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Loam, .... 



White sand stone 



Coal 



Bad coal, 

 Black stone, .. 

 Coal, 



Black stone, 

 Coal, .. 

 Black stone, 

 Coal, .. 

 Black stone, 

 Coal, .. 



Underneath Black stone or slate 



eet. 



Inches 



17 



6 



3 







1 



6 



3 







3 







3 







4 







2 



3 



2 







1 







7 







11 







58 3 south Pit. 

 ..Unknown depth. 



H. S. Sherwill. 

 Mr. Martin of Gowhattee, Assam, has again contributed (to our general museum)* 

 by an assortment of woods from that country 16 in number, completing with the former 

 one of 9 sortsf 24 specimens in all. 



No. 254. 



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



Sir,— -I have the pleasure to advise you of the despatch to the care of my agents 

 Messrs. T. H. Gardiner, and Co. of sixteen specimens of Assam woods numbered from 

 IX to XIV, a list of which is annexed. 



1 have the honor to be, Sir, 

 Gowahattee, 4th Oct. 1844. Your most obedient servant, 



W. N. Martin, 

 Ex. Off". Lower Assam. 

 List being a continuation of Assam woods, 

 IX-Red Pine. XVII— Bon Som. 



X— Bar Paroolee. XVI II— Ahohee Parolee. 



XI — Hooroo Kootolah. XIX — Bur Karooee. 



XII— Sisso. XX — Podocarpus. 



XIII — Amaree. XXI — Coniaree. 



XIV — Khootee Kurooee. XXII — Phool Sapa. 



XV— Gondhoree. XXIII-Hatee Karuhal. 



XVI-Kootulnah. XXIV— Toko Palom. 



W. N. Martin, 

 Ex. Off. Lower Assam. 



■ But as addressed to me I acknowledge it here. 



t Proceedings of May, 1844. 



