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some 3000 to 4000 feet high beyond it. These hills should be 

 well worked up north, south, east, and west, and the hunter, 

 should he work hard enough, will not fail to come across 

 rhino, gaur, and elephants. The former are not of course 

 plentiful, but this species is never found herded together in 

 large numbers. I have only seen these brutes myself singly 

 and in pairs. 



Another good locality for solitary tusker elephants, gaur, 

 and wild goats, is the spurs which run down from the Shwe- 

 u-taung hill to the village of Ye-nya-u. A good hunter, who 

 is well acquainted with this locality, lives at Ye-nya-u. I 

 have forgotten his name, but if inquiries are made of the 

 thugyi, he will be forthcoming, as there is only one hunter of 

 any note living there. 



The following are the names of some of the best hunters 

 and trackers in the Ruby Mines district who have been 

 employed by me : (i) Moung Yan Gin, Momeik State, Ruby 

 Mines district; (2) Moung Youk, of Pongon village, near 

 Tagaung ; (3) Moung Hpe, Sittone village, near Sagadaung, 

 Momeik State ; (4) Moung Kyun Thet, of Sagadaung ; (5) 

 Moung Yan Shin, a retired forester, Tagaung; (6) Moung 

 So, of Wapyu-daung (there are several good hunters who 

 live at the latter place) ; (7) Moung Pu, of Chaukmaw, near 

 Sagadaung, Momeik State; (8) Moung Hlaing, of Tagaung; 

 (9) Moung Pyu, of Bathin ; (10) the head-man of Tsaizin- 

 gon village. 



The best places to pitch camp inland from Tagaung are 

 first, Kyaukoh and then 6kshitkon. The first-named village, 

 where there are only one or two huts, is situated some ten or 

 fifteen miles off. 6kshitkon is distant from Kyaukoh some 

 six or eight miles. Bullock carts may be driven right out to 

 6kshitkon from Tagaung, and the sportsman can canter 

 along on his pony pretty nearly the whole distance without 

 dismounting. Elephants, gaur, tsine, sambur, barking deer, 

 and pig abound in the jungles round Okshitkon. Thamine 

 (brow-an tiered deer), sambur, gyi, and tsine are to be found 

 at Kyaukoh. In fact, magnificent sport may be obtained in 

 the stretches of jungle which extend all round Okshitkon. 

 Excellent shooting may also be had at tsine, gaur, and 



