40 



Ft. In. 

 Total visible thickness of coaZ ... ... 37 



„ « „ „ shale ... ... 6 10 



Blank ... ... ... ... 4 



Total visible thickness of seam ... ... 47 10 



Dip north at 45°; coal hard. A hundred yards distant in another 

 nalla the seam is more obscurely seen, dipping north at 35°. It is very 

 probably the continuation of that north of Watto, which, if so, must 

 have a lateral extension of at least two miles. 



A few hundred yards north-east of Tikak ou 

 North-east of Tikak. 



the northern slope of the hill, there is a section 



exposed comprising— 



Coal, seen 

 Blank 

 Coal, seen 



Total visible thickness of coal 

 Blank 



Total visible thickness of seam ... ... ... 25 6 



Dip south-east at 30°; coal of medium hardness. Elevation above 



the plain 750 feet.* It was quarried to a trifling extent in 1874. 



In a nalla just below, and west of, Tikak, the 

 West of Tikdk. , . 



foUowmg section was laid bare by digging :— 



Brownish-grey shale, seen ... ... 



Coal 



Lenticular layer of carbonaceous limestone 



Coal 



Brownish-grey shale 



Coal with one or two thin partings of carbonaceous 



shale 

 Carbonaceous shale, seen ... 



Total visible thickness of coal 



„ „ „ „ carbonaceous shale 



„ „ „ „ shale &c., ... 



.. seam ... ... 33 



Ft. 



In. 



6 







10 







9 



6 



15 



6 



10 







Ft. In. 



Ft. In. 





1 



5 





6 





4 6 





9 





13 





1 





22 6 





1 





9 6 





* This, and other heights subsequently given, were measm-ed with an aneroid. 



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