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In Mr. Powell'8 book there are several references to ochre from the 

 Salt Range, &c. ; the only instance, however, in 

 which the use of any of the ochreous beds of the 

 district came under notice was in the colouring of cotton cloths of a dirty 

 red, by soaking them in the muddy water of pools upon the red ground, 

 formed of the flaggy and shaly group No. 8, in the eastern part of the 

 range, near Sadand, above Jutana. 



Gold. 



Gold is washed for in the Indus at Kalabagh, sometimes also in the 

 Bunhar river bed at the other end of the range, 

 and in several small streams along its northern 

 flanks ; the present source of the precious metal being the tertiary sand- 

 stone formation, and apparently among the beds of the Lower Siwalik 

 group. The process is not continuous, being only carried on after heavy 

 falls of rain in the smaller streams, and in the Indus when floods 

 permit. The amount realised can hardly be closely ascertained, for as 

 the industry is taxed, it is the interest of the operators to conceal 

 their gains. According to the best information obtainable, these fluc- 

 tuate from 3 to 4 annas worth a day per man, this being generally 

 thought rather above the average measure of success. 



Conclusion. 

 I cannot conclude this record of the results of the examination of 

 the Salt Range without acknowledging the valuable assistance received 

 by the Ofl&cers of the Geological Survey, from the Political Officers of 

 the Jhelam and Meawali districts ; from the Salt Department Officers — 

 Mr, Wright, Mr. Matthews, Dr. Warth, Mr. Hickie, Mr. Weldon, Mr. 

 Bolster, and others ; as well as from Lieutenant DeWolski, R.E., on 

 duty connected with the wire-rope tramway. 



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