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oreground. p.73Fig. 7. Women's head-dresses--the two outer, Lepcha girls; the twoinner, Tibetan women. p.86Fig. 8. Tibet marmot. Sketched by J. E. Winterbottom, Esq. p.93Fig. 9. Lachoong valley (looking south), larch tree in theforeground. p.103Fig. 10. Conical ancient moraines in the Lachoong valley, with Abiesbrunoniana and smithiana. p.104Fig. 11. Head and legs of Tibet marmot. Sketched by J. E.Winterbottom, Esq. p.106Fig. 12. Block of gneiss with granite bands, on the Kinchinjhowglacier. p.135Fig. 13. Summit of forked Donkia mountain, with Goa antelopes in theforeground; from 17,500 feet elevation. p.139Fig. 14. View of the eastern top of Kinchinjhow, and Tibet in thedistance, with wild sheep in the foreground; from an elevation of18,000 feet. p.140Fig. 15. Head of Chiru antelope, the unicorn of Tibet. From a sketchby Lieut. H. Maxwell. p.158Fig. 16. A Phud, or Tibetan mendicant. Sketched at Dorjiling by MissColvile. p.187Fig. 17. Tea (brick of), tea-pot, wooden cup,

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... 4 p.m. 86.5 79.5 7.0 .984

31 The Dale,* 6952 ft. 6 a.m. 80.8 78.8 2.0 .962

31 1848 ... 2 p.m. 87.2 79.2 8.0 .976

31 ... ... 6 p.m. 83.7 78.7 5.0 .959

167 ... ... Mean 85.5 79.1 6.4 .973

Dorjiling.--Humidity 0.955 Calcutta 0.818

,, Weight of vapour 6.25 gr. ,, 10.35 gr.

SEPTEMBER

DORJILING

No. of

Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens.

28 Jillapahar, 7430 ft. 9.50 a.m. 60.8 59.3 1.5 .511

23 1848 ... Noon 62.4 60.3 2.1 .528

23 ... ... 2.40 p.m. 62.4 59.6 2.8 .516

21 ... ... 4 p.m. 62.0 59.6 2.4 .516

30 The Dale,* 6952 ft. 6 a.m. 57.4 56.2 1.2 .495

30 1848 ... 2 p.m. 64.9 60.8 4.1 .573

30 ... ... 6 p.m. 60.8 59.0 1.8 .543

185 ... ... Mean 61.5 59.3 2.3 .526

CALCUTTA

No. of

Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens.

28 Jillapahar, 7430 ft. 9.50 a.m. 87.0 78.4 8.6 .952

23 1848 ... Noon 88.5 78.1 10.4 .943

23 ... ... 2.40 p.m. 88.1 77.4 10.7 .922

21 ... ... 4 p.m. 86.9 77.1 9.8 .914

30 The Dale,* 6952 ft. 6 a.m. 80.9 78.3 2.6 .948

30 1848 ... 2 p.m. 88.8 77.4 11.4 .923

30 ... ... 6 p.m. 84.7 76.6 8.1 .899

185 ... ... Mean 86.4 77.6 8.8 .929

Dorjiling.--Humidity 0.932 Calcutta 0.760

,, Weight of vapour 5.72 gr. ,, 9.88 gr.

OCTOBER

DORJILING

No. of

Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens.

6 Jillapahar, 7430 ft. Noon 55.9 55.3 0.6 .446

6 1848 ... 2.40 p.m. 55.7 54.9 0.8 .440

6 ... ... 4 p.m. 55.6 54.9 0.7 .441

4 Goong. 7436 ft. Misc. 48.3 48.3 0.0 .352

8 ditto 7441 ft. ditto 51.2 50.2 1.0 .376

8 The Dale* 6952 ft. 6 a.m. 55.2 52.7 2.5 .439

17 ... ... 2 p.m. 61.4 56.3 5.1 .497

19 ... ... 6 p.m. 56.9 54.2 2.7 .463

74 ... ... Mean 55.0 53.4 1.7 .432

CALCUTTA

No. of

Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens.

6 Jillapahar, 7430 ft. Noon 84.4 75.3 9.1 .863

6 1848 ... 2.40 p.m. 86.0 73.3 12.7 .808

6 ... ... 4 p.m. 85.2 74.4 10.8 .837

4 Goong. 7436 ft. Misc. 81.2 73.7 7.5 .819

8 ditto 7441 ft. ditto 80.7 66.9 13.8 .657

8 The Dale* 6952 ft. 6 a.m. 76.1 74.2 1.9 .834

17 ... ... 2 p.m. 87.0 71.2 15.8 .756

19 ... ... 6 p.m. 82.8 73.9 8.9 .824

74 ... ... Mean 82.9 72.9 10.1 .800

Dorjiling.--Humidity 0.950 Calcutta 0.658

,, Weight of vapour 4.74 gr. ,, 8.55 gr.

NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER

DORJILING

No. of

Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens.

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