UMJRI, Lumshnong (Krem)
25.183300,92.366700
Description
An unidentified "cave" (Spindro Dkhar 1996 personal communication). IDENTITY: Unknown -- possibly the same as the so-called –>Tom Cave (±120 m 25°10'57”N: 092°22'01”E). ETYMOLOGY: No specific cave name has been identified for this cave called after a certain "Umjri" or »Rubber Stream [of water]« (note 1). SITUATION: Unknown. An estimated 1.5 km from Lumshnong village, at the cliff west of where the "hat" (market) was held in around 1990 (without GPS position) and in the vicinity of Krem –>Thangshrieh. PROSPECTS: There are lots of comparatively »short caves« of unknown size in this series of cliffs, which had been visited by Spindro Dkhar and Brian D. Kharpran Daly. This area needs revisiting with a knowledgeable »Jaintia« (Synteng Khasi) speaking guide (Jarratt 2000.03.15 personal correspondence).
NOTE 1: "ka jri" (Khasi; noun), »the India rubber; the caoutchouc« (SINGH, N 1906: 105); »caoutchouc; rubber juice« (SINGH, N 1920: 59, 446); »rubber« (BLAH, E 2007: 258). "ka dieng jri" (Khasi; noun) »the Ficus elastica or Ficus Indicus trees« (MOHRMEN, H H 2012.07.30); »a rubber tree« (GURDON, P R T 1906: 116); »the rubber plant« (SINGH, N 1920: 446). "ka [dieng] jri-sim" (Khasi; noun) »a Banian tree« (SINGH, N 1906: 105; SINGH, N 1920: 36). Botanically: Ficus indica or F. bengalensis (Linnæus), "bar" or "bargat" (Hindi)."ba jriang" / "ba jréng" (Khasi; adjective) »nicely (dressed up); handsomely« (SINGH, N 1906: 105)."ka jáiñ jri" (Khasi; noun) »a waterproof sheet or cloak« (SINGH, N 1906: 97); »the water-proof« (SINGH, N 1920: 586), literally: a rubber cloth. "oh jri" (Khasi; verb) »to tap an Indian rubber tree« (SINGH, N 1906: 146). – – – – – »… The goodly bole being got To certain cubits' height, from every side The boughs decline, which, taking root afresh, Spring up new boles, and these spring new, and newer, Till the whole tree becomes a porticus, Or arches arbour, able to receive A numerous troop« (Ben Johnson 1624: Neptun's Triumph). – – – – – »First and foremost, there is a fig-tree there [in India] which beareth very small and slender figges. The propertie of this Tree, is to plant and set it selfe without mans helpe. For it spreadeth out with mightie arms, and the lowest water-boughes underneath, do bend so downeward to the very earth that they touch it againe, and lie upon it; whereby, within one years space they will take fast root in the ground, and put foorth a new Spring round about the Mother-tree: so as these branches, thus growing, seems like a traile or border or arbours most curiously and artificially made …« (Plinius Secundus a.k.a. "Pliny the elder" circa 77-79 AD: Histroria naturalis).
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | PATI (Synrang) | ||
| 0.0 | WAH U LOH (Krem) | ||
| 0.1 | YORKSHIRE POT | ||
| 0.1 | TOM CAVE, including Yorkshire Pot | ||
| 0.1 | AA CAVE (Jarratt 2000.02.22) | ||
| 0.3 | SHYNRANG THLOO, 1st (Krem) | ||
| 0.5 | DNGIEM, Mutang (Krem) | ||
| 0.5 | MUTANG (Cave near) | ||
| 0.5 | MUTANG COAL MINE CAVE |