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64 MALACCA STRAIT.—MALAY COAST. [cii.u-. i.
SLINGSING BAY lies at the entrance lo Sungi Sengar Besar, on
which is Port Weld. Slingsing river also leads to Port \Yeld, bnt by a
very ciriiuitous route.
The bay lias about 7 feet water in the channel of Sliugsing river, but a
bar of 4 feet, mud, sand and shells, comparalively hard, and 3^ miles wide,
lies seaward of it.
Tanjong Pasir, the northern point of the bay, may be I'ecognised
by the sandy beaches lying on the north and south sides of the point, the
only sand in the neighbourhood. There is also a fishing village on it.
The coast from the point, southward to Tanjong Krong, is mangrove
jungle, covered for some distance inland at high-water springs.
Tides.—It it high water, full and change, in Slingsing bay at Ih. 58m.,
and at port Weld at 2h. 26m. ; springs rise 8 feet, neaps 6 feet.
At 2 miles off Tanjong Krong the flood runs S.E. and the ebb N.W., at
the rate of 1^ miles an hour.
PORT WELD or SAPETANG is distant 5 miles from the
entrance to Sungi Sengar Besar, at its junction with Sapetang chamiel
leading from Larut river ; a somewhat longer route from the fca, to be
described hereafter.
The town, the future port of Larut, is building on the point forming
the south side of entrance to little Sapetang river. A wharf, 400 feet long,
with a depth of 10 feet alongside at low water, is in course of construction ;
and a railway is nearly completed (1885) to Thaipeng.
Sungi Sengar Besar—Directions.—Approaching Port Weld
by Sungi Sengar Besar, and having crossed the bar which has 4 feet
at low water, and 12 feet at high water springs, no difficulty will be
found in navigating to Pulo Sapetang, situated half a mile below Port
Weld, the depths to which are not less than 12 feet at low water. This
island is nearly connected at low water to the shore westward of it ; the
channel therefore is northward of that island, from whence port Weld will
be seen south-eastward of it. Immediately eastward of Pulo Sapetang the
river is barred by a bank having only 2 to 4 feet at low water, which must
be crossed to reach the wharf ; it is intended to dredge a ciiannel over
this bank. The best water will be found by keeping close down the east
side of Pulo Sapetang until abreast its centre, when steer across for the
wharf. The depth in the river ofE the wharf is from 3 to 4 fathoms.
LARUT RIVER.—The entrance of this river lies about 4 mileS
southward of Sungi Sengar Besar. It is neatly 2 miles wide between
Tanjong Krong and Tanjong Burong, but nearly filled by mud fliits
which dry at low water. A bar nearly two miles in length, with a depth