1833.] Asiatic. Society. 369 
1 Bituminous shale. 
2 Coal, with clay and pyrites. 
3 Claystone. : 
Were this claystone bored through, another and richer vein would proba.. 
bly be found. The mineral appeared abundant in such places as were exca-~ 
vated; the coal vein varying’ in thickness from six inches to a foot: the dip 
very great, or at an angle of 70°.” 
Lieut. F. imagines that tin and copper may be contained in the ores ; but 
no signs of either metal were found in the specimens transmitted. Another 
deposit of coal is mentioned at Kalabadong ; thus making four localities 
(with that from Kingtellie, vide page 264), already discovered in that dis. 
trict. 
The Secretary notified the safe arrival of the specimens of Raniganj vege- 
table impressions from Dr. H. Fauconer, Superintendent H. C. Bot. Gard. 
Seharanpur. 
Accurate drawings have been made of these interesting reliques, in illustration of 
‘a catalogue of them in preparation by Doctor Fatconer. 
The Society adjourned its next Meeting to the last Wednesday in the 
month of October. _ 
V.—Report of the Committee appointed on the 27th March, 1833, to con- 
sider on the expediency of recommending to the Government the conti- 
nuance of the Boring Experiment. 
The questions submitted to our consideration are presented under the 
four following heads : 
- 1st. The probability of ultimately finding a spring of fresh water. 
2nd. The expediency of making any further attempt. 
3rd. The mode of avoiding such accidents as have hitherto impeded the 
descent of the boring instrument ; and 
Ath. The estimated expence. 
We will endeavour to pursue the subject in the same order in our present 
report, referring for further detail to the annexed minutes of those of our 
members whose practical acquaintance with engineering operations has en- 
abled them in a great measure to guide our judgment. 
1. The principal experiments on record, connected with the operation of 
boring for water in Calcutta, are those conducted under Colonel Garstin, 
Chief Engineer, from 1805 to 1820, and those recently made under the 
superintendence of Dr. Srrone, Mr. J. Kyp, and Mr. D. Ross, in 1829 to 
1833. The following is a list of their localities and of the depths respec. 
tively attained* : 
*Vide GLEaANinGs, i. 114, or 167 ; iii. 124, 422, &c. also As. Res. 1814, 
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