VIEW OF LOI KOOK LOI CHANG AT 1.3 P.M. 14TH MARCH, 152 . VIEW UP THE MEH KHOKE FROM THE SALA AT KIANG HAI, 178 VIEW OF LOI PONG PRA BAT AT 11.11 A.M. 18TH MARCH, VIEW OF THE VALLEY OF THE MEH CHUN AT 3.57 P.M. 19TH 182 VIEW OF LOI CHANG NGO AT 4.49 P.M. 20TH MARCH, PHYA IN OR INDRA, VIEW OF HILLS EAST OF THE MEH KONG RIVER, 192 THE GREAT BEND OF THE MEH KONG FROM KIANG HSEN, VIEW OF HILLS WEST OF KIANG HSEN PLAIN FROM PAGODA ROCKET-STICK OF BAMBOO, FORMED INTO A WHISTLE AT THE TOP, 219 PHYA NYAK, THE KING OF SERPENTS AND DRAGONS, PHYA KHRUT OR GARUDA, THE KING OF EAGLES, ILLUSTRATIONS. VIEW OF THE HILLS TO THE NORTH-EAST OF ZIMMÉ FROM PEN XXXV VIEW OF THE HEAD OF THE BASIN OF THE MEH WUNG, VIEW OF THE KYOO HOO LOW AND HILLS EAST OF MEH WUNG, 307 308 309 310 310 322 VIEW OF LOI CHAUM HAUT, 323 HILLS TO THE NORTH OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN FROM THE MEH TENG, 327 VIEW OF LOI KIANG DOW FROM THE MEH TENG, 328 VIEW OF HILLS NORTH-WEST OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN FROM THE VIEW UP THE VALLEY OF THE MEH PING FROM MUANG NGAI,. JUNCTION OF THE MEH FANG AND MEH KHOKE VALLEYS, 356 VIEW UP THE MEH FANG VALLEY FROM BAN MEH HANG, 358 VIEW ACROSS MUANG KEN AND THE VALLEY OF THE MEH PING, 367 HILLS WEST OF THE MEH PING AT 11.55 A.M. 23D MAY, 368 VIEW OF HILLS WEST OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN AT 4.24 P.M. 23D SKETCH AT 188 MILES FROM BAN PAH YANG neur, SKETCH AT 1963 MILES FROM BAN MEH NYAH,. A THOUSAND MILES ON AN ELEPHANT IN THE SHAN STATES. CHAPTER I. DR CUSHING'S ARRIVAL-A-HENG-LEAVE SHOAYGOON-GOLD AND SILVER CARRIED-FLOOD OF 1877-A BAD DRIVER-DOG OFFERED TO DEMONS-SOUSED IN THE HLINEBOAY-HLINEBOAY-TRADERS-MR BRYCE'S PARTY-ASKED TO JOIN PARTIES-DR CUSHING IN CHARGE OF COMMISSARIAT-LABELLING AND SORTING BASKETS THE LUGGAGE -MEDICINES - KAREN INTERPRETER LOADING THE ELEPHANTS PORTOW AND LOOGALAY-MADRAS BOYS GOOD FIGHTERS. "DR CUSHING here, sahib! boat coming:" so gasped Veyloo and Jewan, my Madras servants, as they came racing up the staircase of the teak-built court-house at Shoaygoon, where I was enjoying a smoke whilst reclining in my table-armed folding-chair. This chair, which was a miracle of comfort and convenience, together with my camp-bedstead, had been designed and constructed for me by A-heng, a very clever and honest Chinese contractor, who for many years had been employed by me in constructing bridges, court-houses, jails, bazaars, and various other public buildings whilst I was in charge of the Tenasserim division of Burmah. This division, measuring 630 miles in a north and south direction, forms the eastern portion of Lower Burmah, and is bordered on the east by Siam and the Siamese Shan States, A 2 DR CUSHING'S ARRIVAL. through which I was about to journey in search of the best route for a railway to connect Burmah with South-western China. Following the boys, who had rushed off as soon as they had given me the news, I scrambled down the steep bank of the Salween river, which forms the western boundary of the garden of the court-house, and reached the water's edge some minutes before the boat stranded at my feet. "Here we are, together at last!" I exclaimed, as I helped my future companion from the boat; "I do hope you are better. I was so glad you succeeded in persuading the doctor to allow you to come,-I should have been helpless without you." Thanks; I feel better already, and hope to be all right in a day or two," said Dr Cushing. "Jungle-life was what I wanted my illness, although partly the after-effects of fever, was mainly due to being cooped up for months at indoor work. Have you got the elephants?" "Yes," I replied, "they are at Hlineboay, and I have arranged for seven carts to take our things there to-morrow. We can have them packed after lunch, and see if we shall require more. Come along; the boys have lunch ready." Meanwhile the boys had been welcoming Ramasawmy, Dr Cushing's Madras servant; and Shoay Wai and Portow, the Shan interpreters, who had been hired for the expedition, were aiding the boatmen to unload the boat and carry the things to the court-house. The next morning, the 21st of January, we were away early, Dr Cushing and I leading the way in the cart which carried our bedding and the treasure; the latter consisting of fifteen bags, each containing a hundred rupees, packed away in the tin boxes and waterproof bags amongst my clothing, and a heavy burden of gold-leaf, which for safety I carried on my person. How glad I was to place the gold in the custody of the missionaries at Zimmé when I arrived there! Very few men would care to be rich if they had to carry their wealth in bullion about them. After continuing northwards along the river-bank for two miles we turned eastward, crossing the low land that lies |