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Ten days journey farther north, there is another valley 
named ' Tapre , where they dig borax, and another flill farther, 
called Cioga ; but of this latter I have not marked the fixa- 
tion. Borax is in the Hindoo and Nepalefe languages called 
Soaga. If it be not purified, it will eaiily deliquefce; and in 
order to preferve it any time, till they have an opportunity of 
felling it, the people often mix it with earth and butter. 
In the territory of Mungdnn , fixteen days journey to the north 
of Nepal, there are rich mines of arfenic ; and in various other 
places are found mines of fulphur, as alfo of gold and filver, 
whofe produce is much purer than thofe of the mines of Pegu. 
This is the fubftance of the information obtained from the 
man fent by the Bahadur Shah. If the Gentlemen of the 
Royal Society wifh to fee any of the foil which yields the 
borax, it may be eafily obtained, fince the faid Bahadur Shah, 
who now governs the whole of the province of Nepal, is well 
difpofed towards the Father prefed, and will probably not re- 
fufe him the favour of fending a trufly perfon to gather fome 
of the foil, and to fend it down to Patna. The Father prefedt 
will eafily find an opportunity of fending it thence to London. 
This is what the Father prefed; takes the liberty to mention 
to the Royal Society. He, moreover, tenders his own beft 
fervices, and thofe of the other Italian Capuchins, his brethren 
Miffionaries, if they could communicate any other ufeful in- 
telligence ; they being very defirous to prove their gratitude to 
the Englifh nation, from whom they have received, and are 
ever receiving, many and fingular benefits. 
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