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and insolation, are diseases unknown amongst Europeans in the 
Shervaroy cltmate," 
In 1S63 he made a series of sketches on the high ranges of the 
Annanuillies. In his report he says : '* They are situated on the 
southern boundary of the Coimbatorc District, in the Madras Presi- 
dency, and are divided into the Higher and the Lower Ranges ; the 
latter, lying to the westward contain the famous Teak Forests ; their 
average elevation is not more tlian 2,000 feet above tlie level of 
the sea, with peaks and ridges rising to 4 and 5,000 feet. The 
whole of the lower range, with the exception of a few bare and 
rocky peaks, is covered with dense forest containing much valuable 
timber ; whereas the higher range lying to the eastward consists of 
extensive open grassy hills and valleys with shola forests similar to 
those on the Neilgherries and Pulnics, varying in elevation from 6,000 
to 8»CO0 feet and upwards, above the sea level. The range is only 
separated from the Pulnies, -which lie to the eastward, by the valley 
of Ungecnaad ; this valley is not more than 12 or 15 miles across in 
a straight line; its western end is shut in by two blocks of well- 
wooded mountains with plateaux on their summits forming a connect- 
ing link between the Annarnullies and the Pulnies, Viewed from 
the ]inc of railway near Coimbatore^ the Annamullays and Pulnies 
appear as one continuous range of mouniains< 
" The high ranges were first visited in 1851 by General Michael 
who was then in charge of the teak forests ; during the visit he dis- 
covered the beautiful valley now bearing his name. 
"The distance from the foot of the hlWSf vld Appia MuUay to 
Michael's Valley, is about 20 miles, viz., 9 miles to Appia Mullay and 
1 1 miles further on to the valley.^ 
"I was on these mountains for two months with eight Native 
followers who were all perfectly healthy, with the exception of two 
slight cases of fever, brought on by a day's exposure to cold and 
wet (the Natives at Ootacamund frequently contract fever from 
' It is in this valley Umt a shooting camp was prepared En iZy$ for I-LR,H. the 
Prisice of Wales.^KD. 
