OF THE NILAGIRI DISTRICT.' Ixix 



level to the south-west in a narrow valley, low steep ridge, covered with 

 jungle on the left, ascends gently leaving a swamp on the right and a 

 remarkable hill with a single tree beyond it ; it then descends into 

 a nai'row vale crossing a large stream to the top of a ridge, on the 

 slope of which it descends rather steep, crossing another large 

 irrigious stream below a confluence, and rises southerly to the village 

 Munjatulla ; then on the north brow of a ridge, waving, descends into 

 an open valley, and crossing a few smaller streams on a waving surface, 

 ascends a high ridge rather steep, Yellanully village on the right, 

 two furlongs from it, descent steep to another stream, and rising again 

 waves round the southern brow of a hill, gently glides down westerly 

 into a valley, Kaytee on the right, and crossing sevei-al hill streams 

 at short distances, gains a ridge and ascends north-north-west to 

 its summit, descends and crossing another stream, winds round the 

 eastern brow of a hill to a gap, then waving gently down on the 

 western brow of high hills to a small stream and marsh ascends the 

 flat ridge of Whotakaymund, Mr. Sullivan's Bungalow on the left. It 

 is in general a good path, but very circuitous. 



The direct road now making by a party of pioneers to 

 Whotakaymund runs south of the village of Orasholah, passing a ridge 

 winds on a waving surface between Padhal and Culhutty ; ascends a 

 ridge and descends it rather steep on the west slope of a large rivulet, 

 crossing which it ascends an easy slope, runs south of Ballycumba, 

 descends from it to another stream, ascends an easy slope, and winds 

 north of the village of Tatarvane, Puggala, and joins the summit of 

 another ridge, on which is situated that of Cumbutty ; it then descends 

 on the northern slope of a hill, leaving Cumbagay on the right, and 

 descends to a stream ; from it ascends another gentle slope, on which it 

 keeps waving for a considex-able way. Tumanhutty on the right, two 

 furlongs, ascending winds roimd the eastern brow of the Koonatachapu 

 hill, village on the left, descends and crosses a few streams and 

 uneven ground, and ascends to the summit of Dodabetta ridge, and 

 ultimately winding in its descent, on a slope of the same to 

 Whotaykamund. 



