132 Despatch from Lieut. H. -Bigge. [No. 110. 



The water from this spring is beautifully clear, and of a temperature 

 of H0| Q in the well, to 11|° in the sand, as determined by most accurate 

 observation, from a first rate thermometer obtained from London, for 

 such purposes : — this was at 3h. 33m. p. m., the temperature of the air being 

 59|° at the time, repeating the observations the next morning at 7. a. m. 

 when the atmosphere was at 43°. I found no difference in the temperature 

 of the water. 



The water when drank appeared to me to contain but very little salt, and 

 flavored rather of sulphur than any thing else ; the spring is a very abun- 

 dant one, and would nearly suffice to turn a water wheel, but is so little 

 elevated above the level rain, that a rise of only two feet would be suf- 

 ficient to swamp it, w T hile from the water marks on the trees, it was ob- 

 vious that the whole was submerged in the rains from 7 to 8 feet. 



The neighbourhood of the spring was every where trodden down by ele- 

 phants, buffaloes, deer, &c. which animals resort there in great numbers 

 to drink the waters, through my own elephant, ponies, &c. refused to 

 taste it ; in the centre of the spring there is a depth of about 1 foot of wa- 

 ter, below which the feet or hand might easily be passed through a thin 

 bed of sand, composed entirely of quartz to a bed of large pebbles of a 

 similar nature, and it was resting the thermometer on the latter bed that 

 the greatest heat 113|° was obtained. 



This spring is situated about 1| or 3| of a mile from the Dhunsiri, but 

 in spite of this, I fear the returns would not be worth any persons while 

 establishing a manufactory of salt, as he must leave the place in May, and 

 could not expect to return till November, which would be the earliest date 

 at which these forests could become habitable after the rains. 



I boiled a large quantity of water, about 2 gallons, till it was reduced to 

 f of a quart, which was afterwards evaporated at Bor Pathor, but not 

 more than a tea-spoon full of salt was obtained, a very poor return, 

 I should suppose, though the salt was to the taste extremely good. 



The morning after I reached this spring, as the distance to Bor Pathor, 

 was but short, Mr. Herring and myself proceeded through the forest, 

 along the banks of the Nambur Nuddie, to visit the other springs, and 

 also the limestone beds, distant by the watch 1| hours, in a S. W. direc- 

 tion. A short w T ay below the springs, in a small stream, running from 

 them, on which the water was pleasantly w T arm. Mr. Herring's dis- 

 covered some trees, which struck us both as being tea, though I am un- 

 certain as to the fact, but have sent specimens of the leaves, flowers, 

 and fruits, through Capt. Vetch, to be examined by Dr. Arnott and Mr. 



