HUGHES : KURHURBARI COAL FIELD, 17 



of a light specific gravity^ particularly free from iron-pyrites, and the 

 fatty laminse preponderate, as is usual with good coal. 



Fassarahhia. — In the mine (5) of the East Indian Railway 

 Company situated near the bank of the Durdurwa, the seam just refer- 

 red to was cut, its thickness being 14' 0". Above it is a 4 feet seam, which 

 is said to thicken rapidly in the direction of the dip to 8 and 10 feet. 

 It also is good bituminous coal, and easily worked. 



The section at No. 5 shaft, in descending series, is — 



Ft. In. Ft. In. 



1. Top soil and sandstone ... ... 13 



2. (b) Coal ;.. ... ... 4 



Passarabhia 3. Sandstone (conglomeratic in parts) ... 3 



pit, No. 5*. 4. (a) Coal ... ... ... 14 



5. Hard black sliale ... ... 2 



6. Hard sandstone (not cut through). 



The seam No. 2 is a most irregular bed. It crops out in the 

 Durdurwa at the bend just below the bridge, but shows a difierent 

 section to that given above, having a parting in the middle which 

 reduces the amount of coal. 



The section of No. 2 shaft illustrates very well the occurrence of 

 this seam, which, instead of being 4 feet thick, is partly distributed 

 through the sandstone. The sum of Nos. 2 and 3 nearly corresponds 

 in each section. 



Ft. In. Ft. In. 

 1. Top soil, sandstone, &c. ... ... 23 



Passarabhia 2. (b) Coal ... ... ... 10 



pit, No. 2*. 3. Sandstone divided by a band of coal 



from 1' 0' to 2' 0' ... ... 5 6 



4. (a) Coal (instead of 14' 0" as above) ... 12 6 



* Sections marked with a* are from returns furnished by East Indian Railway Co. 

 through Mr. Cockburn. 



c ( 225 ) 



