(APPENDIX. A.) 



List of the principal out-crops of Coal within the area included in the accom- 

 panying Maps. 



1. Sitariva River — near Mopani and Berar villages, (see detailed section ante 



page 169).— This place has been long known, it was reported on by Col. 

 Ousley in 1835, mentioned in the Coal Committee's Eeports, and by 

 Messrs. Jacob and Blackwell since then. Four beds in all occur. 



1 a 10 ft. ins. bed, ) 



2 „ 2 „ 6 „ do. V dip at about 25°. 



3 „ 5 „ „ do. j 



4 „ 4 „ . „ do. dips at 80°. 



This locality is easily accessible and little above the general level of the Ner- 

 budda valley. 



2. Bawundeo : on the Tawa Eiver near Salyia (see detailed description of this 



section ante page 154), 21 feet 2 inches of coal are seen in eight distinct 

 outcrops, but in as much as some of these out-crops may be different parts 

 of the same bed brought again to the surface by faults, it cannot be 

 proved that the total aggregate thickness exceeds 10 feet 8 inches. This 

 section has not been before described, it was first examined by the Survey 

 in 1856, the coal is excellent in many of the beds, and the average thick- 

 ness of three feet which is attained by the coal at four of its out-crops at 

 least, together with the low dip which the beds have, will afford facilities 

 for "getting" the coal cheaply, when it comes to be worked. 

 Shapur on the Betul and Hosungabad road is about 12 miles from the spot, and 



a branch road could easily be constructed. The place is however far from the 



Nerbudda valley. 



3. Machna — near Kotri and Murdanpur villages. Seen in the bank of the 



Machna Eiver, there are two seams, one six inches thick, shaly and im- 

 pure ; the other three feet thick, dips at an angle of 30°, at the out-crop, 

 and is of excellent quality. It comes to the surface about 3 miles from 

 Shapur (on the Betul and Hosungabad road) and is thus more accessible 

 than that at Bawundeo, to which, however, in all other respects it is 

 inferior. 



4. Sonadi — in the Bora Nuddi, two bands exist nineteen and ten inches thick 



respectively. This locality, mentioned by Col. Ousley, was successfully 

 worked by Mr. Johnstone under the orders of Sir B. Hamilton of 

 Indore. He sunk a shaft, besides cutting back on the out-crop, and found 

 the coal of good quality. Some of it sent to Bombay for trial was found 

 to be in many respects excellent though much injured by the mode 

 of carriage. The Sonadi coal has since been examined by Mr. Jacob and 

 others whose reports contain much information (a). The out-crop is not 

 more than 6 to 8 miles from the Betul and Hosungabad road. 



(a) Selection from Records of Bombay Government, No. XIV. 



