52 HUGHES : WARDHA VALLEY COAL-FIELD. 



those of Kiimbari, where one of the natural exposures of the top coal 

 occurs. 



Kumbari was visited by Mr. Blanford in 1867., and described in the 

 Records of the Survey.* The seam is exposed in 

 the bottom of a channel running into the river 

 Wardha. Total thickness not seen. Dip 7° to west-south-west. Sam- 

 ples of coal taken from the outcrop and analysed by Mr. Tween, gave the 

 following result :— 



Volatile matter ... ... 36'0 (water 8'0) 



Fixed carbon ... ... 49"5 



Ash ... ... 14-5 



Total ... 100-0 



The proportion of volatile matter is unusually large, but the ash 

 is not in excess of the average of most Indian coals. South of Kum- 

 bari, the Barakars extend into the Chanda district and constitute the 

 Ghugus basin. It was, of course, unnecessary to prove the coal on the 

 Wun side of the river opposite to Ghugiis and Nokora, and no attempt 

 was made to do so. The bore-hole at the latter place, though claimed by 

 the left bank of the Wardha, demonstrated that the body of the coal was 

 on the other side. 



The Barakars recross the river at Mangaon, and possess a very slight 



angle of inclination. No search for coal was made 



Mangaon. Position for h ere kui if at some future time it should be sought, 

 boring indicated, 



the boring ought to be commenced at least half 

 a mile west of the village on account of the gentle dip of the mea- 

 sures. 



Two bore-holes were put down west of Sakri, but they each missed 



the top coal, owing to the allowance for overlap 

 Sakri. No coal. 



not being sufficient. A site still further west 



* Records, Geological Survey of India, 1868, vol. 1, part 2, page 23. 

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