100 HUGHES : WARDHA VALLEY COAL-FIELD. 



The moisture is shewn as it should be, constituting a portion of the 

 coal. To drive off the water at 212°F., and then estimate the percentage 

 of fixed carbon, volatile matter and ash, gives a wrong idea of the 

 present value of the coal. 



No. 2. Warora. — An analysis by Mr. Ness of a sample from the 

 5th foot of the same seam whence I procured mine, gave :— 



Fixed carbon ... ... ... 4370 



Combustible volatile matter ... ... 3375 Sulphur in coal, 0-25 par cent. 



Water expelled at 212°F. ... ... 9"55 



Asb ... ... ... ... 13-00 Specific gravity, 1-30. 



100-00 



No. 3. Warora.— The two following analyses are also by Mr. Ness of 

 " two samples from the upper 4 feet of the seam, taken promiscuously ." 

 The first happened to be a dull " splinty" sample, which constitutes the 

 greater proportion of the seam, and the latter a bright "cherry" sample, 

 which yielded much more volatile or gaseous matter than the former.* " 

 The moisture was first driven off, and then the percentages were — 



Fixed Carbon 



Volatile combustible matter 



Ash 



T&lw&sa. — The average of the assays made on samples brought up in 

 the pump from No. 2 Telwasa bore-hole was — 



Splinty coal. 



Cherry coal. 



57-0 



48-0 



28-5 



38-0 



14-5 



14-0 



100-0 



100-0 



Fixed carbon ... . 

 Volatile matter (including 

 Ash 



water) 





... 4394 

 ... 33-15 

 ... 2291 





100-00 







* Gazette of India, 



( 100 ) 



Supplement, 1874, 



page 



1858. 



