Fossils from the Hindu Khoosh. 



runs parallel to the conglomerate, and crosses the river, as shown 

 in Fig. 2 (Fig. 2, Bed 2). It is similar to the bed alluded to above. 



7. " Opposite Reshun, on the west or right bank of the river, 

 a bed of grey limestone is exposed, which runs parallel to the 

 conglomerate and red sandstone. The fossils found by Captain 

 Gurdon and described in Part II of this paper were taken from 

 this bed of limestone opposite Eeshun. 



8. "You will see that there are two sets of parallel beds, in 

 ascending order, each set containing a conglomerate, red sandstone, 

 and limestone, as shown roughly in Fig. 2. I am inclined to 

 think that if the beds were followed along their course they would 

 be found to constitute one and the same series, and consequently 

 that there are not two separate sets of parallel beds. Further, 

 I think it not improbable that this group of parallel beds of red 

 sandstone and limestone will be found to be a continuation of those 

 noted by me near Yasin, and again in the Hanza Valley." ^ 



1 =0ONGLOMERATE 



2 =:RED SANDSTONE 



3 = LIMEST0NE 



Chitral 



DIAGRAMMATICAL SKETCH 



showing the 

 OBSERVED OUTCROP 



of the 

 FOSSILiFEROUS LIMESTONES 



AND ACCOMPANYING BEDS. 



Fig. 2. 

 In these views I quite concur with my son. There is no evidence 

 of faulting, whilst bending of the strata in the direction of the line 

 of strike is so common in the north-west Himalayas, that this 

 explanation seems to be all that is required to account for the 

 slight divergence in the direction of the strike shown in Fig. 2. 

 The discovery near Chitral of a conglomerate of the character 

 detailed above, associated with, a sandstone and a limestone, is 

 interesting to the Himalayan geologist, and it may lead to important 

 results. The triune band described above recalls the Blaini group 

 of the Simla area, which also consists of a peculiar conglomerate, 

 a limestone, and a quartzite ; ^ " a band," in the words of Mr. Medlicott, 



^ See paper on Geology of Gilgit, Q.J.G.S., vol. Ivi, p. 337. 

 2 Medlicott: Memoirs G.S.I., 1865, vol. iii, p. 30. 



