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A Description of the Coal Field of the Damoodah Valley, and the 

 adjacent Countries of Beerbhoom and Poorooleah, as applicable to 

 the present date 1842. By J. Homfray, Esq. 



The coal field of the Damoodah valley, and its adjacent river the Adji, 

 commences at about the parallel of latitude 23° 16', and continues 

 uninterruptedly upwards to nearly the whole length of the Damoodah 

 river, until near to its source, which lies in the hills near Ramghur. 

 Along both of its banks lies the mineral coal field, commencing near to 

 the junction of the Singharun Nullah, which falls into the Damoo- 

 dah river near to the Serampore Indigo Factory. This point at which, 

 however, none of the mineral is found, is the lowest end of a line 

 stretching (nearly direct) across the country to the Adji river, at 

 a place called Seedpoora Ghaut, where also is the extreme limit of the 

 field at the lowest end on that river. This then forms the boundary on 

 the south side, its northern is stated as above ; the western limits are 

 the igneous and granitic hills with their subdivisions, which lie at 

 a distance, generally of four or six miles from the right, or western 

 bank of the Damoodah, and continue their course to the high lands in 

 the Ramghur district, and crossing through a portion of Chota 

 Nagpore which abuts against the Damoodah and the Barracar rivers, 

 the eastern limits. The North-east, are the range of high hills 

 flanking the Damoodah and the Barracar rivers. Descending this last 

 river to near to Dabystan, it crosses that river, next to where the 



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