1844.] Extracts from Dr. Voysey's Journals. 857 



up the river. I occupied myself during the day examining the quan- 

 tity of lime contained in sixty grains, and found it lost 15, which 

 is equal to 25 per cent. 



I observed alternations of black and brown soil, but the nullahs did 

 not afford any indication of the substratum. Here and there, however, 

 pieces of the shelly limestone were seen in separate blocks lying on the 

 surface. On inspecting the wells dug by Col. Agnew and Captain 

 Hunter, which were about 50 feet deep, the first rock was the shelly 

 limestone and afterwards a clay slate, with a various admixture of lime 

 decomposing on exposure to rain and sun, the split masses affected the 

 rhomboidal form. To the N. W. of the cantonment there is a large 

 stone quarry. The rock is sandstone passing into clay slate. The 

 sandstone is very slaty, and breaks into rhomboidal pieces ; it is easily 

 quarried, and would I think be cheaper than bricks. 



Chandcoory, 29th February. — On my road hither, I frequently 

 saw isolated masses of the shelly stone, but in no place the main 

 rock. The soil was alternately black, brown, and pisiform iron 

 ore. 



Bhainsa, 1st March, — My course was to-day N. E. by E. over 

 the same kind of soil, and loose masses of the shelly limestone, 

 which are probably transported. All the villages on my road are 

 supplied with water from tanks. 



Duttaum, 2d March. — At Sindora, a half-dug well shewed red clay 

 slate, and this was the only spot in which I saw the main rock ; no- 

 thing else being visible but the brown diluvial soil. 



Lowun, 3d March. — The hill S. E. which I saw from Bhainsa 

 is Sonakani ; there was formerly a gold mine beneath it ; my course 

 is due East to-morrow ; my course to-day was N. E. by E. ^ 

 East. This village was formerly very flourishing. It was plundered in 

 the time of Sewajee by the ruler of Sonakani;, and has since gradually 

 sunk to ruin. The black slaty limestone, which is spread about in 

 detached pieces in great quantity, is said to lie under the diluvial soil, 

 and is also found on the river Mahanuddee. 



Kotinghy, 4th March. — In a nullah near Lowun, black calca- 

 reous clay slate, and on the right bank and bed of the river, 

 precisely the same rock. The bed consisted of coarse granitic sand. 

 The course of the river is nearly due North, and is two furlongs wide. 



