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PuatE XX XIII, 
The Tangachi and Akka, from the Upper Valley of the Torakudu. 
A mile or two further up the valley where our bivouac was for the night, we had a superb view of these 
two mountains, rising 800 to 1000 feet above the surrounding forests. 
PLatE XXXIV. 
Foot of the Punachi Pass. 
We entered the mountains to the right of the gorge, where the Torakudu descends into the plain. 
We crossed the river, and turned to the left beyond the large rock, and passed over the moun- 
tain beyond the peaked cliff. 
PLATE XXXV. 
Ancient Cromlech. 
The upper slab was 11 feet by 5, and the lower slabs were about 53 feet high. We intended to have 
visited it on our return, but missed the place. Similar tombs are found near Coimbatore. 
Prats XXXVI. 
Kader Rattan Chain. 
On the opposite side of the valley was a-rocky precipice over which hung a chain 70 or 80 feet long, 
formed of large loops of rattan connected to another rattan, which passed down through the 
centre of the loops. The Kaders told us it is used for collecting honey from the fissures of the 
rocks ; as the chain did not reach within six feet of the overhanging ledge, part of it must have 
been broken. 
Prate XXXVII. 
Gorge of the Torakudu River. 
On our return to Punachi, Major Hamitton tried to find an easier way through the gorge of the 
Torakudu river. He did not succeed; and from the view he obtained, the gorge appeared to be 
very narrow and precipitous. 
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