A thousand miles on an elephant in the Shan States

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A travel narrative recounts an extensive journey through the Shan States and neighboring regions, conducted largely by elephant, combining personal travel scenes with methodical exploration and survey work aimed at assessing routes for trade. The author records geography and riverine and mountain landscapes, daily travel logistics, markets, local customs, and material culture, while offering ethnological sketches of the peoples encountered and notes on political boundaries and commercial traffic. Observations are interwoven with practical assessments of transportation, caravan and river trade, and the feasibility of overland railway connections. The tone blends descriptive storytelling, cultural reportage, and technical commentary for readers interested in commerce and regional geography.

THOUSAND MILES ON AN ELEPHANT

IN THE SHAN STATES

MAUNG HAUT TO KIANG HSEN

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THOUSAND MILES ON AN ELEPHANT
IN THE SHAN STATES

HOLT S. HALLETT, M. Inst. C.E.

F.R.G.S., M.R.A.S.

HONORARY MEMBER MANCHESTER AND TYNESIDE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS

EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCXC

THE AMERICAN MISSIONARIES IN BURMAH, SIAM, AND THE SHAN STATES,

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK,

AS A MARK OF THE

HIGH ESTEEM IN WHICH I HOLD THE NOBLE WORK

THE AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION AND

THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

ARE ACCOMPLISHING

IN CIVILISING AND CHRISTIANISING

THE PEOPLE OF INDO-CHINA.