1837.] boring at Gogah in Gujerat. 787 



I shall be obliged to stop. Had I but cast-iron pipes to lower I should 

 not at all despair of success until at any rate I had reached 600 feet. 

 From the sides of the bore falling in while the work is at rest I have 

 been obliged for some time to employ two parties, and to keep going 

 night and day. 



I have much pleasure in mentioning that I have discovered fossil 

 remains down the coast and in similar formation to that of Perim. The 

 specimens that I have obtained however are not good ones having been 

 for a long time exposed to the action of the sea, and atmosphere. 

 Should I succeed in obtaining any that appear worthy of the acceptance 

 of the Asiatic Society, I shall do myself the pleasure to forward them. 



A similar formation to that of Perim exists along the whole line of 

 coast from Gogah to Gossnat point, where a firm sandstone is quarried 

 and of which the splendid Srdwak temples of Pattitona are all built. 



This fact ascertained, settles the question of whether Perim was 

 originally a part of the continent : — and it only remains to prove how 

 the separation has taken place ? My opinion is that it has been 

 effected by the force of the current during the ebb tides and the swell 

 of the sea during the south-west monsoon. 



To the north-west of Gqaoh and about one mile inland I picked up 

 a piece of the rib of some large animal. The rock had been here dug 

 out for building. It lies nearly horizontal and not above eight inches 

 in thickness. I am still in hopes of getting some more fossil specimens 

 from this spot, 



List of Strata. 



Ft. In. 



Rubble containing broken stones, tiles and ashes, 4 



Hard earth with stones imbedded 1 



Sand and gravel mixed and salt water 11 



Stiff black clay like that on the beach, 6 



Sandstone in thin seams, ° 4 



Sand and clay, yellowish in color, 9 8 



Sandstone soft, 13 6 



Reddish sand holding salt water, 6 



Sandstone hard, 2 ® 



Sand yellow * ° 4 



Sandstone, ° 8 



Gravel and clayey sand, l ° 



Very stiff clay with pieces of sandstone imbedded very hard, 4 



Stiff blackish looking clay, i ° 



Sandy clay with pieces of sandstone, 4 



Yellow sand with seams of clay containing a few pieces of sandstone, . . 6 o 



Very hard siliceous sandstone 9 ° 



Stiff yellow and whitish clay with kanker, 2 



5g 2 



