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All the following localities occur among the upper Damuda beds : 



14. Surd and SaTcur. 



Three seams exist here, of two inches, three inches, and fourteen inches, 

 respectively. The last varies from 14 to 10 inches, dips at an angle of 20°, 

 and is good coal. This locality is described by Col. Ousley ; the beds 

 out-crop in a gorge at the junction of the above named streams, and three 

 miles south of Hutnapur village. They are so situated as to be ex- 

 tremely difficult of access and difficult also to work, so that there is little 

 prospect of their ever being made available as a supply of coal. 



15. Sher River, near Sehora village : known to Col. Ousley. This out-crop 



is well situated, but that officer seems to have greatly overrated the value 

 of the coal. Three or perhaps four bands of shaly coal exist from 4 to 

 6 inches thick, quite useless commercially. 



16. Machiriva River. At Murpipria village one and a half or two miles above 



the junction of the above stream with the Sher, coal is seen, (see detailed 

 section page 179) Two seams, 10 inch and 2 feet thick respectively, are 

 exposed ; and the quality of the fuel seems fair. This place is very little 

 . elevated above the level of the JNerbudda valley and might be made easily 

 accessible by a road. 



17. Lameta Ghat. 



A small quantity of very poor coal has been obtained near the surface at 

 this place. A pit lately sunk was abandoned on account of the worthless 

 nature of the coal and because the patches even of this, were small 

 in extent, and not continuous. Some trial borings were also made near 

 Jubbulpur in the hope of finding the Lameta ghat bed better than at its 

 out-crop, but no coal was struck. 



Note. — With the possible exception of the Machiriva coal, no bed, as yet known to occur among the 

 upper Damuda rocks, offers any prospect of becoming commercially important. 



