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made of the powdered wood
of a named tree, Pieces of this
wood they all carry with
them. The odor is pungent
for the yellow color inherent
on their light yellow complexion.
23 Daylight found us on
our way up Rangoun Creek
with a formidable tide. The
Creek is a short cut to the
Rangoun River which we
reached at 8 A.M. Paddy
fields under water bordered
the river on either side for
miles and broken near
the shore by thickets of
sprouting coco palms.
At five miles we could see
distinctly the big gold spire
of the Shwe Dagon minaret from
a small hill about Rangoun.
The River approaching the