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Pathajhora marked on the map), there is another exposure men- 

 tioned by Mr. Blanford. Here a shallow pit had been sunk by Major 

 Ashburner on the coal ; I had this cleared out and found 8 feet of 

 coal, but owing to the rapid influx of water 1 was unable to continue 

 the hole any deeper. 



The dip of the coal is moderate and the coal thick, and I believe 

 that except for the difficulty which would probably be experienced 

 from the water, the chances of a good outturn of coal are as favour- 

 able here as anywhere. In the Setia Jobe river to the north-east of 

 the coal outcrop, the red clays of the upper rocks crop out ; these 

 must extend under the trap and have afforded protection to the coal 

 at the time of the trap outflow. 



The water difficulty above referred to as reducing the probable 



value of this seam is declared by the numerous 

 Large amount of water. . , . 



springs which flow out from the coal where 

 it is exposed in the river banks. When I visited the locality it 

 was the end of December, when the rains had been over for 

 nearly three months, so that the flow of water must be a pretty 

 constant feature here, and unless some means could be found 

 of reducing it, it would necessitate costly machinery for pump- 

 ing. 



IV. — In the Seemkole stream west of Rawanwara (locally known as 



Ghogra Nala) some coal is exposed. Mr. Blanford 

 Seemkole outcrop. 



gives the section as seen by him, and I have re- 

 produced it side by side with another section seen 50 feet to the 

 south-west of his section, in order to show the extremely variable 

 character of the rocks horizontally; the dip of the beds being the 

 same in both cases (only f N.), so that at the short distance — 50 

 feet or 29 feet in the direction of the dip — the lower beds of the 

 first section should recur in the second, if not disturbed. The clays 

 and sandstones of the second section have the mottled appearance 

 of the Motur beds ; there is also a small fault below this in the stream 

 where the coal is thrown down 2 feet. 



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