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similar causes), and taking into consideration the indifferent shelter 
afforded, their constant exposure to all the vissicitudes of climate 
during a period when elsewhere fever generally prevails, it may be 
accepted as a very fair criterion that the position of Michael's valley 
and the surrounding plateau is most favourable to health, and the 
high ranges once attained, there need be no apprehension of fever 
under ordinary circumstances. The Natives of these mountains do 
not exhibit the same symptoms of an imhcalthy region, as is observed 
in the inhabitants of the lower Pulnies ; and I think I may safely 
assert, that these hills will eventually prove fully as free from fever 
as the Nielghcrries, and possessing a climate equal to any of the 
ranges at present known." 
" It is difficult to judge the superficial area of a mountain range 
with accuracy by the eye, but having walked over nearly, indeed, I 
may say, the whole of the Annamullay Plateau, I think I am not far 
wrong in estimating it to be between 80 and IGO square miles, but 
this includes a large tract situated in the Tra van core territory. The 
broken nature of these mountains causes the scenery to be far more 
varied and beautiful than generally met with either on the Pulnies or 
Nielgherries ; but, as may be expected from their propinquity, there 
is much similarity in many respects in all three ranges. The general 
trend of the Highlands is N.N.E, and S.S.W., the highest elevations 
being to the north -cast and to the south, gradually decreasing in 
sloping undulating hills towards the west, excepting the Arnee Moody 
mountain and its plateau; which is situated at the extreme S.S. West 
end of the range." 
" 1 will now proceed to relate events attending an excursion I 
made to the great Arnee Moody mountain vid ' Coomarikul,' the 
' Kartu Mullay,' and across the two last mentioned blocks of table- 
land, this portion of the hills having never before been visited, that I 
am aware of I first attempted to reach the mountain near the end of 
April, but owing to excessive inclemency of weather was obliged to 
return to Michael's valley. On the 4th May, I again started for the 
mountain, accompanied by Mr. Faulkner of the 17th Lancers. Our 
first march was to Coomarikul Mullay, by a path used by the 
