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82 MALACCA STRAIT.—MALAY COAST. [chap, i,
extends 2 miles off the mouth of the river, ia steep-to, and shoaling suddenly
from about 15 fathoms to 3 fathoms ; it is usually .marked by fishing stakes.,
Parcelar hill, or Bukit Jugru, on the left bank of th« Jugru
at about 4 miles from the sea, is, when seen from the northward or west-
ward, of an oblong shape doping at both ends, but from the southward it
appears conical. It is thickly wooded, isolated, and the only hill standing
near the sea coast ; it is easily known, and in clear Weather ihay be seen
from a distance of 35 miles, '
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;. Langat village is 7 miles froni the sea by the Jugru branch. Jugru
village, about 5 miles from the sisa, is situated near Parcelar hill, and about
2 miles below Langat. The water is deep off Jugru village, and the granite
faiCC' of Parcelar hill comes close down to the bank. Thereis a policej^tation
and a good landing place. The residency is on the slope of the hill, and
the ;palace of the Sultan of Selangor is on the eastern side of the hill,
with a road leading to it from the landing.
Iiight.—From a wooden framework, with the' upper part •
paiatect
white, erected on south point of entrance to Jugru river,is exhibited a
/ixed white Hght, visible in clear weather from a distance of 4 miles.
JBeaCOnS.—The entrance to the river across the bar is marked by
white beacons on the port hand, and black beacons on the starboard hand.
A police station with a red tiled roof is situated near the lighthouse.
Directions.—The entrance to Jugru river may be recognised by'the
police station and lighthouse on its south entrance point, the bar beacons,
or by Parcelar hill. The latter kept, on a N.E. byvN. beafi'ng leads up to
and between the bar beacons. A depth of 14 feet, hard bottom, was, found'
on the bar at high-water springs, by H.M.S. Fit/, in 1S82.
Within the bar the river is 200 yards Wide, aiid depths of from 3 to 8
fathoms, as far as Parcelar hill, where several branches of the river unite,
and where also there is anchorage. The tides in the river ate strong, and
caution must be taken to avoid snags. Above Parcelar hill the river
appears to be only navigable by steam launches.
'The COAST.—Parcelar point, is situated about 9 miles south-
eastward of Jugru river, and being round and similar to the adjacent coast
is not easily distinguished, but a little eastward of the point there' is a
white beach or patch on the shore, and a similar white patch about
5 miles south-eastward of it. There is a depth of 15 fathoms at about
half a mile off the point.
From Parcelar point the Coast takes an easterly direction for 12' miles to'
Snngi Sepang, which is said to be navigable for craft drawing' 5 feet;
thence in the same direction for 6 miles to Sungi 'Lukut; liheflOef south-'
ward to Tanjong i£amuning, forming between the latter and the point
eastward of Sepanig river a shallow bay 2 miles deep and 7 iniles across.