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Pooliars and Moodoovvars, of very easy gradients, which, as Michael 

 remarks in his report, " might be cantered over on horse-back in its 

 ' present state,' the distance by this path is about seven miles ; 

 between Coomarikul and Michael's valley we passed two remarkable 

 precipices situated on each side of a wooded valley leading to the 

 westward ; these precipices must have at some remote period been 

 sea-worn cliffs, as they could be formed in no other way. Clouds 

 obscured the distant view, or part of the Kartu Mullay plateau would 

 have been visible beyond the valley which trends away to the north- 

 west. Our next encampment was at the foot of the Kartu Mullay, 

 to reach which we had to ascend the summit of the Coomarikul 

 Mullay, and proceed to the westward along the precipitous ridges 

 overhanging the Ungeenaad valley. The views from this mountain 

 are the grandest and most extensive I have ever beheld ; some of the 

 precipices are of stupendous magnitude, and the charming variety of 

 scenery, comprising undulating grassy hills, wooded valleys, rocky 

 crags, overhanging precipices, the green fields, in the valley of Un- 

 geenaad, the grand mass of the Pulnies beyond, and the blue ranges 

 in the far distance, present a view far beyond my power to describe, 

 and which must be seen to be appreciated ; in a word, the scenery 

 in the Annamullays is surpassingly grand, and incomparably beau- 

 ful; on our way to the Kartu Mullay we disturbed several herds of 

 ibex, which, as they bounded amongst the crags and precipices, added 

 greatly to the effect of the grand and wild features of the country we 

 were passing through. I noticed two or three aqueducts similar to 

 those met with on the Pulnies, probably made by the inhabitants of 

 the Ungeenaad valley for the purpose of conveying water to their 

 fields ; others were observed on the Puddicul Mullay. This day's 

 march over the mountain was about six miles. The Pooliars, who 

 were sent on ahead, had constructed two comfortable huts for us ; 

 they are most expert at this work, erecting a neat and perfectly water- 

 tight hut in a very short time ; the walls and roof are made of the 

 hill bamboo, supported by stems of small trees, and interlaced with 

 grass and leaves ; the uprights and rafters being neatly tied together 

 with strips of bark. 



