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A thousand miles on an elephant in the Shan States

Chapter 3: ILLUSTRATIONS.
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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.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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PORTOW, 6
AN EXECUTION, 33
VIEW LOOKING WEST DOWN PASS AT 10.53 A.M. 14TH FEB., 44
LOI PWE SEEN OVER A SPUR AT 9.57 A.M. 15TH FEB., 45
MEH LAIK VALLEY AND GORGE AT 1.3 P.M. 15TH FEB., 47
A VIRGIN OF THE LOTUS-FLOWER, 51
VIEW ACROSS THE MEH HTO AND MEH LAIK VALLEYS AT 10.54 A.M. 15TH FEB., 53
A YAK, 57
A SIAMESE KING, 59
VIEW TO THE SOUTH FROM A HILLOCK BEHIND MUANG HAUT, 64
VIEW FROM NEAR BAN HSOPE KYEM, 72
LOI HOO-A SOO-A WITH LOI PAH KUNG IN THE BACKGROUND, 77
VIEW FROM THE TOP OF LOI NOI AT 8 A.M. 23D FEB., 78
DOMESTIC UTENSILS, 85
SPINNING IMPLEMENTS, 86
VIEW OF LOI SOO TAYP FROM BAN MEH KA, 91
A SHAN GHOST, 111
A SHAN HOUSE, 134
A TA-LAY-OW, 137
VIEW OF LOI MOK AND THE HEAD OF THE MEH WUNG AT 4.42 P.M. 10TH MARCH, 140
THE LITTLE ELEPHANT’S FUN, 148
BAMBOO SHOULDER-TRESTLE, 150
VIEW OF LOI POO-AY AT 1.3 P.M. 14TH MARCH, 151
VIEW OF LOI KOOK LOI CHANG AT 1.3 P.M. 14TH MARCH, 152
VIEW UP THE MEH KHOKE FROM THE SALA AT KIANG HAI, 157
A LA-HU YOUTH, 160
A CROWNED BUDDHA, 166
FISHING IMPLEMENTS, 168, 169
DROP-NET, 176
VIEW OF LOI PONG PRA BAT AT 11.11 A.M. 18TH MARCH, 178
VIEW OF LOI HTONG, LOI YA TOW, AND LOI TA, AT 2.34 P.M. 19TH MARCH, 182
VIEW OF THE VALLEY OF THE MEH CHUN AT 3.57 P.M. 19TH MARCH, 185
VIEW OF LOI CHANG NGO AT 4.49 P.M. 20TH MARCH, 186
PHYA IN OR INDRA, 187
THE KOO TOW, 188
VIEW OF LOI CHAN FROM KIANG HSEN, 191
VIEW OF HILLS EAST OF THE MEH KONG RIVER, 192
THE GREAT BEND OF THE MEH KONG FROM KIANG HSEN, 193
RUINS AT KIANG HSEN, 194
PLASTER DECORATION ON PILLARS, 195
VIEW OF WESTERN HILLS, 197
A SHAN HOUSE IN KIANG HSEN, 203
VIEW OF HILLS WEST OF KIANG HSEN PLAIN FROM PAGODA ON HILL, 206
CITY ENCLOSURE. SKETCH OF AN ENTRANCE TO KIANG HSEN, 207
CHINESE PACK-SADDLE, 212
VIEW UP THE MEH KHOKE FROM KIANG HAI, 217
ROCKET-STICK OF BAMBOO, FORMED INTO A WHISTLE AT THE TOP, 219
PHYA NYAK, THE KING OF SERPENTS AND DRAGONS, 227
TERRA-COTTA PEDESTAL, 233
PHYA KHRUT OR GARUDA, THE KING OF EAGLES, 234
EVIL SPIRITS, 259
A DRYAD, 260
PUNISHMENTS IN THE BUDDHIST HELLS, 263
VIEW OF HILLS EAST OF LAKON, 270
A SHAN QUEEN, 291
VIEW OF THE HILLS TO THE NORTH-EAST OF ZIMMÉ FROM PEN YUK, 307
OX DRAWING TIMBER IN FOREST, 308
VIEW OF THE HEAD OF THE BASIN OF THE MEH WUNG, 309
VIEW OF THE KYOO HOO LOW AND HILLS EAST OF MEH WUNG, 310
VIEW OF LOI MUN MOO PASS AND HILLS EAST OF MEH WUNG, 310
IMPLEMENTS FOR THE USE OF EXPECTANT BUDDHAS, 322
VIEW OF LOI CHAUM HAUT, 323
HILLS TO THE NORTH OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN FROM THE MEH TENG, 327
VIEW OF LOI KIANG DOW FROM THE MEH TENG, 328
VIEW OF HILLS NORTH-WEST OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN FROM THE MEH TENG, 329
LOI CHAUM HAUT FROM BAN MEH MEH, 331
VIEW OF LOI PA-YAT PA-YAI, 332
SKETCH OF LOI KIANG DOW AND LOI NAN, 335
VIEW UP THE VALLEY OF THE MEH PING FROM MUANG NGAI, 339
VIEW LOOKING SOUTH-WEST FROM MUANG FANG, 349
JUNCTION OF THE MEH FANG AND MEH KHOKE VALLEYS, 356
VIEW UP THE MEH FANG VALLEY FROM BAN MEH HANG, 358
VIEW ACROSS MUANG KEN AND THE VALLEY OF THE MEH PING, 367
HILLS WEST OF THE MEH PING AT 11.55 A.M. 23D MAY, 368
VIEW OF HILLS WEST OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN AT 4.24 P.M. 23D MAY, 371
HANUMAN, KING OF MONKEYS, 376
PROM OR BRAHMA, 376
PHYA LAK, 377
PHYA WET SAWAN (VISHNU), 377
SIAMESE WRESTLERS, 386
PEE POK-KA-LONG (JUNGLE DEMONS), 398
LOI PA KHUN BAIT, 400
EXTREMITY OF SPUR FROM THE WEST RANGE, 401
SKETCH AT 188½ MILES FROM BAN PAH YANG NEUR, 403
SKETCH AT 196½ MILES FROM BAN MEH NYAH, 404
HAND-DREDGE, 435
VIEW OF HILLS LOOKING EAST AT 218 MILES FROM BAN KOW NOME WAN, 436
SKETCH AT 216½ MILES FROM BAN TA KARE, 436
VIEW LOOKING WEST FROM KAMPHANG PET, 440
LOI KOW CHUNG, 440
LOI KOW CHUNG, 441
LOI KOW LUONG, 442
VIEW FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE MEH NAM, 443

LIST OF MAPS.

SOUTHERN CHINA AND INDO-CHINA, SHOWING PROPOSED FRENCH AND ENGLISH RAILWAYS, To face title-page
MAULMEIN TO MAINGLOONGYEE, To face page 9
MAINGLOONGYEE TO MAUNG HAUT, „ „ 43
MAUNG HAUT TO KIANG HSEN, „ „ 69
KIANG HAI TO LAKON, „ „ 219
LAKON TO ZIMMÉ, „ „ 283
ZIMMÉ TO B. MEH HANG, „ „ 315
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