264 Asiatic Society. [May, 
Iron mines were worked on the island of Ramree by the Burmese, and the metal 
was highly prized ; but it has been driven out of the field by the cheapness of Eng- 
lish iron in all the bazars. 
The limestones and corals of Arracan are deserving of attention ; lime might 
be burnt and sent to Calcutta at a cheaper rate than that paid for the Silhet lime. 
The sandstone of Ramree is of a softer nature than the best of Chunar ; it re- 
sembles the Mirzaptr quarry, and is well adapted for minute and sharp sculpture. 
The specimens from the Aeng pass are quartz rock, indurated clay, and decom- 
posed talc-schist. A coarse granular limestone is stated to be very common in the 
Sandowy district. 
The coal from the Kingtellie circle in the same district, is a very rich lignite, 
shewing the woody structure in great perfection : it has a spec. grav. 1.308, andgives 
out much bitumen and gas on ignition. The coke was small in quantity but good.— 
Composition. Volatile matters Silo atolcs cesar os eiere amet 
Carb Oiig’ ti is ayant) <saksteteganstobote vaiebesetore niet oteleane 33.0 
BSD, eiesis's outs Cietei «Suns sin'e 5-1 See eee 
100.0 
One specimen of coal mixed up with silicious matter is said by Mr. Walters to 
form the substance of an entire hill. 
Of the mineral water, cne bottle was found to be perfectly pure, sp. gr. 1000 
and not acted on by tests: the other contained alarge deposit of yellow ochreous 
silt. 
Specimens of coal discovered in the lower range of hills in the North 
Moradabad district—by Mr. E. J. Ravenshaw, collector, Bijnore. 
The following extracts from Mr. Ravenshaw’s letters illustrative of this 
discovery, and of the presence of gold in the streams of his district were 
read. 
Himalayan Coal. 
“‘T had lately an opportunity of paying a rapid visit to the source of the coal of 
which I lately sent a specimen to the Society. From Judpar, a town about 10 
miles east of the Ramgunga, I gallopped about 18 miles to Ld/dhong, a village at the 
foot of the lower range of hills, and situated on the banks of the Phika Nadi. The 
latter nine miles of the road lay through the forest, which abounds with tigers, 
wild elephants and other animals. In the evening I proceeded on an elephant three 
or six miles along the foot of the hills in an easterly direction to Mohra Dhéla, a 
village situated at the point where the river Dhé/a issues from the hills. We traced 
the river about a mile within the hills, and the nyartas (gold-washers) whom I 
had previously deputed to explore these regions, pointed out in several directions 
thin seams of coal, varying from one to four inches broad, running along between 
ledges of sandstone, which was covered with a white substance (decomposed py- 
rites?) The coal is also coated with a yellow substance (iron pyrites), and smells 
strongly of sulphur when burned. 
About a mile up the river we came to a precipice about 200 feet high, composed 
of a heterogeneous mixture of sand, clay, and stones, (from the specimen sent it is 
a conglomerate with calcareous cement.) It was of various colours—red, bluish- 
green, but the white coating predominated over all, 
