore.

                                             August 1st 1878.

Dear Professor Ward: Sept 20

    Well I am not off yet owing

to the irregularities of the Borneo Steamers at all times. Since my last letter I have made an important change in my plan. </u At last > I have met a man from Borneo who has given me much </s paototing > ^reliable^ information. He is an Englishman, has lived 15 years in Borneo & seems to tell the truth. He says I will be </u sure > to get Orangs on the Sadong River, and </u certain > to get as many Proboscis monkeys as I want without fail and without too much trouble on a branch of the Sadong River a little higher up. He has shot between 15 & 20 orangs on the Sadong and is positive that by my going for them & devoting myself to their capture I can get a dozen or fifteen within 2 or 3 months. He told me of places where I can live, told me how to go, & gave me a little sketch of the country which I must copy & send to you. This lay seemed so certain, so free from Governmental obstacles such as I might have encountered at Puntianae that after thoroughly canvassing the matter & thinking over it I determined to go to Sarawak forthwith, i.e. as soon as the S. S." Rajah Brooke" goes, which will be about tomorrow I think. Dr Horton, the Borneo man, is also going over then & he promises to "put me in the way" of many things.

    I am going over prepared to make

a big haul of alcoholics and shall