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5th. Yoomsan nullah, near the foot of the Patkaye. Alt. 3026 feet ; 

 direction SSE. distance 4 miles. Course for a short time along the 

 bed of the Namtusseek, until we crossed a small stream, the Tukka- 

 kha : then ascended a mountain, about 3500 feet high ; on reaching 

 the summit we descended until we reached the halting place. 



6th. Nam-maroan, or Maroan-kha.* Alt. 2500 feet. Direction ESE. 

 Distance 15 miles. Ascended until we reached the summit of the 

 Patkaye ; the ascent was in some places very steep, and owing to 

 the unsettled state of the weather, very difficult. Reached the 

 boundary nullah, along which we proceeded for some time ; we then 

 commenced the descent, which was steep, and continued so, until we 

 reached the Nam-maroan. The extreme elevation we reached was 

 rather more than 5000 feet.f 



7th. Nam-maroan. — Altitude estimated 2000 feet. Direction ESE. 

 Distance 10 miles, course along the bed of the stream; ground diffi- 

 cult, and much impeded by boulders. 



8th. Nam-maroan. — Altitude not taken. Direction ESE. Dis- 

 tance 7 miles. Course the same, but of a less difficult nature. 



9th. Khathung khioung.% — Altitude 1622 feet. Direction E. by S. 

 Distance 7 miles, course continues along the Nam-maroan, the whole 

 way : ground much less difficult. Passed close to a Singpho village 

 of two houses ; some Puthars which bore traces of having once been 

 cultivated and inhabited occurred on this march. 



10th. Khussee-khioung . — Altitude 3516. Direction E. by S. Dis- 

 tance 13 miles, left almost immediately the Khathung Kioung, and 

 commenced ascending. Ascent in some places very steep and diffi- 

 cult, and continued until we had reached an elevation of 5600 feet. 

 The descent then commenced, and continued until we reached the 

 Khussee-khioung, passing along for some distance the Natkaw- 

 khioung. The descent was occasionally difficult, owing to broken 

 ground ; tree jungle occurred almost throughout the whole distance. 



11/A Kuttack Bhoom.§ — Altitude 3270. General direction S. Dis- 

 tance 1 3 miles. Left the Khussee-khioung, but reached it again before 

 long. Continued to descend considerably, until we reached the 

 Nam-thuga, thence the descent increased considerably. Halted on 

 an open grassy spot, from which an extensive view of the valley of 

 Hookhoom is obtained. 



* The word Kha is Singfo, and signifies a river. 



f Here Capt. Hannay and myself were met by Mr. Bayfield. 



+ Khioung, or Kioung, signifies a small river in the Burmese language. 



§ Bhoom is the Singfo word for mountain. 



