Kuala Lumpur Lama Circa 1880

[Rosli Mohd. Ali]

 

"Kuala Lumpur is a corruption of some earlier but unidentifiable name now forgotten."
because of this, https://mirwanlubis.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/bjhk.jpg?w=487 

https://mirwanlubis.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/pembantaian-masyarakat-mandailing-di-kuala-lumpur-malaysia/ 

http://lembagaadatmandailingmalaysia.weebly.com/kuala-lumpur-siapa-punya.html

In 1816, due to the prospects of Confederation War ensuing in the US, the Brits in Strait

Settlements were pressured to meddle with Peninsular States in order to gain supplies 
of Tin monopoly for caning rations to the armies. 

The US civil war finally took place between 1861-1865, after the lapse of many years.

At the same time, planned wars were instigated in Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan,
and later Pahang. These four territories were then instructed to form a Federation, of the
Malay States, contagious and neighbouring, under the British Authoritative Guidance of
Residents, and Resident General.
Later, they colonised the whole nation, yet forming a much bigger federation.

In 1820/4, John Anderson during his recce, said "Sungei Lumpur" has Tin in abundance,

and only a day trip (by foot) to Pahang border. Some would assume he meant to refer

the area of Sungai Tua, north of Batu Caves, where there is now no trace of it.

Mr Gripper conjectures the name "Sungei Lumpur" persisted down the length of the stream

to its confluence with the Klang River. Thus, Kuala Lumpur was in fact is properly named

as the junction of the Lumpur/Gombak river with the larger Klang River. So they said...

Hikayat or hajat, Gombak river is Muddy, was with rice fields alongside the stream for irrigations.

Tin were at Kampung Batu and the bowed alluvial plains of Ampang where upstream outcrops

of granite and limestone hills brought down rain with the sedimentary minerals to settle at their

respective flat places.

Up North in Kedah or Perlis, Tin can also be found mined deep inside limestone caves!

And up streams in Perak also, had mining at Hill Stations.

So you can see the associations, between the Limestone and granite hills for calcium, marble,
silicates for cement, and stones, and Minerals; such as Tin, Iron, etc. and various ferrous alloys.

Pondering over some  old books, I found an association in the following four images*.

Note*: Not about minerals but our Kuala Lumpur of Old 1880s. 
About this period, the Colonial British decided to move the Capital of Selangor to Kuala Lumpur,
when its Resident, Mr Douglas, was not happy with the "Rajas" hobbled in his administration.

4 Images in Sequence, ending one into an overall Panoramic view, making 5:
(My labelling via this Limited Link on "KL Lama 1880"), or authorised key,
https://picasaweb.google.com/105196744427549655238/6313863842090409457?authkey=Gv1sRgCMeRoPvEp9rlsgE 

(Click the above links, to see the collection at Picasa Web Album, then click download or view,

under "Actions" for each images, for a slightly bigger photos, which are a-third its original sizes.)

Photo 1. 

NB* See the far end of "Gombak Road", the wooden bridge was already there, over the Gombak River. 
On its right were sheds and houses where now the Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad is now located, now Jalan Raja.

The corner is now where the Old Post Office is located. The street turning right is now Jalan Pasar Besar.

The road left at the intersection was Barrack Road (Jalan Tangsi) leading towards Club Road (now Jalan Parlimen).

The path closest at the bottom, was where the Old Railway Track from KL to Kuala Kubu ran.
The Kuala Lumpur Padang was originally a vegetable patch.  

Photo 2.

The road opposite left along Jalan Pasar Besar leading to Lebuh Medan Pasar and a wooden bridge

over the Klang River. There were wooden houses at Medan Pasar Besar, sited alongside the Klang
River for easy waste disposals.

Foreground was where the first railway station shed was built and the Railway Goods Yard behind it.
Further along at the corner near the Jalan Pasar Besar bridge, now located the Agro BanK.

Photo 3

Foreground is the Old KL Railway Goods Yard. The big building near the top left hand corner, with

clean brick facade, I believe, could be the Old Yap Ah Loy's house. He died in 15 April 1885.
A lot of enjoicing people said he built this city, well nothing much to be proud of, I would say.

Photo 4

KL River of Life Scheme of 1880, where river was the main communication route, polling boats.

Foreground is a timber shed for making roof trusses. The path near the river was where the first

railway track was built for the KL to Pengkalan Batu, Klang route, inaugurated on 22 September
1886. Another branch leading towards this direction, was later added. The track for the KL to Kuala Kubu
line, that run behind the Old Selangor Club, now the Jalan Kinabalu overpass.

Across the river where now Pasar Seni is located, looks like there was a Coconut Farm or Nursery.
The background could be of Bukit Petaling, with a path leading to the Pudu mine (?).

KL 1880 Photos 1-4 Merged.

The Panoramic view of Old Kuala Lumpur in 1880.

Background: Bukit Nanas, Weld Hill and Bukit Petaling.

Enjoice!!
ie.,to enjoy whilst rejoicing....

(using false joy to talk someone into sharing an undesirable task;
to entrap somebody by the appearance of joy, 

to deceive or trick into difficulty.)

(The government tries to enjoice us into global expansion by claiming dubious victories,
clearly in violation of international law.)

1MDB - Satu Malaysia Demi Bersama - (enjoi dulu....biarkan yang kemudian-nya merana...)

Ha,ha....enjoy....

Selamat Maju Jaya.

Salam Syawal

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