43 HUGHES. — SOUTH KARANPURA COAL-FIELD. 



Commencing from the junction with the Pamilda, an obscure out- 

 crop occurs half a mile north of the Sonda Changarha road. 



At the road ghat there are two seams. The lowest is 2' 0" thick, 

 and is separated hy 9' 0" of sandstone ; from the upper seam, measuring 

 5' 0", all the beds have a westerly incline. 



The continuous section is, ascending — 



1. Coal seam (as above) 



2. Sandstone „ . ••• 



3. Coal seam „ 



4. Sandstone „ 



5. Coal seam „ ... .. 



Dip 15° 



6. Carbonaceous stale (imperfectly seen) .. 



7. Sandstone ... 



8. Coal imperfectly seen — about ... 



9. Fine grained sandstone 



10. Carbonaceous sbale ... 



11. Coal 



12. Sandstone ... ... ... 



13. Carbonaceous sbale coaly — 



14. Coaly sbale 



15. Purple and carbonaceous sbales 

 16 Sandstone ... ... ... ' .. 



17. Coal seam 



a. CoaZ of fair quality ... 



b. Parting 



c. Coal of fair quality ... 



18. Sandstone and grit. 



About 200 yards further up the river, there are two seams of coal 

 measuring 13 and 14 feet, and separated by sandstone and shale 38 feet 

 thick. The upper seam has 2' 0" of shale capping it. The coal in both 

 seams is of fair quality. 



A short distance up the stream, the junction of the Kurse river 

 takes place. 



From the mouth of Kiirse river to the boundary of the ironstone 

 shales, nothing but sandstones and shales are exposed. But south of 



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