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... villages built distant from road - Country formerly lacustrine - Shelter for the night - Heavy rain - A shower - bath in bed - Elephants crossing steep hills - Wild animals - Reach the Meh Nium- Karen pigs Remains of a lake - bottom ...
... villages built distant from road - Country formerly lacustrine - Shelter for the night - Heavy rain - A shower - bath in bed - Elephants crossing steep hills - Wild animals - Reach the Meh Nium- Karen pigs Remains of a lake - bottom ...
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... village without permission - Surveying under difficulties — The little elephant's fun - The Meh Wung and Meh Ping ... villages - An intelligent prince - Best direction for railway - Purchase an ox for food- An ancient lake - Leave Pa Pow ...
... village without permission - Surveying under difficulties — The little elephant's fun - The Meh Wung and Meh Ping ... villages - An intelligent prince - Best direction for railway - Purchase an ox for food- An ancient lake - Leave Pa Pow ...
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... village of Quanta , which is situated about eleven miles from Shoaygoon , Dr Cushing called to me to hold my nose , the Karens , to propitiate the nats ( demons , gnomes , and fairies ) of the vicinity , had sacrificed a dog to them ...
... village of Quanta , which is situated about eleven miles from Shoaygoon , Dr Cushing called to me to hold my nose , the Karens , to propitiate the nats ( demons , gnomes , and fairies ) of the vicinity , had sacrificed a dog to them ...
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... village , and was an egregious blockhead and an egotistical bumpkin , he was eminently good - natured , and bore no malice when plagued , as he frequently was , by our Madras boys . Loogalay , or Moung Loogalay , as he liked to be ...
... village , and was an egregious blockhead and an egotistical bumpkin , he was eminently good - natured , and bore no malice when plagued , as he frequently was , by our Madras boys . Loogalay , or Moung Loogalay , as he liked to be ...
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... village in a rice - plain over half a mile in breadth . To the east of the plain amongst the forest appeared many isolated hills and knolls , backed up by a boldly defined peaked range of hills , the Dana Toung , distant about fifteen ...
... village in a rice - plain over half a mile in breadth . To the east of the plain amongst the forest appeared many isolated hills and knolls , backed up by a boldly defined peaked range of hills , the Dana Toung , distant about fifteen ...
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amongst bamboo Ban Meh Bangkok bank Bhamo boys breakfast Buddh Burmah Burmese Shans camp caravan chief China Chinese Chow Hluang cotton crest crossed the Meh distance Dr Cushing Dr M'Gilvary east elephants feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah Huay inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung La-hu Lakon Laos Lapoon Lawa leaving Loi Soo Tayp Loogalay Luang Prabang mahout Maing Loongyee Maulmain Meh Khoke Meh Kong Meh Laik Meh Low Meh Nium Meh Ping Meh Wung miles from Hlineboay missionaries monastery Moné morning Moung Muang Haut Ngor night Nong pagoda passed Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river sandstone Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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