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 , „ „ 392 A THOUSAND MILES ON AN ELEPHANT IN THE SHAN STATES. CHAPTER I. DR CUSHING’S ARRIVAL—A-HENG—LEAVE SHOAYGOON—GOLD AND SILVER CARRIED—FLOOD OF 1877—A BAD DRIVER—DOG OFFERED TO DEMONS—SOUSED IN THE HLINEBOAY—HLINEBOAY—TRADERS—MR BRYCE’S PARTY—ASKED TO JOIN PARTIES—DR CUSHING IN CHARGE OF COMMISSARIAT—LABELLING AND SORTING BASKETS—THE LUGGAGE—MEDICINES—KAREN INTERPRETER—LOADING THE ELEPHANTS—PORTOW AND LOOGALAY—MADRAS BOYS GOOD FIGHTERS.