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Chapter One. The Naga Hills |
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description of mountain scenery and paths |
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The well-kept bridle-path led along an open slope. Before our eyes extended an immense mountain country; mighty wooded ridges succeeded one another, grouping themselves into high ranges and long chains till they finally blended with the sky and the clouds in the haze of the blue distance. On many of the slopes there were (7) clearings and terrace fields, but the greater part of the mountains was covered with forest and secondary jungle. The Nagas do not live in the valleys; their settlements are situated on the central ridges between 2,000 and 6,000 feet above sea level. |
