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... appearing on the scene and bundling Loogalay and Portow off to attend on the other elephants . With his presence order came out of chaos , and by half- past seven we were ready to start . A quarter of an hour later Dr Cushing stepped ...
... appearing on the scene and bundling Loogalay and Portow off to attend on the other elephants . With his presence order came out of chaos , and by half- past seven we were ready to start . A quarter of an hour later Dr Cushing stepped ...
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... appeared many isolated hills and knolls , backed up by a boldly defined peaked range of hills , the Dana Toung , distant about fifteen miles , which forms the water - parting between the Thoungyeen and Salween rivers . There being no ...
... appeared many isolated hills and knolls , backed up by a boldly defined peaked range of hills , the Dana Toung , distant about fifteen miles , which forms the water - parting between the Thoungyeen and Salween rivers . There being no ...
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... appearing at inter- vals . Small hills and spurs from the Kyouk Toung range were occasionally seen to the east , backed up by the Yare - they- mare hill , a great spur of the Dana range , some four miles distant . About half - past ...
... appearing at inter- vals . Small hills and spurs from the Kyouk Toung range were occasionally seen to the east , backed up by the Yare - they- mare hill , a great spur of the Dana range , some four miles distant . About half - past ...
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... appearing as though they had been punched up from below , and were most likely mural lime- stone . Clay - slate , limestone , and sandstone are the chief rocks in this part of the country . Silver , copper , lead , and iron pyrites are ...
... appearing as though they had been punched up from below , and were most likely mural lime- stone . Clay - slate , limestone , and sandstone are the chief rocks in this part of the country . Silver , copper , lead , and iron pyrites are ...
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... appearance of the desiccated remains of a great rolling pla- teau , the crest of the spurs following the wave - line across the main valley of the Meh Ngor . There can be no doubt that the hill - bounded plateaux and valleys in the Shan ...
... appearance of the desiccated remains of a great rolling pla- teau , the crest of the spurs following the wave - line across the main valley of the Meh Ngor . There can be no doubt that the hill - bounded plateaux and valleys in the Shan ...
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amongst ancient 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 entered feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung 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 pagoda passed Penyow Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang whilst Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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