5 ; | Fragments of Tiles. [ From Gowhatti . 



May, 1844.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. li 



7. Specimens No. 2, 3, 14 and 15 shew the superior quality of the bricks in former 

 days, which are far superior to any thing we can make at the present time. The art of 

 brick-making has long been lost to the Assamese, and it is only within a few years 

 that it has been revived. The people in the mechanical arts have sadly degenerated, 

 and they have very little or no inclination to follow the example of their forefathers 

 in these pursuits. I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 

 J. N. Martin, 

 Executive Officer, Lower Assam. 

 List of Specimens for the Museum of Economic Geology. 

 No. 1. — Piece of a large Brick. "| 



g* | Common Assamese Bricks. 



4*. 



5. 



6. ' Ditto of glazed Tile 



7 ') 



8. /Specimens of Granite. 



9.5 J 



~ JV' > Bricks from the ruins of an old Temple. 



— 13 S Specimens of Granite, from Tezpore. 

 jg i Bricks from Bishnath. 



16. Tea soil from Rannee Godown. 



17. Ditto ditto Gola Ghaut. 



— — . 18. Brick from Gowalparah, with Persian inscription. 



J. N. Martin, 



Executive Officer, Lower Assam. 



No. 3,585. 



To H. Piddington, Esq. Curator, Museum Economic Geology. 



Sir, — I have the honor to forward the enclosed Original Communications as noted 



No. 320 dated 31st Jan. on ^ e Margin, from Mr. J. N. Martin, Executive Officer, 



- - ? 8 **;.„ , t, . Lower Assam, which ought to have accompanied the specimens 

 No. 333, dated 12th Feb. B i r 



1844. lately sent by him through me. 



I am Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



Fort William, \0th April, 1844. E. Garstin, Lieut. Col. 



Superintending Engineer, Lower Provinces. 



List of Specimens of Wood from Assam for the Museum Economic Geology. 

 1.— Gheara. 

 2. — Larang. 

 3.— Willow Bha. 

 4.— Chumpa. 

 5. — Seeharoo. 

 6. — Naghusar. 

 7.— Saul. 



8.~ Chamn. J. N. M auxin, 



Executive Officer, Lower Assam. 

 H 



