1849.] 



Journal of a trip to Sikim, 



541 



Date. 



Hour. 



Place. 



Shade. 



Sun. 



W.B 



Wind, &c. &c. 



Dec. 



8 .. .. 



• . • a 



60 







.. 



9 



3 P. M. 



Teesta, Bangsong. 



70 



80 





Water boils at 209*. 





5 .. .. 



.. 



62 







Temp : of river 52°. 





8 . . 



• • •< 



59 







Brilliant night. 



10 



7 A. M. 



.. . . 



57 







Temp : of river 53°. 





3 P. M. 



• • • > 



70 





6** 



Calm. 



11 



2 P. M. 



Kedong. 



58 







Temp : of stream 54°. 





4 .. .. 



• . . . 



56 







Calm. 





5 .. .. 



• • • • 



51 







Water boils 200 J. 





9 .. .. 



.. 



56 







Cloudy and drops of rain. 



12 



6 A. M. 



Kedong. 



52 







.. 





7 .. .. 



• » • • 



52 







.. 





1 P. M. 



Tukbrum. 



60 







Temp : of streamlet 56°. 





6 .'. .. 



• • • • 



57 







Water boils 204°. 





9 .. .. 



.. 



54 







Very cloudy overhead 

 and to the N. 



13 



6 A. M. 



• • * • 



45 



• • 



•• 



Snowed heavily on the 

 mountains during the. 

 night. Bright and clear. 





11.. .. 



Sungdam. 



58 







.. 





3 P. M. 



Kedong. 



59 





* * 



Fine bright forenoon. 



15 



6 P. M. 



Teesta, Bangsong. 



60 



•• 



•• 



Rain all day, now pour- 

 ing heavily, 



16 



1 P. M. 



• • • • 



62 





• • 



Temp: of river 52°. Rain 

 ceased at day light. 

 Ther : 60. Water boils 

 208fths. Fell to 36°. 

 during .the night. 



25 



6 P. M. 



10.. .. 



Upper Namfok, 



45 

 43 









27 



10 P. M, 



Mainomchoo shoulder 



36 





•• 



Fell during the night to 

 24°. Two feet of snow 

 on the ground. 



28 



10 A. M. 

 9 P. M. 



Top of Mainomchoo. 

 Yangang. 



38 

 45 



132 





Fell to 21° during the 

 night ; very hard frost. 

 Temp : of the snow 26.** 

 Water boils at 192|. 



30 



7 A. m. iLingdam. 



40 











9 p. m. jSuneek., 



51 







