316 ON MINES AND MINERS IN KINTA, PERAK. 
Custom BELow IpoH. 
8 penjuru = 1 kharong delapan. 
Képing.—A slab of tin; also a customary weight. Metallic 
tin weights are :— 
10 kati of tin = 1 ringgit temah. 
Ampat ringgit (timah) karong suku $3.75 = 1 képing. 
8 keping = 1 bhara. 
This kati should be equal to the weight of thirty dol- 
ars. 
Kélian.—A mine. It is noticeable that the Sakais call a 
: mine simply parit. 
Kong.—Chinese expression equal to the Malay tangloh. 
Kulit akar.—The upper two or three inches of mould imme- 
diately above the tanah pad. 
Lampan.—A process of getting tin ore by sluicing in the 
bed of a mountain stream or in situations 
in the hills where water can be obtained. 
Léris.—To mine on the hills. 
Lombong.—A term used of a large excavation, a Chinese 
mine. 
Ludang.—A small shallow excavation (Malay) which can 
~ be baled with a penimba chuak. 
Me-malong.—The process of cleaning the ores in the long 
palong ( sluice-box. ) 
Mdsak.—To smelt. 
Mélanda.—To wash drift or sand from a river bed in a du- 
lang. There is in Kinta a saying or proverb 
connected with this process. It is said of a 
person who takes his wages every day as he 
earns it, or sells his produce as quickly as 
possible. “Rupa orang mé-landa, dia handak 
makan hari itu juga.” 
Meraga batu.—To lift the stones out of the race with a 
basket. ) 
