[Taxacom] Ochterlony Valley

[Michael A. Ivie]

Opps, it is OUch.. There are so many spelling variations in India, I don't
need to be adding to them.  For instance Avalance Hill is also Avalancee
Hill.  There are at least 3 spellings for Gudalur.  The name of the
surveyor that the valley is named for and the plantation's coffee
cultivation are well documented in a wide variety of sources.  It is the
location that is in doubt.  I can find lots of place names that are
mentioned associated with the valley, but no actual location.  The deed is
for 45 square miles, and was still intact at independence, it should be
possible to get an actual location?

Mike


> I believe Ken has the correct spelling of the place names.  I have found
> "Avalance Hill" and "Silent Valley" are sometimes associated with
> Ouchterlony Valley.  I'm guessing Mike's "estate" may be a tea plantation.
>
> John L.
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> Hi Michael,
>        I don't have a specific answer to the question, but I think that
> finding the answer might be solved by searching for alternate
> spellings---especially Ouchterlony (instead of Ochterlony) and perhaps
> Gudalur instead of Gundalur.  For instance I found the following quote
> using such alternate spellings:
> "Gudalur is much sheltered from the south-west by the spurs on the
> northern boundary of the Ouchterlony Valley."
>            ----------Hope this helps,
>                                 Ken
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Michael A. Ivie wrote:
> Hello,
> Can anyone give me an acurate location for the Ochterlony Valley in the
> Nilgiris of India? I know that it was a 45 sq mile estate 20 miles from
> Gundalur, but that is it, not even which direction from Gundalur!
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
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