APPENDIX A 



Dale. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



1895. 

 27 April 



28 „ 



Lotchi-sun 



Mong-ka 



29 ,. 



I May 



Ta-pong 



Kansa 



2 „ 



Pochan . 



3 ., 



Mienning 



Thermometer 



(Fahr.). 



Wind. 



86° 



89° 



78° 



66° 



68° 



66" 



S. 



S.W. 



W. 



62° S.W. 



Weather 



Fair. 



Fair. Slight 

 showers. 



Remark.s. 



\^er)- fair. 



Fair to 

 rainy. 



2 B 



385 



M. to L. (Chinese), 12 m.; 

 4J hrs. Great fir forests. 

 Crossed the Lan-kiou Ho 

 near Pampo-tchai (Chinese). 



L. to M. (Pais and Chinese), 

 21 m.: 6 J hrs. Fir forests. 

 Crossed crest of bluff 

 separating the Lan-kiou Ho 

 from plain of Mong-ka, 

 which entered near Chien- 

 mao (Pai). Cut the Mong- 

 ka Ho several times. 



Halt at Mong-ka. 



M. to T. (Chinese), by right 

 bank of Mekong, 27 m.; 

 8i hrs. Firs. Hota-ho 

 (Chinese) and Ta-mo-ta-ho 

 (Lokais). Ferry over Me- 

 kong. 



T. to K. (Chinese and Pais), 

 12m.: 4^ hrs. Stiff ascent, 

 by Nan-kan and Pai-yuen 

 (Chinese). Crossed the 

 Latung Ho, affluent of 

 Mekong-Latung. 



K. to P. (large Chinese town), 

 18 m.: 6 hrs. Ascended the 

 Latung Ho. Valley narrow 

 and wooded. From Touko 

 (large Chinese village) valley 

 open, cultivated, and popu- 

 lated. Crossed chain be- 

 tween Mekong and the 

 Salwen, and descended into 

 valley of Pochan. 



P. to M. (Chinese town of 

 5000 inhabitants ; residence 

 of sub - prefect), loi m.; 

 5^ hrs. Continued descent 

 of valley of the Pochan Ho 

 (source of the Nansing Ho, 

 large affluent of Salwen). By. 

 Poman-tsun and Chui-poun. 



