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ON THE BOILING-POINT THERMOMETER. 



Appendix J. 



observations of the boiling-point at my camp, and added the height 

 of my camp, either from the boiling-point observations there, or by 

 barometer, but I thought it better to select the most independent 

 method of observation, and to make the level of the sea at Calcutta 

 the only datum for a lower station. 



Seeies I. — Slkkim Observations. 



Place. 



Month. 



Elev. by Barom. 

 or Trigouom. 



Tern. 

 B. P. 



Air. 

 56-3 



Elevati'ou. 

 by B. P. 



904 ft. 



Error. 



Great Rungeet river . 



Feb. 



B. 818 ft. 



210-7 



+ 86 ft. 



Bhomsong . . • • 



Dec. 



1,544 



210-2 



580 



1,321 



— 223 



Guard House, Gt. Rungeet 



April 



1,864 



208-1 



72-7 



2,049 



+ 185 



Choongtam 



Aug. 



5,268 



202-6 



650 



5,175 



— 93 



Dengha . • • 



Aug. 



6,368 • 



200-6 



68-0 



6,246 



— 122 



Mr. Muller's (Dorjiling) 



Feb. 



Tr. 6,925 



199-4 



41-3 



7,122 



+ 197 



Dr. Campbell's (do.) . . 



April 



6,932 



200-1 



59-5 



6,745 



— 187 



Mr. Hodgson's (do.) . 



Feb. 



B. 7,429 



199-4 



47-6 



7,318 



— Ill 



Sinchul ... • • 



Jan. 



Tr. 8,607 



197-0 



41-7 



8,529 



— 78 



Laclioong .... 



Aug. 



B. 8,712 



196-4 



54-6 



8,777 



+ 65 



Lamteng . • • 



Aug. 



8,884 



196-3 



77-0 



8,937 



+ 53 



Zerau Sarndong . 



July 



8,976 



196-1 



58-6 



8,916 



— 60 



Mainom . . . . 



Dec. 



Tr. 10,702 



193-4 



38-0 



10,516 



— 186 



Junction of Zeniu & Thlonok 



July 



B. 10,846 



193-6 



52-0 



10,872 



+ 26 



Tallum .... 



July 



11,482 



191-8 



54-6 



11,451 



— 31 



Yeumtong . . . . 



Sept. 



11.919 



191-3 



52-2 



11,887 



— 32 



Zemu river 



June 



12,070 



190-4 



48-5 



12,139 



+ 69 



Tungu ... . . 



J July 1 

 1 &Oct. j 



12,751 



189-7 



43-4 



12,696 



— 55 



Jongri .... 



Jan. 



13,194 



1888 



26-0 



13,151 



— 43 



Zemu river . . . . 



June 



13,281 



188-5 



470 



13,360 



+ 79 



Lachee-pia 



Aug. 



15,262 



186-0 



42-8 



14,912 



— 350 



Momay ... . . 



Sept. 



15,362 



186-1 



48-6 



14,960 



— 402 



Palung * 



Oct. 



15,620 



185-4 



45-8 



15,437 



— 183 



Kongra Lama . . . 



July 



15,694 



184-1 



41-5 



16,041 



+ 347 



Snow-bed above Yeumtong 



Sept. 



15,985 



184-6 



44-5 



15,816 



— 169 



Tunkra pass 



Aug. 



16,083 



164-1 



39-0 



16,137 



+ 54 



Yeumtso . . . 



Oct. 



16,808 



183-1 



15-0 



16,279 



— 529 



Doukia .... 



Sept. 



16,978 



182-4 



41-0 



17,049 



+ 71 



Mountain above Momay 



Sept. 



17,394 



181-9 



47-8 



17,470 



+ 76 



Sebolah pass 



Sept. 



17,585 



181-9 



46-5 



17,517 



— 68 



Kinchinjhow . . . . 



Sept. 



17,624 



181-0 



47-5 



18,026 



+ 402 



Donkia Mountain 



Sept. 



18,510 



180-6 



37-1 



18,143 



— 367 



Ditto .... 



Sept. 



18,307 



179-9 



38-8 



18,597 



+ 290 



Bhomtso .... 



Oct. 



18,450 



181-2 



52-0 



18,305 



— 145 



Donkia pass . . . . 



Sept. 



18,466 



181-2 



45-5 



17,866 



— 600 





Mean 









— 58 



