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same size as the others: about 4 h. 30 m. pass within a furlong east 
of the Koung-mhoo-dau-gyee pagoda, to the S. W. of which, about half 
a mile, is a swamp of some extent, and to the east of it, and of the 
road, another, called Ye-k,ha, the waters of which are extremely bitter. 
5 h. 20m. halt at Tsa-ye, a large village; the road throughout the 
day has been level and good: about two and a quarter miles west from 
the foot of the Tsa-gain hills ;—the soil light and sandy : nearly the whole 
country, on both sides of the road, has been under cultivation, and 
the cholum* and paddy stubble is now covered with many hundred black 
cattle, in high condition. No Tés had been built for us here, though 
orders to that effect had been issued by the LAwot-tau many days. 
21st. Time 3 h. 5 m., distance nine miles ; direction N. 20° W.; 94. mM. 
leave Tsa-ye;9 h. 30 m. pass through Padoo, a large village, perhaps 
160 houses. 12 h. 5 m. halt at Kek-ka, about 90 houses (in the 
Zarat) ; appearance of the country much the same as the latter part of 
yesterday’s march. Cattle numerous, water sufficient, and cultivation 
extensive, but slovenly in most places, with the exception of the spots 
where grain is sown, which is about a foot high, green and vigorous, and 
the fields well cleared: the jungle has been only partially grubbed out, and 
the paddy, sesamum, and cholum sown amongst the remainder. The road 
to-day level, and still light and sandy, has run along a plain, between 
the Tsa-gain hills to the eastward, running about N. 20° W. distant 
three miles, and a ridge of elevated ground to the westward, running 
nearly in the same direction, distant about eight miles. Great part of 
this plain is, and the whole might be, brought under cultivation. 
22nd. Time 7 h. distance 21 miles, direction N. 20° W.; 8 a. mu. 
leave Kek-ka ;—8 h. 50 m. pass Thughe, a small village, perhaps 20 
houses :—9 h. 20 m. pass Pay Thughe, about 60 houses :—9 h. 45 m. 
pass Oun-ngay-bouk, about 70 houses :—10 h. 20 m. Kamday, small vil- 
lage ; in the palmyra tope, preparing to make sugar :—11 h. 10 m. En- 
bay taung-cong ;—11 h. 40 m. En-bay, rather a large village :—1 h. 20 m. 
They-yoin, small village, some remarkable pagodas :—3 h. 8 m. halt at 
He-len, large village, about 150 houses. The road light sandy, as before, 
as far as They-yoin, from which commences a rich loamy clay, and the 
crops of grain seem from the stubble to have been heavier. The 
range of hills, to the westward of which we have been marching, termi- 
nated at Kek-ka, and exposed to view a second range somewhat higher 
than the first ; the highest called Seew-koo-taung, perhaps 1500 or 2000 
feet, bounding the Shan country, running nearly in the same direction 
* Burmese, Pyowng; Iam told the whole country from this to Mouxobo is 
under water in July, August, and September. 
