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has been impracticable for years from parts of the ridges having fallen 

 and barred the both in many places. 



The communication on the surface to the westward from Dimhatty 

 runs on a ridge south-west to Todanad, thence through the opening 

 of a high ridge west-north-west between hills on easy slopes, and 

 crossing a nullah half a mile north of Kulhutty, ascends a ridge, 

 descends it to the Kookal stream, ascends a long slope in low jungle 

 to a conspicuous tree, Cuggoochy, a small hamlet on the left, leaving 

 it, ascends a small winding pass, then on a level slope, at the summit 

 of the Kookal Valley. Trichaguddy on the left, descends and crosses 

 a stream and marsh, rises gently from it, and descends rather steep 

 to a bungalow near a winding stream, crosses to the village of 

 Kodavamudy on a gentle slope ; the road to the west descends, and 

 crossing another winding stream rises gently to the village of Toonairy 

 on the right, then descends on a brow and crossing another hill 

 stream winds gently up to Hunnikuray on the right, thence ascending 

 on a slope has a short descent to a winding stream ; on crossing it, 

 proceeds on a ridge, Kondahutty, two furlongs on the left, winds 

 round a hill, steep valley on the right, and crossing a few small 

 streams gains the village of Kondahutty. Prom thence over a level 

 surface descends rather steep, and crossing a large stream ascends to 

 Kulhutty on the right. Here branch off two paths, one described above 

 leads easily down to the valley, crosses another rivulet, Mailcottah 

 Fort, on an eminence on the left, descends steep and circuitous to the 

 Mantar, a large winding rivulet, ascent on passing it Yerj steep, for 

 a quarter of a mile, then over waving ground to the village of 

 Shoolur ; from this place paths lead off to the south and west, 

 traversing the pasture lands of MuUanadd in all directions. 



From Dimhatty to Tandanadd 



„ to Kuggoochy 



„ to Trichagandy ... 



„ to Kadavanludy Bungalow 



„ to Toonairy 



,, to Hunndvnn-oy 



„ to Kadhutty 



„ to Kulhutty 



„ to the Mantir 



,, to Sholar 



From Kauvamoody to Toomanhutty 



The path from Dimhatty to Ootacamund leaves the former one 

 two furlongs south-east of Taudanaad, proceeds south, crosses a small 

 stream, keeps waving on a plain surface westerly, Orasholah village 

 three furlongs on the right, continues to wind on gentle slopes south- 

 west, crossing three inconsiderable streams gently descending and 

 ascending high hill on the right, descendsa small pass and crosses a large 

 stream two furlongs west of Togalhutty, and ascends another ridge 

 southerly, descends on the western slope of it, and crosses another 

 irrigious stream at a junction a furlong north of the village of 

 Yellithoray, situated on a cultivated eminence ; the path then runs on a 



