150 HUGHES : WARDHA VALLEY COAL-FIELD. 



Bandar 

 B. Bore-hole. 



Commenced 17th February 1874. 

 Finished 4th March 1S74. 



1. Sand bed of river 



2. Yellow and white sandstones 



3. Yellow clay 



4. Carbonaceous clay 



5. Fine and coarse white sandstones 



6. Light carbonaceous clay 



7. Dark ditto 



8. Coaly shale 



9. Coal 



10. Coaly shale ... 



11. Dark clay with shale 



12. "White sandstone- 



13. Light brown sandstone 



14. Shale, very hard 



15. Coal 



16. Shale 



17. White sandstones 



Total 



Ft. 



In, 



9 







33 







3 







5 







23 







2 







3 







1 







8 



6 







6 



9 







14 







5 







2 







1 







4 







72 







195 







WALTER NESS, 

 Superintendent, War or a Colliery. 



Bandar. 

 C. Bore-hole. 



Commenced 6th March 1S74. 

 Finished 21st March 1874. 



Ft. In. 



1. Sand bed of river ... ... ... ... 2 



2. Yellow clay ... ... ... «• ... 2 



3. White, grey, yellow and variegated sandstones ... ... 73 



4. Shale, very hard ... ... ... ... 10 



5. Coal ... ... ... ••• - 7 



6. Variegated sandstone ... ... ••• ... 25 



7. Shale, very dark ... ... ... ... 2 



8. Coal ... ... ... .» ... 17 



( 150 ) 



