78 HUGHES : WARDHA VALLEY COAL-FIELD. 



The only other representatives of the Kamthi series to notice in 

 the Wun district are those bordering the Wardha, 



Depth at which coal , , , . « o • • x 17- 1 



will probably be found an d extending across trom bmni to Kolgaon on 



between Snini and K61- ^ p ^ m ^^ and tlie y may be d i smisse d with 



the brief statement that they belong to the lower 

 division of the sandstones; and that within the area colored on the 

 map, up to the boundary of the alluvium, coal will probably be found at 

 a depth not exceeding 500 feet. 



Nizam's Dominions. 



The Kamthis that cross the Pem Ganga at Kolgaon extend for a 

 distance of six miles into the Nizam's Dominions, tailing out in the vicinity 

 of the deserted villages of Tarori and Pipalgaon. They present no 

 features of special interest. 



The great Chanda area is continued at Sasti, and the Kamthis 

 stretch to the western boundary and are in contact with the Vindhyan 

 shales from Chieholi to Khamona. From this point the Talchfrs are the 

 border rocks for a considerable distance, and the Kamthis sweep round 

 by Arwi, Jogapiir and Wirur, occupying the right bank of the Wardha 

 as far as the little stream between Chieholi and Antargaon. They come 

 in again south of Amir, and constitute the hill range to Hirsni. I have 

 not traced them in that direction further than the point where the coal- 

 seam five feet in thickness crops out in the face of the hill, but I believe 

 they extend to Metindani, and occupy the valley of the Merpali and 

 Raonpali River. From a cursory inspection that I made, the high land 

 west of the Sirpur and Jangaon road appears to be made of Kamthis, 

 but it was impossible within the time at my disposal to work out the 

 geological structure of a country so deserted, so rugged, and so waterless ; 

 and I must reserve the description of the constitution of this area for 

 the memoir continuing the geological details of the Gondwana rocks in 

 the Pranhita and Godavari valleys. 

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