SERIES III.—Elevations on the Kymore Hills. March, 1848.
| No. of Obs. | Name of Locality | Elevation Feet |
|
2 9 1 1 9 |
Roump Shahgunj Amoee Goorawul Mirzapore (on the Ganges) |
1090 1102 818 905 362 |
SERIES IV.—Elevations near Dorjiling. 1848 to 1850.
| Number of Obs. | Name of Locality | Elevation Feet |
|
9 110 104 99 93 37 ———— Sum 452 ======= 27 84 37 7 83 74 95 18 ———— Sum 434 ======= 103 16 38 25 2 2 7 1 12 2 5 8 4 4 1 13 13 2 2 13 1 4 8 |
Jillapahar (Mr. Hodgson’s house) sunrise 9.50 p.m. noon 2.40 p.m. 4 p.m. sunset Ditto by Monthly observations. January February March April July August September October The Dale (Mr. Muller’s) by trigonometry Superintendent’s house by trigonometry Colinton (Mr. Muller’s) Leebong by trigonometry Summit of Jillapahar Smith’s hotel Monastery hill below the Dale The Dale by barometer Monastery hill by trigonometry Ging (measured from Dale) Guard-house at Great Rungeet Bed of Great Rungeet at cane-bridge Guard-house at Little Rungeet Sinchul top by trigonometry Saddle of road over shoulder of Sinchul Senadah (Pacheem) bungalow Pacheem village Kursiong bungalow Punkabaree Rungniok village Tonglo, summit by trigonometry Tonglo, Saddle below summit Tonglo, Rocks on ascent of Sourse of Balasun Source of Balasun by Dorjiling Goong ridge |
7301 7443 7457 7477 7447 7447 ————— Mean 7429 ========= 7400 7445 7517 7582 7412 7421 7454 7351 ————— Mean 7448 ========= B. 6957 6952 B. 6932 6932 B. 7179 B. 5993 [[435]]6021 B. 7896 6872 B. 214·1 6952 ————— 7166 7165·3 ========= B. 5156 B. 1864 818 1672 8655 8607 7412 7258 3855 B. 4813 1815 B. 4565 B. 10·078 10·079·4 B. 10·008 B. 8148 7436 7451 7441 |
[435] To summit of chimney, which may be assumed to be 30 feet above where the barometer was hung.
SERIES V.—Elevations in East Nepal, October to December, 1848.
| Number of Obs. | Name of Locality | By Calcutta Barom. | By Dorjiling Barom. |
|
1 7 7 5 2 1 3 8 3 5 4 4 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 2 8 3 3 3 2 2 10 6 1 1 4 2 2 9 1 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 4 1 4 3 1 8 1 3 4 7 2 4 1 |
Source of Myong river Myong valley, camp in Myong valley Purmiokzong Shoulder of Nanki Shepherd’s huts on do. Summit of Nanki Camp on Nanki Jummanoo Sulloobong Bheti village Sakkiazong village Camp on ridge of mountain Peak on Sakkiazong Makarumbi Pemmi river Tambur river at junction with Pemmi Camp on Tambur, Nov. 13 Camp on Tambur, Nov. 14 Chintam village Mywa Guola Tambur river, Nov. 18 Tambur river, Nov. 19 Taptiatok village Loontoong village Tambur river, Nov. 23 Wallanchoon village Tuquoroma Wallanchoon pass Foot of pass-road Yangma Guola Base of great moraine Top of moraine above ditto Yangma village camp Lake bed in valley Upper ditto (Pabuk) Yangma valley camp, Dec. 2 Kambachen pass Camp below ditto Kambachen village Camp in valley Choonjerma pass Camp below ditto Yalloong river-terrace Camp side of valley Yankutang village Saddle of road south of Khabili Khabang village Spur of Sidingbah, crossed Nov. 10 Yangyading village Sablakoo Iwa river, Dec. 12 Iwa river, Dec. 13 Singaleh, camp on Islumbo pass |
(feet) 4,798 4,345 3,801 4,507 7,216 8,999 9,994 9,315 4,320 5,244 4,683 5,804 8,315 9,356 5,444 2,149 1,289 1,418 1,600 3,404 2,079 2,515 3,113 4,207 5,615 8,066 10,384 12,889 B. 16,764 13,501 9,236 12,098 B. 679 B. 13,516 15,186 B. 16,038 10,997 B. 15,770 11,643 11,378 11,454 B. 15,259 13,289 10,449 10,080 5,530 5,746 5,495 6,057 4,082 4,735 3,747 6,134 9,263 10,388 |
(feet) 4,345 3,763 4,535 10,045 9,324 4,404 5,311 5,847 8,391 9,289 5,525 2,262 1,487 1,496 2,185 2,574 3,289 4,359 5,738 8,096 10,389 12,999 16,748 13,518 9,322 12,199 13,488 11,001 11,611 11,514 13,287 10,035 5,598 5,515 5,980 4,145 4,718 3,818 6,184 9,328 |
| Number of Obs. | Name of Locality | By Calcutta Barom. | By Dorjiling Barom. |
|
4 6 5 6 6 7 8 1 1 6 1 5 1 1 10 9 1 9 1 22 7 15 7 21 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 1 6 |
Kulhait valley, camp in Lingcham village Bed of Great Rungeet, December 20 Lingdam village, December 21 Nampok village Bhomsong Mainom top Neon-gong Goompa Pass from Teesta to Rungeet Lingdam village Great Rungeet below Tassiding Tassiding temples Sunnook, camp on Bed of Ratong Pemiongchi temple Camp at Pemiongchi village Tchonpong village Bed of Rungbi river Camp on Ratong river Doobdi Goompa Yoksun Dumpook Buckim Mon Lepcha top Jongri Ratong below Mon Lepcha Ratong below Yoksun Catsuperri lake Catsuperri temple Tengling village Rungbee river bed Changachelling temple Kulhait river Saddle of Hee hill Camp on Hee hill |
(feet) 6,406 4,892 1,805 5,552 4,354 1,556 Tr. 10,702 5,225 6,824 5,349 2,030 4,840 3,955 2,481 7,083 6,551 4,952 3,165 3,100 6,493 5,600 6,646 8,625 13,090 B. 13,170 7,069 3,729 6,068 6,493 5,295 3,230 6,805 3,075 7,289 6,609 |
(feet) 6,374 4,848 1,874 5,556 4,501 1,533 B. 10,613 5,401 4,018 6,616 5,003 3,242 6,451 5,635 6,710 8,693 13,045 13,184 7,217 3,851 6,009 6,476 5,219 3,350 6,850 3,243 6,744 |
SERIES VII.—Elevations in the Sikkim Terai and Plains of India,
Gangetic Delta and Jheels.
| Number of Obs. | Name of Locality | Elevation Feet |
|
3 12 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 6 43 24 12 13 54 33 13 4 3 5 |
Siligoree Bungalow Titalya Sahibgunj (west of Titalya) Bhatgong Thakya-gunj Bhojepore Rummai Rangamally Belakoba Mela-meli Kishengunj Mahanuddy river between Kishengunj and Maldah Mahanuddy river between Maldah and Rampore Bauleah Rampore (Mr. Bell’s) Dacca (Mr. Atherton’s) Jheels, Dacca to Pundua Megna river (June 1st-6th Soormah (June 9th) Pundua (June 10th and 11th) Pundua (Sept. 7th) Pundua (Nov. 16th and 17th) |
302 326 231 225 284 404 293 262 368 337 131 153 98 130 72 *– ·003 + ·008 + ·048 + ·018 – ·016 – 0·66 |