FORESTS OF MYSORE DISTRICT 



and part of the Berrambadie forests must be 

 traversed ere another Government road be en- 

 countered, viz., that from Mysore to Manantoddy, 

 which passes through the Berrambadie forest, in 

 which, close to the road, there is (or was) a forest 

 lodge called Moluhollay. There are, however, 

 cart-tracks through the forests, though after heavy 

 rain it is advisable not to overload the carts, and, 

 further, to have in reserve two or three loose 

 pairs of buffaloes, to render assistance in case of 

 need. 



Bandipur forest marches with Berrambadie, but 

 to reach the Bandipur travellers' bungalow forty- 

 nine miles from Mysore, on the road to the Nilgiris 

 from Moluhollay, two sides of a triangle have to 

 be traversed. 



Goondulpet, on the direct road from Mysore to 

 Bandipur, is about thirteen miles from the latter, 

 and about twenty-two miles from Moluhollay ; but 

 thirteen miles from Moluhollay, and nine miles from 

 Goondulpet, is a travellers' bungalow called Maddur 

 at which the journey can be broken. 



The game animals inhabiting these forests are 

 elephant, bison, tiger, panther, sambur, bear, 

 spotted deer, muntjac and four-horned antelope. 

 Mousedeer also are plentiful, but are rarely seen, 

 though their tracks are frequently visible. 



Since I left the Mysore district in which these 

 forests are situated, and before the death of the 

 late Maharajah of Mysore, some portion of this 

 area was made into a " Maharajah's reserve." 

 Whether this distinction has since been preserved, 



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