SAILYNTER WATERFALL SINKS

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Water sinks in the base of a 100 m wide collapse doline (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss) or closed depression rimmed by cliffs exposing Lakadong Sandstone is not only characterised by water sinking into boulders … where limestone underlies the sandstone but also was interpreted to represent not really a cave (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss) because the penetrable entrances to the obviously existing conduits in the underlying Lakadong Limestone were not instantly found. ETYMOLOGY: The meaning and origin of the recorded Sailynter Waterfall (Sailynter River) escaped the attention of Mark W. Brown 2002.02.22 Mss) but looks a lot like a corrupted -Kshaid Lynter- which combines rather the Khasi word -ka kshaid- or a waterfall (note 2) than -u sai- or a thread (note 1) with -ka lynter-, a length, an extent (note 3). SITUATION: At an unspcified location in an unidentified setting about 500 m in a direct line approximately south-west from the Inspection Bungalow at Umlingsha (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss) r, more liekly, Umlynsha (note 4).APPROACH: From the bridge (N25°12'28-: E92°15'46-) near the Inspection Bungalow in Umlingsha (), follow a river downstream until a 20 m waterfall is reached: A ladder descent can be made here, or the opposite [south?] side of the bowl (S) can be scrambled down (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss). CAVE DESCRIPTION: A collapse doline with water sinking into boulders in the base, the base of the doline is the point where limestone underlies the sandstone. Most of the bowl rimmed by sandstone cliffs (bowl ca. 100 m Ø). Numerous crawls between boulders and small rifts at the cliff base are choked with sandstone boulders and or logs. Not really a cave (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss).Water sinks in the base of a 100 m wide collapse doline (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss) or closed depression rimmed by cliffs exposing Lakadong Sandstone is not only characterised by water sinking into boulders … where limestone underlies the sandstone but also was interpreted to represent not really a cave (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss) because the penetrable entrances to the obviously existing conduits in the underlying Lakadong Limestone were not instantly found. ETYMOLOGY: The meaning and origin of the recorded Sailynter Waterfall (Sailynter River) escaped the attention of Mark W. Brown 2002.02.22 Mss) but looks a lot like a corrupted -Kshaid Lynter- which combines rather the Khasi word -ka kshaid- or a waterfall (note 2) than -u sai- or a thread (note 1) with -ka lynter-, a length, an extent (note 3). SITUATION: At an unspcified location in an unidentified setting about 500 m in a direct line approximately south-west from the Inspection Bungalow at Umlingsha (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss) r, more liekly, Umlynsha (note 4).APPROACH: From the bridge (N25°12'28-: E92°15'46-) near the Inspection Bungalow in Umlingsha (), follow a river downstream until a 20 m waterfall is reached: A ladder descent can be made here, or the opposite [south?] side of the bowl (S) can be scrambled down (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss). CAVE DESCRIPTION: A collapse doline with water sinking into boulders in the base, the base of the doline is the point where limestone underlies the sandstone. Most of the bowl rimmed by sandstone cliffs (bowl ca. 100 m Ø). Numerous crawls between boulders and small rifts at the cliff base are choked with sandstone boulders and or logs. Not really a cave (Brown, M W 2002.02.22 Mss).