SUBATHU AND KOTGERH, 475 



of the Setlej from the Pabar, Jumna and Tons, and the other great river 

 to the South East. 



The cantonment of Kotgerh is 6634 feet above the sea and the differ- 

 ence of level between it and Subathu is 2,429 feet which answers to a 

 mean decrement of temperature of nearly nine degrees. — The Setlej is dis- 

 tant about four miles in a straight line to the North West running below it 

 about 4000 feet, a steep descent the whole way. The distance from the 

 plains of Hindustan is about fifty miles, and the nearest point of the Hima- 

 laya 25.* 



It enjoys a delightful climate throughout the year. The rains commence 

 about the 20th or 25th of June and continue to the end of September, and 

 sometimes to the middle of October. They occasionally terminate about 

 the 15th or 20th of September and are more heavy and protracted than in 

 the plains. This is followed by what may be called autumn, which lasts 

 all October and for the greater part of November, according to the mildness 

 of the season ; after which winter with all its horrors sets in. The tempera- 

 ture of the rainy season is quite pleasant, often chilly, and when the sun 

 breaks through the clouds rarely rises to 72° in the house, but this degree 

 in a humid atmosphere, where evaporation is checked, feels sometimes 

 *cl.ose. 



During the months of April, May, and June, that period of the year so 

 scorching and oppressive in the plains of Hindustan, the climate is cool 

 and agreeable in the shade, and within doors, a cloth coat rarely feels un- 

 comfortable, but the sun is very hot, and although the mean temperature 

 of the climate at Kotgerh does not exceed that of London by above five 



* Mani-mnjra the nearest town in plain JcveJ, about one mile from the foot of the hills, is not less 

 than 1200 feet above the *ea. 



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