S50 Dr Hamilton’s Account of a Map of Koslianpri, 
wadi and Mringngjeh, running parallel to each other from north to 
south, maybe 38 geographical miles, and allowing 10 miles on the 
side of each river to be a cultivated valley, we shall have 18 
geographical miles for the width of this foresf, and its length 
from north to south is probably about 70 miles. All the rude 
tribes occupying this mountainous space, and the valleys wind- 
ing through it, seem to be subject to the Zabua of Momeit, who 
is one of the most considerable chiefs of this title ; but he seems 
to have been included by the slave among the Shan of the Tai- 
lung race, as he is not mentioned in this map, representing the 
Shanwa or Mrelap Shan territory (Phih Journ. voL iv. p. 81). 
Between the Mringngseh and Saluaen, is also a space of about 
the same width, the whole of which, after leaving the valley on 
the banks of the former, seems at one time to have belonged to 
Laos ; and among its mountains towards the north are the valu- 
able mines of Boduasn, taken not long ago from the Chinese 
(Phil. Journ. vol. iv. p. 79.), and producing gold, silver, and 
rubies. The southern part of this space is occupied by the 
Shan called Palaun, who pickle tea-leaves (Phil. J ourn. vol. iv. 
p. 86.), and are probably subject to the Zabua of Seinni, a power- 
ful chief, whose capital is placed between the Mringngseh and 
Saluaen, near where the territory of the Shanwas widens to its 
full extent. Farther north it is chiefly confined to the valley of 
the Mringngseh, in which are Taunbain, Mainboun, Sibho, and 
Sounzhseh. 
The most important situation in this map to ascertain is that 
of Dhanukia, the ferry on the route to Zaenmae. If we place 
the course of the Saluaen half a degree farther east than it 
stands in Arrowsmith’s map of Asia, as I have proposed (Phil. 
Journ. vol. x. p. 63.), and take a situation on that river equally 
distant (thirteen days’ journey) from Amarapura and Taunu, as 
represented in the accompanying map, we shall have this ferry 
in about 98° 20' E. and in about 20° 40' N., about 120 geo- 
graphical, or 139 British miles, in a straight line from Amara- 
pura and Taunu, and 90 geographical (104 J British) miles from 
Zaenmae. Farther, the day’s journey on this map, in great dis- 
tances, will give about 10| miles ; from whence some estimate 
may be made of the real distances between the different places, 
by making a proper allowance for the winding of the roads and 
routes. 2 
