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sun-set do they come down to the beach. There are 3 or 4 [[symbol: male]] in this neighborhood but only 2 of them have been seen thus far. The Chinese do not hunt them here but they are very shy nevertheless. The flesh & especially the gall is said by the Chinese to be deadly poison & the gall is employed to poison people. We dined on the [[symbol: female]] roasted & found it much like turkey in flavor, just as dry & white & quite indistinguishable. The tail feathers of the [[symbol: male]] are of value to the Chinese for ornament & bring $10.00 Mex. [[circled]] 22 [[/circled]] This morning I saw a band of 20 Macaques monkeys but they would not allow me nearer than 150 yds. They were on the river margin in scrub & leafless trees. The valley of the Salween is quite without residents as the climate