The Mishmee hills, an account of an attempt to penetrate Thibet from Assam1873 |
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... formed impressions of the country and people . Amongst the most distinct remembrances of that first visit were those which probably most young men take with them after a year or two spent in the country , namely , that it is very hot ...
... formed impressions of the country and people . Amongst the most distinct remembrances of that first visit were those which probably most young men take with them after a year or two spent in the country , namely , that it is very hot ...
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... formed . Before the beaters had been at work half an hour the report of a rifle some distance down the nullah announced that the enemy had made his appearance . After a few minutes ' silence , a shout informed us that the shot was ...
... formed . Before the beaters had been at work half an hour the report of a rifle some distance down the nullah announced that the enemy had made his appearance . After a few minutes ' silence , a shout informed us that the shot was ...
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... formed into line , and a mahout on an elephant stationed at the head of the nullah . I was sent off to the bend of the nullah , while our host and M - kept along the banks just in front of the beaters . To reach my post I had to cross ...
... formed into line , and a mahout on an elephant stationed at the head of the nullah . I was sent off to the bend of the nullah , while our host and M - kept along the banks just in front of the beaters . To reach my post I had to cross ...
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... forming , on the next rise of the river , great barriers against the stream , which force its waters into new channels . The day after leaving Serajgunge , we anchored in the evening alongside the steamer ' Rajmahal , ' bound from ...
... forming , on the next rise of the river , great barriers against the stream , which force its waters into new channels . The day after leaving Serajgunge , we anchored in the evening alongside the steamer ' Rajmahal , ' bound from ...
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... formed the basking places of innumerable crocodiles ( ' lacerta gangetica ' ) , the shooting of which afforded some occasional sport . This kind of crocodile , with its slender elongated snout and unequal jagged - looking teeth , though ...
... formed the basking places of innumerable crocodiles ( ' lacerta gangetica ' ) , the shooting of which afforded some occasional sport . This kind of crocodile , with its slender elongated snout and unequal jagged - looking teeth , though ...
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