674 Trip to Pind Dadud Khan and the Salt Range. [July, 



1 . A compact red sandstone, on which rests 



2. The red saliferous marl containing large masses of gypsum, both 

 saccharine and crystallized, and covered with a saline incrustation. 



3. A series of red and brown sandstones of various thickness and 

 fineness, with here and there conglomerates. 



4. A series of blue slaty soft argillaceous sandstones of consider- 

 able thickness, and towards their upper part becoming calcareous, so as 

 to form a bad sort of limestone of a bluish colour. 



5. A light fawn-colored limestone of a siliceous character, and de- 

 void of fossils. 



6. A thick series of dark blood red sandstones and fine conglome- 

 rates, containing nodules of a greenish clay, and interlaminated with 

 thin strata of clay of a blue color. In the sandstones vegetable im- 

 pressions resembling the fronds of Fuci were noticed, and also ripple 

 marks, but no other fossils. 



7. Yellow marl. 



8. Bituminous shales with coal. 



9. Marl and shell limestone running into a cherty limestone, con- 

 aining bodies resembling nummulites, and minute shells. 



10. Sandstones of a blue and red color stretching to the N. E. and 

 interlaminated apparently with strata of blue clay. These sandstones 

 are only noticed towards the east of Baghanwalla, and seem deficient on 

 the western part of the range. 



N. B. Sungi Momiai is the local name of coal in this district, and is 

 used extensively by the hakims as a medicine, administered internally 

 along with milk, in all bruises, wounds or external injuries, and it is 

 said with wonderful effect. 



Gypsum, known here by the name of Aberuch, is not used for any 

 purpose, the natives being ignorant of its properties when calcined. 



March 30th. — Returned to Pind Dadud Khan, passing on the way 

 the villages of Gureebwalla, Tudial, Riwal and Kusseli. A practice 

 prevails among the zemindars of this district of ploughing up the paths 

 which exist between the villages, which proves a source of great 

 annoyance to travellers, there being in some places no road or path left. 

 In the evening received visits from the two Missers, who communicated 

 the intelligence of Mool Raj's resignation of office and of Mr. Agnew 

 being about to be sent to Mooltan along with Shem Shere Sing. Left 

 specimens of Baghanwalla coal with Misser Gyan Chund. 



