400 Notes on the Tribes of the Eastern Frontier. [No. 4 
* Notes on the Tribes of the Eastern Frontier, No. I—By J. H. 
O’DoneEL, Esq., Revenue Surveyor of Arracan. 
(Conmunicated by A. Grote, Esq.) 
The Survey of the northern portion of the Akyab district and the 
remaining portion of the frontier bordering on Chittagong was finished 
in March last. A high range of hills, called Modooting, Mraneedong 
and Yandong forms a natural boundary between the two districts. Op- 
posite Tulukmee the altitude is about 2,500 feet, farther north the 
altitude increases to 5,000 feet at Yandong. ‘To the eastward of this 
boundary range the Koladyne river flows at a distance of 10 to 16 
miles. From Tulukmee northwards and within 12 miles along the banks 
of the river, there are 6 villages on the right bank and four on the 
left bank: no other villages are met with higher up for 60 miles, the 
intermediate country being totally uninhabited. The Loosai Kookees 
reside on the west of the boundary range. The independent Shendoos 
occupy the tract of country to the east of the Koladyne river, from 
the mouth of the Sulla Kheong northwards. Further north, to the 
28rd parallel of north latitude, the country is occupied by the indepen- 
dent tribes of Muneepoor, Arracan and Ava; there is no recognised 
frontier in that direction and it will be necessary to fix a frontier line 
after the survey towards the Yeomadoung range is finished. 
In 1851 Captain Tickell proceeded as far as Tulukmee and tried 
to induce the Khoomee Chiefs to come in. From his published 
Journal, it appears that 4 or 5 subordinate chiefs attended, but the 
heads of the most powerful clans made excuses. It was not however 
till the last cold season that the first attempt was made to explore 
the country on the Upper Koladyne, oceupied by fierce wild tribes, 
who have for years committed periodical aggressions on the inhabitants 
of the lower hills and lowland border villages both in the Akyab and 
Chittagong districts. In April and May 1859, several dacoities were 
committed on the Myo river and within the northern lowland circles 
on the Koladyne ; many persons were killed, and their wives and chil- 
dren carried away as slaves and sold. In Dec. 1859 a dacoity was 
committed 5 miles from my camp at Ralla. The coolies were so 
alarmed, that a few days after, most of them deserted. 
* Extract from a letter to the Commissioner of Arrakan. 
