130 APPENDIX. with a report, will, I hope, give all necessary informa- of a uniform and gentle declivity throughout. be safely used by foot-passengers. " 4th. It leads at once to a mild and healthful tion. and it need very little impede the important work at " I shall now state what I have done regarding the " A. detachment of the corps may perform this duty, Coonoor, where I would wish to keep the largest " The Coonoor Ghaut, is incomparably the best of of its main advantages. be best appreciated if a comparison is made between it, and all the other passes leading to the Neilgherries. " All is now in progress ; and I would beg to have "3rd. It is the only one of all the passes, that can ing excursion to it, I purpose to descend to the bottom, K Coonoor Ghaut, the utility and advantage of which will proportion of the corps. vellers to the slightest risk of jungle fever, and is any of the mountain passes. The following are some and to execute a survey and plan of it, which together " 2nd. It is easy of access, and does not expose tra- " 1st. It is the nearest of any to the presidency. this report considered only as a preliminary one, as respects the Koondah Pass, as on my next and approach-