18 



Above these seamSj a thin string of coal occurs varying from a few 

 inches to a foot. The next workable bed measuring 8 to 10 feet is 

 higher in the series, and was cut in sinking shaft No. 40. 



Ft. In. Ft. In. 



1. Top soil ... ... ... 6 



2. Coarse sandstone, lower part conglo- 



meratic ... ... ... 16 



Passarabhia 3. (c) Coal with a thin layer of shale in the 



pit, No. 40*. middle ... ... ... 8 3 



4. Black micaceous sandstone ... 30 



5. Coarse grey sandstone ... — 159 



6. Hard black shale (not cut through) ... 10- 



Where the outcrop of this seam No. 3 is seen in the tributary of 

 the Durdurwa, the dip is north-east. This is only loeal^ as the strata 

 further to the north revert to the usual direction of north-west to north- 

 north-west. 



It vdll probably be found that this sharp twist in the bed is accom- 

 panied by some faulting and trouble in the coal. 



Further to the west, this seam may be represented by a 3 feet bed 

 cut in a well, close to the late Superintendent's bungalow. 



These 3 seams of coal measuring respectively — 



Ft. In. Ft. In. 



a. Lower Seam ... ... ... 12 6 to 16 " 



b. Middle Seam ... ... ... 4 to 10 



c. Upper Seam ... ... ... 8 3 to 10 " 



are the only ones that have been opened out in the neighborhood of 

 Passarabhia. 



The prospect of working these beds profitably to the north is 

 questionable, as the dip increases rapidly, and towards the east the strata 



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

 through Mr. Cockburn. 



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