1842.] of the Himmalay a Mountains. clxiii 



old red sandstone,) on the outside of which small patches occur of 

 the newer red, and beyond that, a country of schistose formation. On 

 one side it has the mountain or carboniferous limestone, and outside 

 of it, a large band of the red sandstone, part of a mass which occupies 

 the centre of England. The coal field of Wales is separated from 

 the old red sandstone by a narrow strip of the carboniferous limestone. 

 Those of Staffordshire are similarly situated with those of Northum- 

 berland. The coal field near Burdwan is covered by the newer red 

 sandstone; all these facts, I think, give a strong probability to the 

 opinion, that coal will be found in the Dooab. The facts that are 

 wanting are such as would limit its position, and consequently give 

 a well-grounded prospect of discovery, before commencing any thing 

 like an expensive search. These facts will be furnished by the prose- 

 cution of the survey. 



The concluding section of this Report is that upon the Mineral Productions of the 

 Himalaya, which will be found in Vol. XVIII, Part I. p. 227 of the Trans. As. 

 Society.— Ed. 



