374 Fishing Localities. CHAP. xxvi. 



From there the head of the Rani River is approachable, and it is 

 said by both above informants to be " splendid." But it is a hard 

 day's work across grassland, and five hours along an elephant path 

 through forest without touching grassland. 



Malabar District. 



. For this district I have had a memorandum kindly prepared for 

 me by W. L. I should premise that the Mahseer are seemingly small, 

 like the Canara Mahseer, and that the country, being subject to the 

 same moncoon, the time is the same. The country being flatter than 

 Canara, the lengths of tidal estuary are greater. 



MALABAR RIVERS. 

 Ordnance Survey Map, Sheet No. 44. 



1. Tiillipurmbu River, tidal as far as Chuparapadu. West of 

 75 3' east longitude. Small Moplah village, above which there is 

 a moderate sized stream with pools. 



2. Billipatam River, the largest river in North Malabar, tidal as 

 far as a mile above Sukukundapuram on the branch joining at Kogem, 

 and as far as Eroocur on the main stream. At Eroocur, a considerable 

 Moplah village, there is a good road running up the right bank to 

 Iritti bridge, when the Perambadi Ghat road into Coorg (not shown 

 in the map) crosses the stream immediately below the junction of 

 the two main branches a little to the north-east of Kishur. Above 

 Eroocur, and on both branches joining at the Iritti bridge, there are 

 fine deep pools and streams swarming with fish. At Eroocur there 

 is a D. P. W. hut: at Iritti bridge there are a native travellers' 

 choultry and a good Amshom cutchery, used also as a police-station ; 

 and at Gamoth there is a good travellers' bungalow close to the river. 



3. Anjeracundy River, tidal as far as Anjeracundy, a cinnamon 

 plantation, belonging to Mr. W. Brown, above which it is a moderate 

 sized stream with pools. At Canooth there is a travellers' bungalow. 



4. Mahe River, tidal as far as Parakudu, above which it is a con- 

 siderable stream. 



5. Cootyaddy River, tidal as far as Cootyaddy, where there is a 

 travellers' bungalow near the foot of the ghat of the same name leading 



