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  THEOBALD: 
  GEOLOGY 
  OP 
  PEGU. 
  

  

  of 
  travertin, 
  here 
  and 
  there 
  found 
  among" 
  the 
  hills 
  of 
  the 
  Pegu 
  range, 
  

   and 
  a 
  single 
  outcrop 
  of 
  limestone 
  near 
  the 
  hanks 
  of 
  the 
  Myouk-Naweng, 
  

   all 
  of 
  which 
  in 
  an 
  economic 
  sense 
  are 
  of 
  little 
  or 
  no 
  value. 
  West 
  of 
  

   the 
  Irrawadi, 
  however, 
  limestone 
  is 
  abundant, 
  being 
  found 
  at 
  intervals 
  

   along 
  the 
  entire 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  Arakan 
  range 
  ; 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  quite 
  un- 
  

   necessary 
  that 
  I 
  should 
  specify 
  all 
  the 
  spots 
  where 
  this 
  rock 
  occurs. 
  I 
  

   shall 
  merely 
  enumerate 
  the 
  spots 
  whence 
  the 
  present 
  supplies 
  of 
  lime 
  

   are 
  chiefly 
  obtained, 
  and 
  note 
  one 
  or 
  two 
  localities 
  which 
  may 
  be 
  valuable 
  

   hereafter. 
  Northern 
  Pegu 
  is 
  abundantly 
  supplied 
  with 
  lime 
  from 
  the 
  

   Lime-hill 
  below 
  Thaiet-mio, 
  lime-kilns 
  being 
  constructed 
  in 
  the 
  neigh- 
  

   bourhood 
  of 
  Tonbo 
  village, 
  on 
  the 
  river 
  bank, 
  at 
  the 
  hill 
  itself, 
  and 
  lower 
  

   down 
  again 
  near 
  the 
  village 
  of 
  Penthalyng. 
  Limestone 
  is 
  also 
  found 
  

   not 
  far 
  from 
  the 
  river 
  behind 
  Akouktoung 
  hill, 
  and 
  is 
  procurable 
  in 
  any 
  

   quantity. 
  All 
  this 
  limestone 
  is 
  of 
  Nummulitic 
  age 
  and 
  excellent 
  quali- 
  

   ty. 
  The 
  mode 
  of 
  extraction 
  is, 
  however, 
  unsystematic 
  and 
  wasteful 
  to 
  

   a 
  degree. 
  The 
  outcrop 
  of 
  the 
  rock 
  is 
  just 
  dug 
  into, 
  and 
  if 
  the 
  rock 
  is 
  

   rather 
  slabby, 
  it 
  is 
  simply 
  broken 
  up 
  and 
  extracted 
  in 
  conveniently 
  sized 
  

   lumps. 
  No 
  order 
  or 
  regularity 
  is 
  observed 
  in 
  opening 
  a 
  pit, 
  hence 
  a 
  

   great 
  waste 
  of 
  labor 
  with, 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  presumed, 
  enhanced 
  cost. 
  If 
  the 
  

   outcrop 
  is 
  more 
  massive 
  in 
  character, 
  a 
  large 
  fire 
  is 
  kindled 
  on 
  the 
  bare 
  

   surfaee 
  of 
  the 
  rock, 
  by 
  which 
  the 
  stone 
  is 
  rendered 
  more 
  brittle 
  and 
  

   easier 
  to 
  break 
  up 
  and 
  extract. 
  The 
  only 
  tools 
  used 
  are 
  a 
  few 
  light 
  

   hammers, 
  a 
  crowbar 
  or 
  so, 
  and 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  wedges 
  both 
  of 
  wood 
  and 
  

   iron. 
  In 
  the 
  Bassein 
  district 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  lime 
  at 
  present 
  used 
  is 
  pro- 
  

   cured 
  near 
  Thamandewa 
  and 
  Kyout-thing-bhaw 
  on 
  the 
  Bassein 
  river, 
  a 
  

   few 
  miles 
  below 
  Gna-putau, 
  regarding 
  which 
  I 
  shall 
  quote 
  the 
  remark 
  of 
  

   Mr. 
  W. 
  Blanford 
  who 
  examined 
  the 
  locality 
  : 
  " 
  This 
  is 
  by 
  far 
  the 
  most 
  

   important 
  locality 
  in 
  the 
  province, 
  and 
  perhaps 
  in 
  the 
  whole 
  of 
  Pegu. 
  At 
  

   Kyouk-theingbhaw 
  several 
  very 
  large 
  masses 
  of 
  limestone 
  crop 
  out 
  from 
  

   the 
  alluvium 
  on 
  the 
  river 
  bank. 
  The 
  quantity 
  here, 
  though 
  considerable, 
  

   would, 
  however, 
  soon 
  be 
  exhausted 
  if 
  there 
  were 
  a 
  large 
  demand 
  for 
  lime. 
  

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