1848.] Coal Beds in the Namsang Nago Hills, 489 



Correspondence regarding the Coal Beds in the Namsang Nago Hills. 

 Communicated bij Capt. T. E. Rogers, Superintendent of Marine, 



No. 191 of 1848. 



To Capt. T. E. Rogers, I. N. Superintendent of Marine, 

 Fort William. 



Hated Gowahattg the 13th April, 1848. 

 Sir, — I have the honor to submit a letter No. 175 of the 9th ultimo 

 from Mr. J. Thornton, sub-assistant, accompanied by a map prepared 

 by that gentleman reporting his visit to the coal beds on the banks o* 

 the Dikoo, which were discovered, and partially worked at the expense 

 of Government by the late Mr. Sanders. 



2. Inlaying this report before you I have no other immediate object 

 than to place at your disposal all the information we may obtain from 

 time to time relative to the coal formations of this province, should the 

 Government at any time be induced to work any of the beds on their 

 own account. 



3. The quality of this coal you will find by reference to the pro- 

 ceedings of the coal committee has already been favorably noticed, and 

 I believe it is in all respects equal to the Jeypoor coal, and much more 

 favorably situated for being worked and transported downwards whilst 

 there is reason to suppose it exists in much more extensive beds than 

 at Jaipore. 



4. It might be desirable that this and other similar reports should 

 be published for general information, and perhaps the Asiatic Society 

 would give them publicity as information connected with economic 

 museum of Geology forming by that Society. 



I have, &c. 



(Signed) F. Jenkins, 



Agent Governor General. 



No. 175. 



To Major F. Jenkins, Governor General 's Agent N. E. F. 



Gowahatty. 



Seeb-Saugor, 9th March, 1848. 

 Sir, — I have the honor to state that I have returned from an inspec- 

 tion of the coal beds in the Namsang Nago hills, having proceeded 



