Its inhabitants, whose very names-Gadeni and Ottadini-signified "dwellers in the wood," were found by the Romans in their dense forests, and the first settlements were only possible through clearances of growing timber.
"In the Border Country"
W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett
When the fever and famine had done their work, the clearances began.
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry
The climate of Dorjiling station has been in some degree altered by extensive clearances of forest, which render it more variable, more exposed to night frosts and strong sun-heat, and to drought, the drying up of small streams being one direct consequence.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker