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" On the /th May, we started for the great Arnee Moody moun- 
tain, leaving our camp at lo minutes to 6 a.m., ascending over a spur 
of the Kartu Mullay (at the foot of which we were encamped), we 
then descended on to a fine undulating plateau, and after a \valk 
of about four miles arrived at a beautifully wooded narrow valley, 
through which a stream, studded with Rhododendrons, was running 
in a south-easterly direction. This valley rises in its centre, and 
another stream flows exactly in the opposite direction, viz., to the 
north-west; the valley is at least 1,200 feet below the plateau, the 
descent being exceedingly steep and rugged. After crossing the 
stream, we struck into a well worn elephant path, ascending the 
opposite slope by a scries of short zigzags, these were so perfect and 
regular that we could scarcely believe it possible they were made by 
those animals. After ascending the zigzags we diverged from the 
path leaving it on our left, and reached, by a steep ascent, a mag- 
nificent plateau considerably higher than the one we had just crossed, 
and apparently about 7 miles long by 4^ miles broad, being by far the 
most extensive table-land on the range ; it is studded with sholas, 
and watered by two streams of considerable size, the largest winding 
in a northerly direction through undulating hills bordered by a broad 
swamp capable of being converted into an extensive lake. This 
stream eventually descends into the deep valley previously mentioned, 
forming a picturesque water-fall. The other stream rises in an exten- 
sive morass, and takes an easterly course falling into the western end 
of the Ungeenaad valley ; besides these two large streams numerous 
smaller ones run into them, 
"This plateau is, I believe, to be nearly if not quite as high 
as that of Ootacamund, The Arnee Moody itself is separated 
from it by a deep precipitous wooded ravine. It could only be 
reached by making a detour to the left or east, descending into a 
rather deep valley, and then ascending the left hand spur. The 
ascent occupied us one hour and ten minutes fast walking. It's sum- 
mit is full 1,500 feet above the plateau, and consists of a narrow ridge 
about 300 or 400 yards in length running north -cast and south west 
A range of hills extends for some distance to the west, with open 
