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strata is imposed a grey friable sandstone, which is succeeded by a series 

 of strata forming a range of low hills running N. N. E. towards Doo- 

 meyala, and between the village of Futtipoor and mount Tillah. These 

 strata appear to be a succession of soft sandstones of a red and blue 

 color, and appear to dip towards mount Tillah, which is about 20 miles 

 distant. In the coal large masses of sienite or crystallized gypsum 

 are found imbedded, and in the shales large quantities of iron pyrites. 

 Good samples of the coal were taken, which from its position in the 

 heart of the hills, and from the high inclination of the strata could 

 only be worked at a large expense. In the hills around Baghanwalla, 

 I on two occasions saw an animal known to the natives by the name 

 of Ouriar. Once only had I an opportunity of approaching them ; 

 unfortunately I had not my gun with me. They roam about in flocks of 

 6 or 8, the female resembles a small female antelope, but is of stouter 

 make and of a dark brown color. The male is much larger, has the 

 body of a deer, but the head resembles that of a ram. In the indivi- 

 dual we saw, the horns were large and curved backwards on the head. 

 He was of a dark brown color and had a streak of long black coarse 

 hair extending from his chin to his breast. They are very wary and 

 but seldom allow people to approach. Porcupines are frequently seen, 

 and leopards are by no means uncommon. 



March 29th. — Baghanwalla. — Being anxious to trace the fossiliferous 

 limestone above the coal to the W. of the position where that mineral isbest 

 seen, I crossed the highest part of the range of hills behind Baghanwalla, 

 when I came upon the flinty siliceous sandstone, and traced this gradu- 

 ally to the east, until it was covered by apparently a series of sandstone 

 strata forming the low range of hills stretching towards Mt. Doomwala, 

 and through which the small stream, the Bunndh, flows, in whose 

 sand gold is collected in small quantity. The fossiliferous limestone 

 is in some places well seen, as also the marl, including the bituminous 

 shales, in which the coal occurs, but owing to the immense quantities of 

 loose stones which have rolled down from the heights, no good sections 

 of the coal seam could be got until within about a mile of the valley 

 before mentioned, where it occurs of best quality and most largely de- 

 veloped. In the neighbourhood of Baghanwalla the following appears 

 to be the order of succession of the rocks composing the range com- 

 mencing at the base. 



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