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Heights of the Neifgherry Hills. 



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VII.— Heights of the Neilgherry Hills. —By Captaiti J. Underwood, 

 Madras Engineers. 



In the very interesting paper on the geological features of the 

 Neilgherries by Dr. Benza (No. 13 of the Journal) the height of 

 Sispara at the Koondahs above the sea has been recorded as about 

 5620 feet. Several observations by myself with a very good glass 

 barometer fix the height alluded to at 6742 feet, and as I am not aware 

 that a section over the hills from north to south has either been taken 

 or published before, I have the pleasure to forward herewith the baro- 

 metrical heights from the foot of the Koondah ghaut to Ootacamund, 

 and thence down the New Seegoor ghaut to Seegoor at the foot of 

 the latter. 



Koondahs. 



Avalanche 

 range. 



Table of heights above the level of the sea: 



Sholay, bottom of the Koondah ghautj. 893.1 1 



Bamboos cease 1757.6 



Ladder hill (bottom of) 2972. 



,Vullycand camp (top of ridge) 4140.3 



Vullyaur (river) 4050.6 



Murray pett bungalow 6742. 



(Avalanche ridge, top of, 7732.37 



( Avalanche bungalow (at bottom of ridge) 6720.2 

 Ootacamund lake level 7361 



x & 



<U fl d 



New See- 

 goor ghaut. 



Commenc- 

 ing at the 

 SevenCairn 

 Hill. 



Blink Bonnie, 4 miles from Ootac. top of 

 New Seegoor ghaut 



Sapperpoorum 1 mile down 



Stonehenge about 2 miles down 



Red Hill below Kulhutty, Burgher vil- 

 lage about three miles down .... 



Waterfall point, proposed site for tra- 

 veller's bungalow, about four miles 

 down, and eight from Ootacamund.. . 



Adam's Peak, north end of large basin, 

 about 41 miles down 



Giant's glen, about 5 miles down 



Tent my dan, about 5| miles 



Bamboos begin hereabouts 



Large nullah, bottom of ghaut ...... 



Seegoor < 



7204 



6758.5 



6182.17 



5940.5 



5538.8 



4982.8 

 4296.5 

 4001 



3408.9 

 3393.6 



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It is much to be regretted that my friend Dr. Benza did not find his 

 way down the new ghaut, for (beauty of scenery apart) the features 

 of the country are most extraordinary, and well worthy the attention 

 of one so capable of delighting both the scientific and general reader. 



