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England. The ground between these prominent spurs has been much 

 hollowed out hy the streams pouring down from Dodabetta, and it is, 

 therefore, only by viewing the general contour of these hills from some 



Fig V. — View of the Dodabetta and Kaitee escarpment. 



little distance that their cliff-like character becomes a.pparent. Passing 

 from Jackatalla towards Kotergherry, the escarpment may still be traced, 

 although much obliterated by the subsequent formation of valleys. 

 About half way between JackataUa and Kotergherry, it turns to the 

 West, and seen from any point on the Northern part of- the hills it 

 presents a bold rocky face terminating in Daversolabetta, a lofty conical 

 peak a few miles North-East of Ootakamund. At this point, the es- 

 carpment cannot be very distinctly made out, but to the West of Da- 

 versolabetta, the upper part of the escarpment appears to turn round 

 to the South and join that overlooking Ootakamund, while the lower part, 

 which is extremely well marked, although of comparatively less elevation 

 than that of Dodabetta, and at a somewhat lower level, passes below 

 Marlimund and Seven-Cairn hill, crossing the Seegoor road, and forming 

 the termination of the pass of that name, and finally merges into the great 

 boundary escarpment of the hills. To return to our starting point, the es- 

 carpment above Kaitee valley may be traced for some distance to the South- 

 West as seen in the foreground in Fig. 5, and finally dies away, or rather 

 appears to be broken up into smaller escarpments, which, in the course 

 of time, have become nearly obliterated by the erosion of the hill streams. 



