BUNDELCUND. 35 



rial of the rock. Transitional cases are found in which the calcareous ele- 

 ment only constitutes a portion of the bed, but, contrary to expectation, 

 it often holds the central position, the hard gritty material seeming to 

 fill up cracks in it; just south of the village, not far from the last noticed 

 locality, it is in massive horizontal beds."* 



The shales associated with this limestone are not like any of the 

 Semri rocks ; they have more of a foliated metamorphic character ; they 

 seem to occur chiefly near the granite. If this limestone does not 

 represent the Tirhowan rock, there is no clue to its position, I did not 

 any where find a deposit over it: perhaps the fact of the extensive 

 cotemporaneous development of silex in this detached limestone may 

 suggest its identification with the lower Semri rocks as seen in the N. E. 

 of the ground : see ante, the section of the Boghin valley, (p. 20) 



The description of the Bijawur formation cannot be so categorical as 



that of its neighbour. I could not separate any 

 Bijawur formation. 



safely defined sub-divisions, although there is a laro-e 



variety of rock. They are so tossed about and mixed that it must 



be a work of considerable detail to discover the true order and grouping, 



if indeed any noticeable divisions exist. 



* When at Nagode, Major Ellis had drawn my attention to this place Sorai, as having 

 once yielded large supplies of copper. It was the Rajah of Shahgurh who mentioned the 

 fact to Major Ellis with the view of having the place examined, and he had given speci- 

 mens of the ore, a rich gray copper. Some little doubt was excited by the appearance of 

 these, none of the pieces seemed to have been broken from a vein, they were rounded as if 

 by water, with a polish as if for many a long day they had lain in a greasy pocket. At 

 Shahgurh, the Eajah made similar statements to myself, but did not seem to be interested 

 in the matter, whether from having changed his mind or from having small faith in the 

 tradition. At Sorai no one seemed to know anything about it, but upon my insisting, I 

 was shown a place just on the south of the village where they said copper had been 

 extracted ; there was a kind of shallow trench through the limestone, but I could not say 

 even if it had been excavated by man or by the elements, and as for the smallest symp- 

 tom of anything like metalliferous mineral, there was not a trace. Perhaps more certain, 

 information may now be obtained as the district has since become Britsih territory. 



