102 HUGHES : WARDHA VALLEY COAL-FIELD. 



No. 2. Pisgaon. — Mr. Ness gives the following figures as illustrating 

 the 10th to the 12th feet :— 



Fixed carbon ... ... ... ... 62'8 



Volatile combustible matter ... ... 296 



Ash ... ... ... ... 17-6 



1000 



A. 



B. 



51-2 



49-9 



39-0 



424 



9-8 



7-7 



Ktimh&ri. — A sample obtained by Mr. Blanford contained — 



Fixed carbon ... ... 49 '5 



Volatile combustible matter ... 28'0 Sulphur in coal "85. 



Moisture ... ... 8'0 



Ash ... ... ... 14-5 



100-0 



No. 1. Sdsti. — Two samples from the outcrop in the river procured by 

 Mr. Blanford yielded — 



Fixed carbon 



Volatile matter ... 



Ash ... ... — 



100-0 100-0 



A. contained sulphur "77, water 4-5. 



No. 2. Sdsti. — The coal raised in A shaft, was submitted for ultimate 

 analysis in Bombay , by order of the Secretary to His Highness the Nizam's 

 Public Works Department, with the following result :— 



Oxygen and 

 nitrogen. 



1910 

 13-41 

 22-13 

 20-31 

 21-70 



tuple 





Carbon. 



Hydrogen. 



n. 





64-77 



3-10 



0. 





56-94 



390 



p. 





65-06 



3-00 



<Z- 





56-97 



2-90 



r. 





6100 



4-09 





( 



102 ) 





Ash. 



Loss. 



12-99 



•04 



25-70 



•05 



9 79 



•02 



19-78 



•04 



1320 



•01 



