THE COAL OF ASSAJf. 5 



As on my return from Assam I made a rapid visit to the Cossyah 



Hills, in order to note any connection between the 

 Cherra Poonjee. i i i -, -i -, ■, 



rocks that nave been described there and those I 



had seen in Assam, I had an opportunity of seeing one of the coal 



localities indicated by Major Bivar, and that had not been noticed in 



Mr. Oldham^s brief sketch of the geology of the district in 1853. The 



" Office, I find that a Mr. Sweetland was engaged, at first on his own account, and 

 " subsequently on account of Government, from the year 1842 to the year 1844, in working 

 " a coal mine near Poottimarree in the Kurribarree District, and not far from the Kal 

 " River. The coal he found was considered of a good description. Mr. Sweetland's services 

 '' were dispensed with, as his operations did not give satisfaction." 



Major Bivar submits a Tabular Statement in the subjoined 

 form of the occurrence of coal in his district: — 



Cherra Poonjee. 



Coal-Fields. 



Province. 



District. 



Field. 



Locality. 



Eejiaeks. 



f 





Chaila . . 4 



1. Wolong or Byning 



2. Chaila 



3. Mowlong 



4. Mastuck 



Bed 1 to 3 feet ; inferior. 



Ditto. 



Ditto. 

 Bed ^ feet. 





Khosiah Hills ... ■ 



Cherra . . - 



1. On the left of the road en- 



tering Cantonments from 

 Moosmai. 



2. Facing Cantonments 



3. Opposite declivity 



4. Surrareem 



5. Lyrenehon 



Bed 28 feet ; coal of good 

 quality. 



Bed 2 feet. 



Bed 17 feet. 



Bed 12 feet. 



Ditto. 



Assam .... 





Moflong 



Mawbelakuv, J of a mile to the 

 right of the road south-east of 

 Moflong near the sources of 

 the Kala Pani. 



A newly discovered mine ; 

 bed not traced, but the 

 coal appears plentiful 

 and of good quality. 







Mowsenhram . . 



2^ miles south-west of Mow- 

 senhram. 



Bed not traced; coal 

 said to be good. 







Khyrim 



Tanjeenat, far from water car- 

 riage. 



Ditto ditto. 







^ Lakadong 



The coal is found over a plateau 

 which extends over one square 

 mile. 



Bed in places 5 feet, and 

 in others 12 feet thick ; 

 coal good. 





Jynteeah HUls . - 



^ Jowai 



Tburmong, about 2 miles south- 

 east of Jowai 



Bed not traced; coal 

 said to be good. 





« 



Sutoongah ... 



Coal is found about 3 miles 

 to south of the village of 

 Sutoongah. 



Ditto ditto. 



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