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of the earnest student. It may, however, be questioned whether they 

 would not have consulted his geological reputation much better by 

 leaving the maps unpublished; for it is so faulty and incomplete geogra- 

 phically, that the imperfect geological information it contains becomes 

 all the more misleading. The way in which the geology of the South 

 Mahratta Country and South- Western Deccan is shewn is no exception 

 to the rule ; it is at best but a very rude approximation to the truth. 

 The boundaries between the several formations could have been laid 

 down much more closely from the notes of Captain New bold. Lieutenant 

 Aytoun, and other observers. The extensions of the Kaladgi sandstones 

 across the Malprabha river toward Gajendragurh (Gudjunturgurh), whicb 

 were mentioned by Christie, are completely ignored. The boundary of 

 the Deccan Trap is made to coincide with the (left) north bank of the 

 Ghatprabha river, though Newbold described a broad band lying to the 

 south of that river and mentions its occurrence, at Belgaum, The two 

 singular loopings of the Krishna river at Jal Drug (Jal Droog) and 

 of the Malprabha at " Purshgurh " are simply blunders in drawing. 

 There are numerous other errors which it would be too tedious to 

 enumerate. 



The latest contribution to a knowledge of the geology of our area 



Colonel Meadows Tay- ^^ ^ P^pei' by the late Colonel Meadows Tay- 

 lor, 1862-63. Jqj,^ C.S.I., which appeared in the Journal of the 

 Geological Society of Dublin* with the title of " Sketch of the Geology 

 of the District of Shorapoor, or Soorpoor," in the Deccan. In this very 

 interesting paper Colonel Taylor gives a graphic description of the 

 beautiful gorge of the Krishna river at Jal Drug, which extends for 



* Vol. X, 1862-63. It has been a source of much regret to trie that I did not become 

 acquainted with this sketch till after I had completed the survey of the region it deals 

 with. Colonel Taylor resided long in that quarter, and had ample opportunities for making 

 himself closely acquainted with all the beauties of the country, to which his sketch afibrds 

 a capital guide. His memory is held in great regard by the people, who made many 

 enquiries about him. 



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