1202 geology and physical geography of the state of perak, 



Selama. 



These mines are situated near the Krian River, which forms the 

 boundary between Keddah and the State of Perak at the Kuala 

 Selama. They are very rich in drift or stream tin derived from 

 the decomposition of the paleozoic clays at their junction with the 

 granite. Close to the village of Selama there is an outcrop of 

 paleozoic rock. It is highly ferruginous sandstone, the external 

 appearance which at the outcrop has been much modified by the 

 action of water. The sandstone is a brown mottled with red, and 

 those vai'ious colours which mark the presence of ferric oxide. The 

 outcrop forms a regular ledge, and appears like a dyke about 15 

 feet above the ground. It is possible that there is a vein or lode 

 near it tliough I saw none. The tin found at the surface in the 

 mud of a swamp at the foot of the outcrop is very rich. The 

 Malays easily gather small quantities of good ore without digging 

 at all, in fact most of the families in the village contribute in this 

 way to their own support. 



The workings in the neighbourhood appear to have been con- 

 ducted on no plan. No one with sufficient capital to drain 

 the mine effectually appears to have worked a claim. The mines 

 are a series of small holdings, and the ground has been turned over 

 in a wasteful manner. The consequences are that the spoil heaps 

 are an obstacle to any working with small capital, and the mines 

 are almost abandoned. Yet it appears to me to be a singularly 

 rich deposit of tin, and only wants the employment of capital to 

 render it as flourishing as any in Perak, A large extent of clear 

 ground which must contain tin, and in many places has been proved 

 to contain tin, is quite un worked. 



CONCLUSION. 



From what has been said in the preceding report it appears that 

 we may form the following conclusions. 



1. That stream tin deposits are the only ones worked hitherto in 

 the State of Pex-ak. 



