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some ponds [[strikethrough]] the lake [[/strikethrough]] at their base These are a double affair, with reedy margins & of small size. Some white herons & black storks were seen here but no ducks or geese are here at this season. After tiffin we passed [[strikethrough]] up [[/strikethrough]] thru a narrow pass from which we could look back & see the deep crater lake just east of our road. It is called Chin Hai (green lake). We could also see the high range which marks the Salween-Shweli divide. It extends as a wall without any low passes & two of the peaks showed patches of snow. The sides of the valley we passed thru was clothed in white pine, alder & a dark leaved poplar. At 4 P.M. we reached the Lava Beds which cover a wide area here. The lava is covered with soil in ^[[most]] places & supports short grass & pitch pine
The Chinese have made hedges of it & divided the land into small fields but [[strikethrough]] I saw [[/strikethrough]] they were

Transcription Notes:
The lake is actually Chenghai Lake (??)