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amongst the other trees. The Chensulah guides told me that 

 water runs here all the year, 



Then I got down to Brumeshwar, the site of a ruined 

 pagoda and small tank, in a wide valley of fine timber 

 jungle. Between the stream just described and the pagoda, 

 there is an open bit of forest in which the teak trees must 

 formerly have been very good ; some of them were 7 and 8 

 feet in circumference at the base, and there were stumps of 

 larger growth. Those in the open appear to have grown 

 much better than what I have hitherto seen. 



The point where I found the flowing stream was at 2,300 

 feet above the sea, 400 feet below the crest ; so that the con- 

 ditions are pretty much the same as those of Mantyconda 

 and its watering place. Still, there is much superior 

 water at Brumeshwar, and more space to move about in, on 

 the crest, than on the little hill of Mant}~conda. There are 

 also admirable sites between the latter hill and the plateau 

 north of Brumeshwar for three or four bungalows, with 

 some driving and plenty of riding ground. 



There is a good deal of timber dragged to the crest of the 

 Brumeshwar ridge from the wide basin on the east side of it, 

 and then slipped down by the ghaut, to be carted to Yella- 

 gode. At the foot, near the stream, I saw several bauks of 

 the dark brownish-red Nullamadday and the pale yellow or 

 white Chiriman timbers, which were then being carted 

 away. 



The Gotta Gunnama* 



Early in February last, Mr. Thomas and I started for a 

 five days' excursion to the interior of the Nullamallays, 

 There being no fixed villages, we were obliged to take 

 every thing with us necessary for food and shelter, except 

 water, which we could only depend upon at certain 

 points ; and for these thirty coolies were required though in 



