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to be chosen to fiud it. It was not deemed necessary to commence a 

 second hole, as the limit of the barren ground could not extend far to the 

 west of Agasi, and especially as no convenient spot could be discovered 

 to start in. 



At Ahiri, about 1 mile due south of the last position, the edge of the 

 Ahfri. Edge of thick thick seam was struck at 118 feet from the surface 



seam struck. 



Section — 



KdmtMs , , , 



Barakar. 



1. White sandstone... 



2. Brown clay 



3. Carbonaceous shale 



4. White argillaceous sandstone 



5. Carbonaceous shale 



6. Blue clay, micaceous 



7. Carbonaceous shale 



8. White sandstone 



9. Carbonaceous shale 



10. White sandstone 



11. Carbonaceous shale 



12. Brown clay, micaceous 

 \ 13. Light blue clay 



14 Carbonaceous shale 



15. Sandstone 



16. Carbonaceous shale 



17. Blue clay 



18. Variegated sandstone 



19. Yellowish red sandstone 



20. White sandstone 



21. Fine grey sandstone 



22. Hard white limestone (?) 



Ft. 



In. 



115 







2 







1 







3 







6 







2 







4 







3 







1 







4 







1 







16 







1 







4 







1 







1 







1 







1 







2 







2 







1 











9 







9 



Total ... ... 174 6 



The hard white limestone was probably a pebble or a boulder. 

 A bore-hole was commenced at Borgaon in the bed of the Wardha 

 Borgaon. No coal. tnrou g n a misapprehension of instructions, but it 



was stopped at 74 feet. To find coal, a site much 

 more to the deep would have to be selected, 



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