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... rising straight as a dart 120 feet from the ground to the first branch . The dense foliage completely shuts out the rays of the sun , thus afford- ing a splendid shade for a mid - day halt . You do not realise their enormous size until ...
... rising straight as a dart 120 feet from the ground to the first branch . The dense foliage completely shuts out the rays of the sun , thus afford- ing a splendid shade for a mid - day halt . You do not realise their enormous size until ...
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... rising 700 feet above the 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 ...
... rising 700 feet above the 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 ...
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... rising from their beds . We had therefore to turn eastwards , and fol- lowing branch valleys and spurs , cross the Karroway Toung , or Parrot's Hill , into the valley of the Meh Ngor , which enters the Meh Nium above the defiles ...
... rising from their beds . We had therefore to turn eastwards , and fol- lowing branch valleys and spurs , cross the Karroway Toung , or Parrot's Hill , into the valley of the Meh Ngor , which enters the Meh Nium above the defiles ...
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... clumsy - looking brutes constantly kneeling down , crouching on their haunches , and then rising again , as they ascended and descended the hillsides , in order to keep 26 WILD ANIMALS . their equilibrium and reduce the leverage.
... clumsy - looking brutes constantly kneeling down , crouching on their haunches , and then rising again , as they ascended and descended the hillsides , in order to keep 26 WILD ANIMALS . their equilibrium and reduce the leverage.
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... rising some 500 or 600 feet above the plain , lies between the main range and the river . On visiting these hills from Maing Loongyee we found them a perfect maze of equal elevation , looking like a gigantic Chinese puzzle , composed ...
... rising some 500 or 600 feet above the plain , lies between the main range and the river . On visiting these hills from Maing Loongyee we found them a perfect maze of equal elevation , looking like a gigantic Chinese puzzle , composed ...
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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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