488 Sites of Fossil deposits in the Nerbitdda Valley. [June, 



the symphisis being very distinct*, a femur (figs. 1, 2, see note) in two 

 pieces and a tibia (figs. 3, 4) in as many. These constitute the 

 packages from Sagauni, and you will doubtless immediately recognize 

 the same formation and matrix as those first sent. Circumstances 

 not allowing of my visiting the place in person, I requested Major 

 O use ley, who was at that time at Narsinghpur, to visit the place and 

 have a shaft cut from top to bottom. While so employed, being accom- 

 panied by numerous patels of the neighbourhood, one of them in- 

 formed him that about two kos ofF, a giant's head was projecting from 

 the bank near his village ; and on visiting the place the splendid 

 upper jaw, that is now presentedf, was excavated and sent in. This 

 also led to the discovery of the fossil Buffalo-head, (for I presume from 

 the size and setting on of the horns, that there will be no doubt as to 

 what animal it belongs,) together with four other fossil remains of 

 animals which I shall leave to the cognoscent to class. I have still 

 two specimens to forward, one a shoulder from Sagauni, the other 

 a nearly complete elephant's head with exception of the lower jaw. 

 This last was the result of native intelligence, Major Ouseley being 

 informed that close to Rewanagar was a giant's head, and that the 

 place or ravine in which it was deposited obtained the name of the 

 Dona's khoh from this circumstance. This, however, with the shoulder 

 must await another opportunity, as they do not weigh less than five 

 maunds, and the fragments now brought to your notice are not less than 

 ten. Thus from Captain Sleeman's first discovery of a fossil deposit 

 near Jabalpur valley, and a slight notice of that fact in your Journal, 

 eleven sites (including Jabalpur and Hoshingabdd) in the valley of 

 the Nerbudda have been brought to the notice of those interested in 

 geological pursuits, and with the valuable aid now afforded by my 

 new coadjutor Major Ouseley, I trust to add to the number. 



In conclusion I beg to send a sketch, shewing the locale of the new 

 sites. 



Note. — The dimensions of the huge fossil humerus and cubitus, 

 represented in the plate correspond so nearly with those of the femur 

 formerly extracted by Dr. Spilsbury from the same spot Sagauni, 

 that we may safely allot them to the same animal, an elephant of 

 certainly more than fifteen feet high : and indeed our museum will 

 soon be able to put the animal together from the ponderous masses 



* These fragments put together are represented in Plate XXX. figs. 5, 6. — Ed. 

 f A fine fossil, ferruginized — of a smaller size than the Sagauni elephant. 

 -Ed. 



