The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

published - 'Report of the Survey Operations in the Naga Hills 1875-1876' by Lt. R.G. Woodthorpe

caption:

Wokha to Lakhuti; earthquake

medium:

tours

person:

Butler Tulloch Ogle

location:

Diyung R. (Doiang R.) Sanis (Sanigaon) Lakhuti

date:

23.12.1875

production:

person:	Woodthorpe/ R.G.
date:	1875-1876

text:

5. On the 23rd, Captain Butler, Colonel Tulloch, and I, left Wokha, and encamped on the Doiang below Sanigaon. The force with us consisted of the numbers given in the margin, leaving a guard at Wokha whose strength is also shown in the margin. [see below also]

text:

(2 Native officers Naga (1 Inspector
42nd (4 Havildars Hills (2 Head-constables
A.L.I. (6 Naiks Police (17 Constables.
(1 Bugler At Wokha
(58 Sepoys 1 Native Officer
2 Havildars
45 Sepoys

text:

The next day we reached Lakhuti, and I visited the mark which had been put up by Mr. Ogle. In the evening, about 9.20 p.m., we felt a very strong shock of earthquake.

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