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  South 
  of 
  the 
  village, 
  Thamandewa, 
  a 
  tidal 
  creek 
  stretches 
  for 
  some 
  miles 
  

   into 
  the 
  country, 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  South 
  of 
  this 
  creek 
  the 
  outcrop 
  of 
  a 
  bed 
  at 
  

   least 
  thirty 
  or 
  forty 
  feet 
  thick 
  stretches 
  across 
  the 
  country 
  in 
  a 
  direction 
  

   nearly 
  South 
  20° 
  West, 
  for 
  a 
  distance 
  of 
  about 
  a 
  mile, 
  re-appearing 
  at 
  

   intervals 
  for 
  about 
  a 
  mile 
  further, 
  the 
  most 
  southerly 
  point 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  

   seen 
  being 
  near 
  the 
  bank 
  of 
  the 
  river 
  bed 
  not 
  far 
  from 
  the 
  village 
  of 
  

   Tounggale. 
  The 
  quantity 
  is 
  inexhaustible, 
  the 
  quality 
  good, 
  and 
  the 
  

   access 
  easy, 
  Thamandewa 
  creek 
  being 
  navigable 
  for 
  Burmese 
  boats 
  of 
  

   the 
  largest 
  size, 
  and 
  probably 
  at 
  high 
  tide, 
  for 
  sea-going 
  vessels." 
  Along 
  

   the 
  western 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  range, 
  limestone 
  occurs 
  at 
  several 
  places, 
  but 
  

   so 
  situated, 
  it 
  is 
  of 
  course 
  of 
  no 
  economic 
  value. 
  I 
  must, 
  however, 
  

   notice 
  one 
  spot 
  on 
  the 
  coast 
  near 
  Baumi, 
  which, 
  I 
  think, 
  may 
  not 
  

   improbably 
  prove 
  of 
  value, 
  for 
  the 
  supply 
  of 
  lime 
  to 
  the 
  Ramri 
  and 
  

   Kyoukhpew 
  districts, 
  not 
  because 
  there 
  are 
  no 
  nearer 
  supplies, 
  but 
  because 
  

   situated 
  on 
  a 
  tidal 
  creek, 
  the 
  distant 
  source 
  is 
  probably 
  far 
  more 
  really 
  

   accessible, 
  than 
  nearer 
  ones 
  situated 
  inland. 
  The 
  limestone 
  hitherto 
  

   quarried 
  in 
  the 
  Kyoukhpew 
  district, 
  would 
  appear 
  to 
  have 
  become 
  almost 
  

   exhausted, 
  and 
  a 
  new 
  site 
  for 
  a 
  quarry 
  is 
  being 
  now 
  sought 
  for. 
  The 
  posi- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  this 
  limestone 
  I 
  have 
  previously 
  described, 
  and 
  need 
  not 
  therefore 
  

   here 
  point 
  out, 
  and 
  though 
  Baumi 
  is 
  somewhat 
  remote 
  from 
  Kyoukhpew, 
  

   yet 
  the 
  site 
  unites 
  the 
  following 
  advantages 
  in 
  a 
  greater 
  degree 
  than 
  

   any 
  other 
  I 
  am 
  acquainted 
  with 
  : 
  — 
  1st, 
  easy 
  access 
  for 
  large 
  vessels 
  

   adapted 
  for 
  coasting 
  voyages 
  ; 
  2nd, 
  excellence 
  of 
  quality 
  ; 
  3rd, 
  exhaust- 
  

   less 
  quantity. 
  

  

  An 
  analysis 
  of 
  this 
  rock 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Tween 
  gave 
  the 
  following 
  result 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Carbonate 
  of 
  lime 
  ... 
  ... 
  ... 
  96'4 
  

  

  Iron 
  and 
  alumina 
  ... 
  ... 
  ... 
  0"8 
  

  

  Insoluble 
  (silica) 
  ... 
  ... 
  ... 
  2 
  - 
  8 
  

  

  100-0 
  

   Marble. 
  — 
  None 
  of 
  the 
  limestones 
  found 
  io 
  Pegu, 
  can 
  be 
  recom- 
  

   mended 
  for 
  ornamental 
  purposes, 
  especially 
  as 
  superior 
  marbles 
  exist 
  

  

  (should 
  any 
  demand 
  arise) 
  in 
  the 
  adjoining 
  countries, 
  as, 
  for 
  example, 
  

  

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