My great grandfather in Burma (1920)

"Loaded the same."

"Elephants removing the same from slipway."

"Loading a log from off the ground onto a gindake by means of blocks and wire rope."

"Loaded and ready to be carted. The shaft can be seen, ut the body and wheels of the cart are hidden."

"Dragging the log away."

""Bridge over the H Hom close to the capstan. The H Hom bungalow and the begining of the road over the hill are seen in the background."

"Elephants carting over the bridge."

"Logs ready to be carted at 2am on the following morning."

"Cart shed and barracks for men. Note big log being carted by two elephants."

""H Hom bungalow, head of the cart road and empty gindakes."

"Logs loaded ready to be carted."

"Buffaloes carting from the head of the road."

"Buffaloes carting from the head of the road."

"Elephant (Htoo Mai, Mg Hmay riding) carting log."

"Tinutoung storing ground 1/2 way over the hill. Small logs are dragged from H Hom to this place during the rains by buffalloes and are taken by the same to the chute during the following rains. Our elephants only cart to this place, buffaloes at once taking them onto the chute."

"Hill Pone storing ground. This is 3/4 of the way over the road, and is the highest point on the hill 700feet above the H Hom. This is also one of Mg Shwe Hla's ( carting contractors) camps."

"The same showing logs to be taken on."

"Storing groung from the head of the chute looking from the head of it."

"Same back view looking towards the chute."

"Headmen at the chute."

"Labour group working the chute,mostly Kamooks who come across from Indo-China seeking work for 2-3 years, when they have to return though many return for another period."

"Part of the chute near the top. This chute is 1 1/2 miles in length, the total fall being 900 ft but most of this is confined to the first 1/2 mile. In the distance is seen the valley of M Han below the hill. The arm on the tree carries the telephone wire."

"The chute lower down. The white flag in the distance denotes safety - alog may be sent down."

"Side view of the last stretch alongside the hill."

"Lower down; one of the cuttings through which the chute passses."

"Timber pone."

"Looking up the steep part of the chute (1/2 mile( from the more or less level section. The second bridge over the H Kan."

"The 1st bridge over the H Kan at the foot of the 1/2 mile of steep descent. Logs cross the bridge at over 60 miles an hour. Note the trail of smoke and dust behind the log descending."

"Side view of the same bridge; since raised 3 ft."

"Lower down: the 1st bridge over the M Sa Ngoon. The H Kan joins this creek on the left side in the bend."

"View of track below the bridge."

"Further on: another bridge over the M Sa Ngoon, since raised.

"Ditto: note the water in front on the spray being thrown up."

"A log plunging into the river close to wher the river emerges from the hill. The spray is at times thrown up nearly 100 feet and most beautiful rainbows then appear."

"A log at the commencement of the dive."

"The river below the terminus of the chute."

"The river below the terminus of the chute."

"Dragging out a log for inspection. It will be noted that the head as bound with cane. Many logs arrive at the head of the chute withsplit ends. They are thenbound with cane, tightened with wedges, to save further damage. This undoubtedly reduced the loss, but still damage is not entirely prevented. Such logs are now taken by the "back lane" a rounabout dragging road, to the bottom of the steeper portion of the chute."

" The Ma Sa Ngoon down which the elephants had to drag logs before the chute was built."

The biggest elephant in Burma, Chit Sayah, Height 9 ft 6 ins girth 14 ft 7 ins at his best. He is now an old elephant, and was much overworked by his former owner and has never fully recovered. the man standing at his head is another very old servant, Sit Wah a wild Karen who has worked 20 years in the district.

"A young elephant being trained and his trainer, Suyah Noi. The calf is persuaded by fruit to go into the cage which is then closed. Shortly it wishes to follow it's mother, who has been taken away and when it can not do this, its rage soon grows boundless and its efforts to break loose require constant attention. Otherwise the cage - strong as it is - would be broken. After 4 or 5 days it has learnt that man is its master and it is ready to be taught."