white washing hasin was placed in such a position in the sun that the beams were reflected 

 upon the mirror of the microscope, and ever since I have by this contrivance obtained a most 

 beautiful " white cloud" light for my work. 



2iul Jan. 1871. Went up the Mapo choung, where I fell in with a few teak trees in 

 the lower mixed forests with an unusually large quantity of Kimbalin {AnUdesma Buiiias) as 

 undergrowth. Returned towards evening to camp. 



3rd Jan. 1871. Moved on to Wauet. Forests did not differ from those of the previ- 

 ous days. Just opposite to the villages is a fine patch of a small bamboo very similar to the 

 Arracau berry-bearing bamboo, but the villagers informed me that it only produces a very 

 small fruit. They call it tabeeudein, but it is different from the homonymous one in 

 Tenasserim. 



4/A Jan. 1871. Had to stay in camp, as I experienced great difficulty in getting pro- 

 visions and guides for crossing over the Yomah hills. Visited the forests bordering the 

 Wanet choung as far up as the Thit-kouk choung where teak is tolerably plentiful, and return- 

 ed to camp via Potta. These forests are all upper mixed forests, with an admixture of ever- 

 greens along the chouugs themselves ; those on the alluvial lands of the Paywun-doung are 

 lower mixed forests. 



5/// Jan. 1871. I failed to obtain a guide, and had to start without one. The path led 

 along the Wanet and Thit-Kouk choungs. Here tha-byu {Dillenia Indica) is not uncommon 

 along one of the feeders. The forests on the ridges are all upper-mixed forests of the same 

 character as those observed yesterday, but with well grown teak and Kyattaun-wa in it. 

 The latter had flowered two years ago, and whole tracts of land appeared like meadows of seed- 

 lings. Along the shady slopes of the ridges the moister upper mixed forests now made their 

 appearance, occasionally assuming the character of evergreen forests, being accompanied by 

 Buch. tiees a.s Turpinia pomifera, Rnndia longispina, Canarium Benghahnsc, etc. Mayzali (Cassia 

 Siamea) is a tree 60 to 70 ft. high which is especially plentiful along the Thit-Kouk. 

 Encamped at a small feeder of the last named choung, about a mile from the usual camping 

 place called after a large banyan tree " Nyoung ouk sakkhan." 



6(/i Jan. 1871. Forests as yesterday. The rocks that compose these hills were up to 

 date quite hidden, but in crossing the Thit-Kouk choung, I discovered a spot where soft 

 sandstone rocks are well exposed dipping to S. W. about 35. The decomposition of this 

 rock has in this place everywhere greatly advanced. Passing the water shed between the 

 Thit-Kouk and Mui oung choung plenty of fossiliferous (oosters) rocks were met with on the 

 Mui oung side. Teak along with Kyattoun-wa grows plentifully here along the Thit 

 Kouk slopes, but none were seen on the other side where tinwa prevails. Here I lost the 

 path altogether having by mistake followed up a track of wild elephants, until I came back 

 to the Thit Kouk, where I found that my elephants had preceded me over the ridges. 

 Arrived at the Kalwa choung 1 entered extensive tracts of toungyas and having no guide 

 had no little difhculty in tracing the Karen village to which the toungyas belonged. 



It was only about sunset that I heard the curious crackling noise caused by the dis- 

 turbance of the Karen community in their large bamboo Tay, who all tried to get a 

 glimpse at the elephants. This village, Mye oung, is the largest Karen Tay I ever saw in 

 the Yomah being fully 200 feet long supported by bamboos '60 feet in length and occupied 

 by upwards of 80 full grown men corresponding to nearly as many families. Here we 

 encamped as well as we could ; for the ground was so broken, that there was no spot suffi- 

 ciently large and level on which to pitch the tents. 



7fh January, 1871. This morning a Karen offered me his services which I gladly accept- 

 ed, and ho proved afterwards the most reliable and active of my whole troop. Our route was 

 over sandstone ridges covered by upper mixed forests with teak, Kyattoun-wa and tinwa, 

 forming part of the Magayi forests of the foresters. Descending along one of the feeders of 

 of the Keubati choung we entered diluvial clay formations characterised by low forests with 

 long meagre Ardropogonous grasses extending almost to the village Keubati itself where we 

 stayed. Uur elephants only came in at 8 P. M. 



8//t January, 1871. Halted. 



9/'A January, 1871. The way lay over clayey alluvium covered by lower mixed forests 

 until I entered the higher grounds where low forests with Eng, teak, Eiigyin, {Pcntacine 

 Hianiensis), Enjin {Aporosu macrophylla), Symplocos, mani {Gardenia erythroclada), etc, 

 grow, curiously associated, on yellowish stiff plastic clay, most probably resting on laterite. 

 The same sort of low forest with a sprinkling of teak continued all the way after reaching 

 the Prome road, while to the west of it true lower mixed forests appeared which ^are, 

 however, much cut up for cultivation. By some misunderstanding my camp followed the 

 road and went to Allay yua, while I was waiting for their arrival at Oakkau. After having 

 sent out some parlies in search of them, they arrived the next morning at 4 a. m. 



10//t January, 1871. This morning two of my Burmans absconded, and I had to halt 

 the camp to try to get others which I succeeded iu doing after some trouble during the 

 course of the day. 



