S4 
Route from Pekang-yeh 
[March 
traffic, as that article is in great demand, all the houses being constructed of that 
material. P^nsloh, Ch^malab, Kinghn, Shfigyun, are all neat villages : they are 
watered entirely from wells, which are very numerous. It was particularly interesting 
to observe the curiosity of the inhabitants of both sexes and all ages, 'who flocked 
from their villages to see us pass ; they all squatted down at our approach, (which is 
their posture of respect to superiors,) and testified their feelings at the novelty of 
the sight, by exclamations of wonder and delight. Shfigyun is a Shdn village, 
and contains about 3000 inhabitants. 
On approaching Kevensah the country becomes more wild, and on the bauks 
of the Main river is a complete forest. This village is very small, and is 
watered by the same artificial stream already mentioned. The around for 
encampment is good, though rather enclosed. In the evening we had a view 
of the mountains as the sun set behind them, and traced their dark and decided 
outline; we hailed them with joy, as about to surmount the difficulties they had 
long presented. We were about to decide on the probability of an object much 
wished for, yet much questioned ; besides we were about to reap information of 
interest to geographers, and advantageous to the interests of our Government, 
I he extensive and richly cultivated plains we had just passed, producing, as 
they do, such quantities of paddy, is a sufficient proof of the erroneous ideas we 
had ionned of the resources of the country, when we supposed that the Delta alone 
roriumfln- Ri ^ Pn' 1 ’ that by S ainin & Possession of the principal em- 
poriums by Rangun and Bassen, we were cutting oJf the supplies of the enemv 
we hrnT conquered. ^ ^ lndepeadent of tlie means to be derived from the districts 
r/ / he , ™ U T y t0r foUr miIe f be > T ° nd Kiyensah is very woody. At the Kenbfim 
thfroadis vZv'aST ’ W<? befi;an * u “ SCend the lower rid ^ of tlie mountains ; 
< c isieiy good, and passes over three successive ranges of no great height- 
XtTaJtto?- Z a rd m '-- 0 'M Tl^'r whera & •*«« fonnertyhauS 
serted nnd TC li’t, l l , '? 1> Mokain ’ Lol ^> ■*»<! Kdnyuah, are now totally do 
«,« w\nd 3 tl ro U yl l „nra r" er ^ P rocurabk '>y damming up the small stream 
list ridifis imhS a ir, and “"'Vliolesome. The descent of the 
ciriiauiT a CTer 5 r «M> earan “ of the tracks of wheel 
S a ” d e X e , Aft *' the Mam river, a clear and beauti- 
Litid Z\l e banH Of r0,nan , t ! c 1 vdla * e of SM-chfitolt. This place is si- 
vXy, bounded bt Mih ifll T , "X tl,mUgh a con,ined 1)111 Picturesque 
thev^eyi the hills termtolm Ton? ve ? et ?'i on - At the west entrance of 
covered at the summit with a cluster" of TT'i f ° r ‘,“ ' ll,OU | t 700 feet >“ height, 
Mum of most chaste workmanship. I ascended by"a flhdit o* g‘?n” n j ficen[ ” iU 
covered by a canopy and carved wood work fuppmjl by p Uamif Td ^ 
progressively with the ascent, and has a very imposing r.,a r ,t’ ' f 
small quadrangular enclosure in the Shfi KvfiJ • c . ct * In the centre of a 
dam ah, of great antiquity and ^supposed^ ^Sty aid SK ° f f ° f 0t °f ' Ga6 ’ 
from all parts of the empire. A tax is levied bv d I re f ort of pd 2 nms 
of pilgrims; the sum is from 20 to 50 tickals- these ” th , 6 h, S' her orders 
but the poorer visitor is only allTed io proy m bide 7 Th"/*' .W adran *' e ' 
care of the establishment, are supported bv L fll c ? ! Pu ngi 3 , who take 
rice, fruit, fish, clothes, beetle Ic ll tl ^nations of the pilgrims, such as 
fine military position, commanding the ent 'am-roT^he^' lT T ney * . The hi,i is f 
on which side it is defended bv i clifF n,-, t C ,• , e - T from the westward, 
feet in height : on the <* a ~ck, about » 
*»»» and alter- 
a small open spot called Hdnlatnfn f ron ? x i an< Hindin » in * ts bed, we reached 
of hills covered with bamboo ju„»’l e struck acl '<>^ o small range 
good. We then descended into a fine’ rich v»n?,- h “' Ve '' cr ’ «■» remains tolerably 
winds, and supplies irrigation with its J throu f h which the Main river 
bottom of the descent, and entered the sir rh- V A . ve .^ rosset \ 11 about a mile from the 
which gives its name to a district coiHainint^m JI nT °* Napoh-myfi. This place, 
situated on a gentle ascent in the centre of ?< ^ v ‘ p ages an^ 10000 inhabitants, is 
the north and east face of the stockade wl • ? wT r he Maiu river flows round 
rail* work appear, however, to have been l ,12 1 \° deca y. An abatis and 
neat and clean, and the people have h u!i added to lts defence. The village is 
3(jd iIle L n for the defenceof the passes off UcuIiir lie ; aIth y appearance. It furnished . 
Utl to their homes. It now belongs tn t/ 6 wll ° have now quietly return- 
eiongs to the jaghir of our guide Munza, who here 
