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OLDHAM : THERMAL SPRINGS OF INDIA. 



1'26. Hanuthuwa ... Lat. ; Long. ; Elev. ; Temp. 



East of the Tamor river, and close to it, the water is hot 

 and has a sulphureous smell. 

 127. Nangin ... Lat. ; Long. ; Elev. ; Temp. 



In the zilla of Nangin, at a lolt} r place covered for half the 

 year with snow, and at the spot where a small stream 

 called the Trisul Sunga issues, the watei is said to be very 

 hot. 



Still further east we come into the Sikkirn and Darjiling territories, 

 and here we rind a small group of thermal sources, several of which are 

 remarkable both for the great elevations above sea-level at which the 

 springs emerge, and also for tbe very high temperature of the water. 



128. Mechi 



129. Puklaz 



130. Phug 



131. Yeumtong 



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4. SIKKIM GROUP. 



Lat. 26° 50' ; Long. 8S° 30' ; Elev. ; Temp. 



On the west hank of the River Mechi, about 6 miles above 

 Mechi Gola, within the hills ; deposits iron ; is called 

 Menchu by the Lepchas. — Campbell, quoted by Baird 

 Smith, Jour. Asiat. Soc, Bengal, 1843, 1039. Position 

 approximate. 



Lat. ; Long. ; Elev. ; Temp. 



On the Runjit river, about one day's journey from the 

 monastery of Pemlong ; is called Puklaz Sachu (saehu 

 means. hot spring). The water has a disagreeable smell 

 and deposits a whitish substance; is used medicinally. — 

 Campbell, quoted by Baird Smith, J. A. S. B., 1843, 

 1039. 

 Lat. 27° 11'; Long. 88° 24'; Elev. ; Temp. 



Phug Sachu is also on the east bank of the Runjit river, one 

 day's journey from Pinchang-pung towards the east. Its 

 deposit is also white, and the water fetid. This and Puk- 

 laz , Sachu are both in Sikkirn, three days' journey from 

 Darjiling. — Campbell, quoted by Baird Smith, loc. cit. 

 The position is approximate. 

 Lat. 27° 46'; Long. 88° 43' ; Elev. 11,920; Temp. 112°-5. 



On the Lachong river, Sikkirn. The springs are about a 

 mile below the village ; they are used as baths. Water 

 slightly saline in taste ; sulphuretted hydrogen in bubbles. 

 A cold spring (42° Fahr.) close by. Water contains chlo- 



