by crossing the river, a thick layer of thus formed & dried e so as to form leaves, they Before reaching the water one or crossed the Shweli on a curved high wooded bridge. Here at the village it is a sharp stream flowing lazily through a broad valley & has much the appearance of the Nam Can River at Mergui. After making every other out with local Chinese girls to look for gambers. We found a few paths & trails in the next elders but saw no game. At 12 o'clock a heavy shower set in & we were drenched for hour, Then the sun appeared so beautifully double rainbow frame on the east the most brilliant I think ever beheld. The crops of the hill country are sweet potatoes which are several miles high. They cover large areas at Kwin-yaw & Wai tien. The rice fields are just very plain with great buffaloes. Our cleared beds are already green. The rice is