Show Dur malls amber adlae in burmah amber Is found in a region difficult of 0 access and jealously guarded by those who have every interest ln in keeping their secret it Is situated in the Iluk huking valley surrounded on oil three sides by almost impassable ranges of mountains so that it Is accessible only from the south across low hills forming the waters watershed lied between the Chin dwin and the in one of 0 these low hill ranges are the famous and mysterious loin mines of golden resin it Is obtained in 1 a very primitive way after the tha harvest the diggers go to the hills and selecting a place where there an no pits dug by previous prospectors shape with their swords a small pointed hoe a wooden shovel and a basket of split bamboo with these they make a hole in the blue clap removing the refuse by means of the tha basket and gradually deepening the shaft three men work in company one below the shaft not being large larga enough tor for more than one at a time while the others hand up the basket the amber ls Is found in pockets which are generally indicated by bf strings of coaly matter appearing in 1 the clay stray stories |