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... plateau - A courageous lady - Weird country— Ruby - mines - Reach Muang Haut - Cabbages - Tobacco - cutting -A bobbery - Fable of the peacock and the crow - Sketching the country - Conversing by signs - Interviewing the head - man -Boat ...
... plateau - A courageous lady - Weird country— Ruby - mines - Reach Muang Haut - Cabbages - Tobacco - cutting -A bobbery - Fable of the peacock and the crow - Sketching the country - Conversing by signs - Interviewing the head - man -Boat ...
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... plateau - A surprise - Luong Hkort - The Meh Hkort - Pass between the drainage of the Meh Ping and Meh Kong - Precaution against demons - Shans will not travel alone -A scare for tigers - Head - dressing and tattooing of Zimmé Shans ...
... plateau - A surprise - Luong Hkort - The Meh Hkort - Pass between the drainage of the Meh Ping and Meh Kong - Precaution against demons - Shans will not travel alone -A scare for tigers - Head - dressing and tattooing of Zimmé Shans ...
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... plateau dividing Meh Low from Meh Wung - Branch railway from Lakon - The head sources of Meh Wung - A storm - Teak - Reach Muang Wung - Cockle's pills - A temple at night - Tower muskets- A plague of flies - Moosurs - Dr Cushing leaves ...
... plateau dividing Meh Low from Meh Wung - Branch railway from Lakon - The head sources of Meh Wung - A storm - Teak - Reach Muang Wung - Cockle's pills - A temple at night - Tower muskets- A plague of flies - Moosurs - Dr Cushing leaves ...
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... plateau , interspersed with detached hills , which is separated from the narrow plain through which the Thoungyeen runs , by a row of cliff - faced masses of limestone 1000 and 2000 feet in height , between which the drainage of the ...
... plateau , interspersed with detached hills , which is separated from the narrow plain through which the Thoungyeen runs , by a row of cliff - faced masses of limestone 1000 and 2000 feet in height , between which the drainage of the ...
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... plateau , and had a fine view of the Pau - kee - lay Toung - one of the precipi- tous limestone masses lying three - quarters of a mile to the east . Descending from the knoll , which is ascended by the track to save half a mile of ...
... plateau , and had a fine view of the Pau - kee - lay Toung - one of the precipi- tous limestone masses lying three - quarters of a mile to the east . Descending from the knoll , which is ascended by the track to save half a mile of ...
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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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