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fresh milk. Ifc is the only successful preparation of the kind I have 

 ever met with, hut lest I should be suspected of " towting" for 

 Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell (who sell the commodity) I will sing 

 no more of its praises. 



February 15th. — We started at 7 A. m. along a dismal bottom be- 

 tween densely wooded hills, threading a nulla — not so horribly 

 boggy as the last. Then up and along a lofty hill and down its 

 Eastern slope across an extent of low hot grass jungle, to Tharawa, 

 a little wretched clearing, where we stopped to breakfast. Course 

 about N. E ; distance eight miles. Latitude 15° 21' 24'' N. and 

 Longitude 98° 36' E. 



At lh. 30m. p. m. we started again, and proceeding N. E. mounted 

 into a fine tableland about 2000 feet above sea level (by Aneroid). 

 At 5-| p. M. reached Loongtikoung ', a charming little village of some 

 six houses surrounded by small rounded hills, entirely cleared from 

 jungle, for several acres. It reminded us of a Swiss chalet for the 

 houses of these Shan Talyngs are very Swiss in appearance. The 

 poor people and their pretty but dirty children stared at us in pure 

 astonishment, for we were the first " white mans" they had ever 

 seen. A few kind words, however, soon encouraged them, and pre- 

 sently a couple of sturdy urchins were vying to be foremost in 

 getting Mr. Parish Orchids and other flowers. We found it very 

 cold at night. Thermometer 58° at 10 p. M. Our day's run has 

 been about sixteen miles. 



February 16th. — Thermometer 52° at 7 A. M. At 9 A. M. Ther- 

 mometer 63°. Water boiled at 210° A giving 1918 feet above the 

 sea. The Aneroid gave 1929 feet. Took a sketch of the village, and 

 a look at the surrounding country from a neighbouring height. 

 Lanlci p'ha a remarkable limestone rock close N. of Thoonzoo bore 

 W. by S. peeping above the tableland we had crossed yesterday, 

 and the whole Northern horizon was shut in by a tumultuous sea 

 of hills through which the gorge, along which runs the Meylcatha 

 could be here and there distinguished. 



Lat. 15° 23' 34" N. Long. 98° 42' E. Thermometer at noon 87°. 



Left Loongtikoung at 30m. p. m., course E. N. E., and readied 

 Mongioosd at 2h. 45m. p. m. stopping to rest a little at Mey- 

 Jcatha, ajittlejiamlet close to the hill stream of that name, the 



