travellers to sleep by the way. This, which may be frequented. It admits of palankeens, horses, and laden "There has also been a road lately made, direct "While the Neilgherries continue to be resorted to, teen miles, and is, the whole way, one continued bank of the Bhavany river, and is only six miles from collector, distance only twelve miles, which avoids which will be best seen by a. short description of the known, to Dimhutty, its distance from whence is six- steep, it is nearly ten miles in length, and as no good ascent and descent, thus rendering the passage exces- Ghaut, which is close to it, have almost entirely su- Streemoogah altogether, and renders it unnecessary for cattle to go up it with ease. It leads, as is well sively tedious. The superior facilities of the Coonoor " Streemoogah Bungalow is situated on the left pass, the Streemoogah was reckoned the safest and 134 APPENDIX. from Mattapollium to Kotagherry, by Mr. Thomas, the STREEMOOGAH PASS. easiest of access of any of the passes, and was much Ghaut, will always be the grand entrance into them, called the Kotagherry Pass, is however excessively other Ghauts. perseded Streemoogah. Mattapolliam, previous to the discovery of the Coonoor and to possess their high reputation, the Coonoor