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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #72 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:15 BST (UK) »
13.3

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** The next day in
ascending the opposite
side it was quite
appearent that a good
road might have
been made as
[observed?]
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« Reply #73 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:17 BST (UK) »
14.1

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the loftiest in immediate view
and as the [??] dip at a high
angle to the W. & N. W. there is left
an immense precipitous scarp
on this side under the immediate
ridge. Its in this scarped face
I understand that the [ware?] exported
from their country is chiefly [??]
The Nagas letting themselfes down
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« Reply #74 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:18 BST (UK) »
14.2

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appearently half way up these immense
[castlelated] mountains is the village
of Lee-nie to which I presume this
cultivation belongs, its situated behind
the conical point of the hill on a very
narrow ridge, which appears to [covered?]
with a slanting buttress up which I have
no doubt the villagers have the means of
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #75 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:20 BST (UK) »
15.1

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the magnificent cross range we had
seen the day before & up the valley
between the two mountains, and as
we proceeded on we observed the village
of Moheelong on the western most
point of the range & commanding a [??]
of all this cultivation. Shortly after we saw the
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #76 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:21 BST (UK) »
16.1

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off. The gout Rajah a little after
joined Pemberton & they came down
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #77 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:25 BST (UK) »
17.1

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17 Jany
   15 Jany
Yang to the
[S.E.?]  cultivation
of Papoolongmei
- 8 miles
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #78 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:27 BST (UK) »
last for today

18.1

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It then became appearent that
the cones of the hill of Yang were
connected with the ridge we
have called snowy to the [last],
and came round by a gentle descent
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #79 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:32 BST (UK) »
In your last post for today, Jan.   "last" is actually "East".

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #80 on: Wednesday 16 October 19 16:37 BST (UK) »
Jan.  Re your post 15.1 the word is "prospect" i.e. commanding a prospect....