k Seik after five hours' marching, and up to this our course was
nearly the same with that of yesterday, between W.S.W. and S.W. We did
not see the village; several (seven or eight) houses are visible on the
hill, which here extends north and south, and along which runs a nullah,
the Kam Theem.

From this place our course continued almost entirely over low hills not
exceeding 800 feet above us, until we halted on the margin of a plain
bounded to the W. by the Boom, which runs N. and S., the direction being
W.N.W. Distance seventeen miles. On our march we met several parties of
Shans, Burmese, and Singphos. The path from the village to this is much
better, and much more frequented than any of the other parts. Most of
the parties were loaded with Serpentine. Noticed _en route_, both on
the plains and on the hills, Teak; in the latter situations many of the
specimens were very fine. Another noble Dipterocarpea arborea was
observed. I observed Drymaria, Vallaris solanacea, and a Spathodia,
which is common on the plains. Teak is remarkable for the smoothness and
peculiar appearance of its bark, so that it seems to have had it stripped
off.

Gathered on the hills Ulmus and Hyalostemma, the petals of which are
united into a tri-partite corolla, a Cyrtandracea in fruit, and an
Olacinea, floribus tri-sepalis, appendicibus 6 apice fimbriatis, stam. 3,
sepalis oppositis, racemis erectis.

_April 5th_.--Reached the mines after a march of about four hours; our
course was winding, continuing through jungle and small patches of plain,
until we reached the base of that part of the Kuwa Boom which we were to
cross, and which bore N.W. from the place at which we slept. The ascent
was steep in some places, it bore in a N.N.W. direction, principally
through a bamboo jungle. From a clear space half way up, we had a fine
and pretty view of the hills and plains, especially to the S. and S.E. In
the former direction, and distant about fifteen miles, we saw on our
return, the Endaw Gyee, but we could not estimate its size or figure; it
is evidently however a large sheet of water; the natives say, several
miles across. From the summit, we likewise had a fine view of the
country to the E.; very few plains were visible in this direction. Nearly
due east, and about thirty miles off, was visible Shewe Down Gyee, and
this will make Camein nearly due east also, or E. by S. The descent
passed through similar jungle, that at the foot b