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... camp - Glutinous rice , mode of cooking and carriage - Elephants feeding - Heavy dew- Journey down the Yembine valley - Motion of elephants— Difficult surveying - A practical joke - Railway to Rangoon and Mandalay - Heathen Karens - No ...
... camp - Glutinous rice , mode of cooking and carriage - Elephants feeding - Heavy dew- Journey down the Yembine valley - Motion of elephants— Difficult surveying - A practical joke - Railway to Rangoon and Mandalay - Heathen Karens - No ...
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... - A passport Our pavilion - The Zimmé plain - Leave Zimmé- Canal irrigation - Halt at Muang Doo - The Chows astray- Camp - dinners and cookery - Excellent Madras servants- • - 113 CONTENTS . Alteration in Jewan - Courtship , marriage ,
... - A passport Our pavilion - The Zimmé plain - Leave Zimmé- Canal irrigation - Halt at Muang Doo - The Chows astray- Camp - dinners and cookery - Excellent Madras servants- • - 113 CONTENTS . Alteration in Jewan - Courtship , marriage ,
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... camp - bedstead , and our two selves , formed the load of the six elephants which were to convey us and our 6 LOADING THE ELEPHANTS . belongings to Maing Loongyee , CONTENTS xxii CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS.
... camp - bedstead , and our two selves , formed the load of the six elephants which were to convey us and our 6 LOADING THE ELEPHANTS . belongings to Maing Loongyee , CONTENTS xxii CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS.
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... CAMP --GLUTINOUS RICE , MODE OF COOKING AND CARRIAGE - ELEPHANTS FEEDING - HEAVY DEW - JOURNEY DOWN THE YEMBINE VALLEY- MOTION OF ELEPHANTS - DIFFICULT SURVEYING - A PRACTICAL JOKE -RAILWAY TO RANGOON AND MANDALAY - HEATHEN KARENS - NO ...
... CAMP --GLUTINOUS RICE , MODE OF COOKING AND CARRIAGE - ELEPHANTS FEEDING - HEAVY DEW - JOURNEY DOWN THE YEMBINE VALLEY- MOTION OF ELEPHANTS - DIFFICULT SURVEYING - A PRACTICAL JOKE -RAILWAY TO RANGOON AND MANDALAY - HEATHEN KARENS - NO ...
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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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