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Asiatic Society. 



[No. 142. 



through seven veins of inferior and thin Coal and one of Iron stone, and am still going down- 

 ward, having persevered for many years in sinking this pit, and at an enormous outlay of money 

 to myself alone. 



I send also two pieces of the Basaltic Dykes taken from the place where the two greatest Dykes 

 of the Coal Ffeld of Damoodah actually cross each other ; thus one is from the Bharah Dyke to 

 distinguish it from that of Salmah, and this Bharah is evidently the most recent, as it runs through 

 that of Salmah, and the other piece is from the Salmah Dyke at the same locality. The Ironstone 

 from beneath the Behareynauth Hill is the same sort as what is now smelted near to Gautcole. 



From the Barracar I send a piece of the great fault (Greenstone) which throws up and cuts off 

 abruptly the vein of Coal, and also a curious sample of the Coal found and cut from the vein close 

 to the fault. I am, Dear Sir, 



Yours faithfully, 

 Golahdangah, Howrah, 18th August, 1843. J. Homfray. 



1. Sandstone, the upper one of the Amanath 

 Coal Field. 



2. Shale. 



3. Sandstone the second. 



4. Ditto (hard) from the middle of Coal 

 vein. 



5. Ditto with pebbles over main Coal. 



6. Shale below main Coal. 



7. Sandstone below ditto. 



8. Ironstone. 



9. Main Coal. 



10. Conglomerate Sandstone below the Iron- 

 stone. 



11. Black Shale below ditto. 



12. Syenitic Quartz, below ditto. 



13. Granite below ditto. 



14. Found in the pass between Shapore and 

 Choperee. 



| 15. Black Shale found to the Westward of the 

 Coyle and towards the Kunkur Run. 



16. Limestone (Lias?) from Rotasghur. 



17. Black Shale from near Bidgeghir by Kuleas 

 Copas village. 



18. Ironstone from Potua Agar in the Palamow 

 Coal Field. 



19. Thin Coal from several veins in the river 

 near Rotas (Palamow.) 



20. Five samples of Sandstone from the Salmah 

 pit, now sinking. 



21. Clay slate from ditto. 



22. Basalt from Bharah Dyke, "I at the intersec- 



23. Ditto from Salmah ditto,/ tion. 



24. Ironstone from Behareynaut. 



25. Coal from the fault in the Barracar Colliery at 

 the fault. 



26. Greenstone from the above fault. 



Our next contribution is from Captain R. Ouseley, Assistant to the Agent of the Governor General, 

 S. W. Frontier, who forwards with the following letter, specimens of Agalmatolite. 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Calcutta. 



Dear Sir,— I have the pleasure to forward by this day's Dawk Banghy, a small package to 

 your address, containing three specimens which appear to me to answer the description given in 

 " Jameson's Manual of Mineralogy" of Agalmatolite, or Figure stone. 



The two smallest pieces I polished myself by rubbing them on a broad file. I have not yet visited 

 the spot where it is to be found, but am told that it can be obtained in large quantities, and from 

 all accounts, slates of considerable size might be gained by skilful workmen, adapted for chimney 

 pieces, tops of teapoys, &c. &c. 



As my duty will probably take me in the direction where the stone is found, I shall endeavor in 

 the cold season, to proceed to the spot and examine it myself. I shall feel much obliged if you 

 would inform me whether this may be considered a discovery of any value, and if you let me 

 know on what points, and regarding what minerals, &c. you would wish to have information, I 

 shall at all times have much pleasure in forwarding any I may obtain. 



I am, Dear Sir, 



Yours very faithfully, 



R. Ouseley. 



