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Journal of a trip to Sikh 



[May, 



unhallowed work to dig into the bowels of the earth ! The large lime 

 deposit which I visited six years ago, is also in the Chakoong range. 



Found tree ferns on the Rishi — the first I have seen since I crossed 

 the Rungeet on the way out. 



January 4th. — Descended in a S. West direction to the Rumam 

 river, which we crossed to the Kirmi range over bundles of bamboos 

 laid from rock to rock over a furious current. A little lower down 

 there is a suspension bridge for the rains. From the Rumam, the road 

 runs by the river on the Kirmi side for about 2 miles, and is nearly 

 level; then it ascends to the Goke spur, crosses it at a Mendong, and 

 descends to the little Rungeet opposite the Police Chowkey, which is 

 in our territory, and about 10 miles from Darjeeling via the Vah spur, 

 and Tugvor. I arrived at Darjeeling very tired, and just one month 

 from the day I started. 



Meteorology. Sikim, Dec. 1848. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Place. 



Shade. 



Sun. 



W.B 



Wind, &c. &c. 



Dec. 4. 



5 p. 



M. 



Rungeet Guard house. 



68° 







Calm S. clear. 



* 



6 .. 



.. 



• • . • 



68 





# . 



Ditto Ditto. 





8 .. 



. , 



• • • • 



64 





. . 



Ditto Ditto. 





9 .. 



.. 



.. .. 



64 





. . 



Cloudy. 



* 5 



6 A. 



M. 



• • • • 



58 





, , 



Clear. No dew. 





7 .. 



. . 



• • •• 



59 





> t 



Ditto and Calm. 





8 .. 





Cane bridge. 



64 





. . 



Temp : of river 59°. 





4 P. 



M. 



Selukfoke. 



59 





53 



Heavy frost ; calm. 





5 .. 





• • • • 



54 





50 



Slight air North. 





7 .. 



. . 



• • . • 



54 





. . 



Ditto. 





9 .. 





• • .. 



53 





. . 



Calm. 



* 6 



6 A. 



M. 



. • • . 



51 





. , 



Light breeze. 





10.. 





Peak of Silukfoke. 





70° 



. . 



• • . • 





11.. 



.. 



Namgialachi. 



69 



100 



62 



.. . . 





12.. 



.. 



.. .* 



70 





64 



• * 





5 p. 



M. 



• < . . 



56 





.. 



.. ■• 





2 .. 



. . 



• ■ *■ 



63 





, , 



e. 





6 .. 



.c 



• . . . 



52 





. . 



Moon light ; cloudy. 





7 .. 





. . * . 



52 





. . 



Water boils 201£. 



* 7 



4 A. 



M. 



.. 



44 





.. 



Very heavy dew. 





5 .. 



.. 



.. 



45 





.. 



• • 





8 .. 



.. 



Sundoopchi. 



50 





. . 



Cloudy. 





10.. 



*. 



Lamchook foot of 

















Tendong. 



45 





• . 



Ditto. 





11.. 





Tendong top. 



46 







Ditto. 





4 p. 



M. 



Temi. 



50 





. , 



Gentle breeze N. E. 





8 .. 



.. 



• . . • 



50 





. . 



Water boils at 202. 





10.. 



.. 



• . • • 



50 





, , 



Calm and clear. 



t 8 



5 A. 



M. 



.. 



50 





. . 



Very heavy dew. 





11.. 



.. 



Rungni River. 



66 





. . 



Temp : of stream 61°. 





4 p. 



M. 



Namfok. 



64 





.. 



Water boils 208°. 



* In a small Blanket tent without shade. f Without Black Bulb, 



