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REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT 



IV. From Wullabhoon to Mogoung. 

 Country traversed forming considerable portion of the 

 Mogoung Valley, throughout subject to Burmese authority. 



March 1. Halted on a small stream, a tributary of the Mogoung 

 river. — Direction nearly S. distance 22 miles, course at first along the 

 Namphyet, thence over low hills, forming part of the S. boundary of 

 the valley of Hookhoong. 



2. Halted on the Mogoung river. — Direction S. distance 22 miles, 

 over similar low hills until we reached the Mogoung river after a 

 a march of four hours, soon descending into its bed, which we fol- 

 lowed. 



3. Mogoung river. — Direction S. distance 13 miles, course along 

 the bed of the river. 



4. Mogoung river. — Direction SE. distance 14 miles, course con- 

 tinued along the bed of the river. 



5. Kamein. — Direction SSE. distance 14 miles: on starting left 

 the Mogoung river: course throughout over fine open high plains 

 intersected by belts of jungle. 



6. From Camein to Mogoung. — Direction SSE. Distance 25 miles, 

 course over high open plains and dry woods. Many nullahs occurred 

 on the route : crossed the Mogoung river opposite to Kamein. 



Nature of the Country. — The low hills which are passed before 

 reaching the Mogoung river, are covered with tree jungle, but they 

 afford scarcely any thing of interest ; they are here and there inter- 

 sected by small plains, covered with the usual grasses*. The country 

 traversed while following the Mogoung river, is most uninteresting, 

 the road following almost entirely the sandy bed of the river, the 

 banks of which are either covered with grass or tree jungle. On 

 leaving this most tortuous river, the face of the country improved and 

 became very picturesque, presenting almost exclusively fine high, and 

 rather extensive plains covered with grass, and partially with trees, 

 while here and there they are intersected by strips of dry tree jungle. 

 Low hills are visible frequently, especially to the eastward. 



* Many of these hills are inhabited by Kukkeens. who do a great deal of mis- 

 chief, and whose annual depredations remain unchecked and unpunished. 



