624 An account of some of the Petti/ States [Oct. 



fectly level ; the elephants consequently proceeding rapidly, and were up with 

 the people. 



"3rd. Direction South, 20 West. Time, 4 hours, 20 minutes ; distance, 

 10 miles. 



" 10. 20. Descended the waterfall.— 1. 15. Reached the Fum-byue™ river. 

 — 2. 45. Crossed the end of the Yum-byue path, by which we marched on our 

 way up, and halted on the beginning of the Dagyue™ path, near our former 

 halting place. 



"The descent of the waterfall was less difficult than I had anticipated. The 

 bullocks left Ween-Wee this morning, and were up a short time after us. The 

 road on this side of the Thaung-Ein, though still amongst the hills, is less moun- 

 tainous than we have travelled between Mein-Woot aad that river. 



il 4thi Direction South, 45 West. Time, 2 hours, 45 minutes ; distance, 

 7 miles, 4 furlongs. 



" 9. Crossed the Mian-Kouny ri ', the path good but narrow, from not having 

 been cut by the Careens. 



" 9. 45. The whole jungle of short bamboos intersected in all directions 

 with elephants' tracks. — 12. JO. Crossed the Chline-Boye' 8 river, now with 

 only a few inches water, but the bed of the river is 80 or 100 feet wide, with 

 deep hanks, probably 18 or 20 feet. — 1. 10. Halted on the north bank of the 

 Kwee--Keimg 19 or buffaloe stream, 10 or 12 feet wide, running to the westward. 

 The path to-day was particularly good and level, but not cleared for a few miles. 

 Some of the people saw to-day a herd of 20 or 30 elephants, amongst which 

 there were several males, and some young ones. 



"bth. Direction South, 45 West. Time, 2 hours, 45 minutes; distance, 

 7 miles, 4 furlongs. 



" 9. Crossed the buffaloe stream and marched along a good level path. — 11. 

 Halted on the banks of the Ou-ko s0 , after searching half an hour in vain for a 

 path ; the Careens who were sent for this morning at daylight have not yet 

 arrived. The path to-day good, open and level, and, as yesterday, much inter- 

 sected by elephants' tracks. 



" This part of the country was formerly inhabited by the Lowa-Talines sl , and 

 the places still bear Loiva names ; the same race extended to the Moy-Toum, 

 before the country was devastated by the Burmans, whose blood-thirsty rapacity 

 has depopulated the whole of this part of the ancient Taline kingdom. 



" 6th. Direction South, 30 West. Time, 4 hours, 15 minutes; distance, 

 12 miles, 2 furlongs. 



"8.30. Good path through open jungle and long grass. — 11. Remains of 

 Careen villages. — 11. 20. Plains of considerable extent ; marks of wild cattle. 

 — 12. 25. Halted in consequence of the jungle in advance being on fire. — 

 1. 40. Proceeded, and at 2 halted on the south-western bank of the 

 Chline-Boye (which falls in the Gyne e2 , a short distance in a South 70 East 

 direction from this.) Such is the level nature of the country that some of the 

 stream runs into the Chline-Boye in the beginning of the rains, and out of it after 

 they have fairly set in. The bed of the Chline-Boye, which rises 20 or 25 feet in 

 the rains, is here 80 or 100 feet wide, the water about knee-deep in some places, 

 in others of greater depth, and frequented by alligators ; and that of the Chline- 

 putty about 30 wide and 25 deep : they were both choked up with fallen trees, and 

 the latter dry at this season. 



