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cal to agriculture. Eager as they seem every where else to avail them- 

 selves of the vicinity of rising grounds to construct tanks, here on 

 the contrary, hardly any structure of this sort is to be seem. Nay, at 

 many places, the rayats turn by means of artificial water- courses the noxi- 

 ous streams, which during the rainy season descend from those chalky 

 pits, towards their fields, thus unknowingly exemplifying that great 

 common-place of moral philosophy, which teaches us to disdain the 

 hidden and corrupting treasures of the earth, and look to the plough for 

 abundance and prosperity. 



Particulars of the mines examined by Lieut. Warren, in the month of 

 April, 1802. — 1st Mine, west of Kembly. 



The entrance of this mine is at the level of the tract in which it 

 stands. It is in breadth two feet ; in length, four feet ; in perpendicular 

 depth, about 30 feet; in extent 50 feet. 



The upper stratum is composed of a deep-brown earth to the extent 

 of about 1^ feet, (No. 1.) Then succeeds a stratum of grey argillaceous 

 earth, mixed with gravel, about one foot deep, (No. 2.) Next folio ws a bed 

 of deep-brown earth, similar to that at No. 1 , four feet deep, (No. 3,) un- 

 der this is a stratum of hard grey and yellow clay, four feet deep (No. 4,) 

 where the mine ceases to descend perpendicularly ; and an even space 

 is met at this stage, intended as a place of rest. 



From this the mine descends at an angle of about 10° from the foot 

 for four feet deeper. It then branches off into two separate galleries, 

 one of which strikes to the southward, and at six feet offset subdivides 

 into two branches, one of which follows the original southerly direc- 

 tion to the extent of 36 feet, the stratum being of a hard whitish argil- 

 laceous earth, (No. 6). The other branching off in a south-easterly 

 direction, to an extent of 20 feet, the stratum being the same as at 

 No. 6. 



The other principal gallery extends westerly in a straight direction, 

 at present only accessible to 24 feet, where it is encumbered with fallen 

 earth, (the stratum being the same as No. 6, in the two preceding 

 galleries,) in each of which the metallic stones are found. 



These stones are generally of a siliceous nature, of a black, changing 

 to deep rust colour, where they seem to decay. A few parallel streaks 

 are observable in them, about which adheres a green and yellow sub- 

 stance, which marks their value to the natives as they search the 

 mines, (No 7.) 



N. B. Although this mine appears to have been much searched, it 

 is still very productive, at least in the ideas of the natives. 



2nd Mine. 



Being the same with that visited by me on the 28th of February. 

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