1855.] Report on two specimens of Cut tack Goal. 241 



An average specimen of such of the coal as was not absolutely 

 shale, and which I take to be Mr. Sainuells' Moalpal coal* gives 



Water, 14.37 



Gaseous matter, . . . , 1 7.75 



Carbon, 35.62 



Ash (dark grey,) 32.25 



99.99. 



But the picked specimens of the bituminous coal, which I take to 

 be his Gopalpersad sort ? gave a far better result ; or rather a very 

 good one which was 



Sp. Gravity, 1.42 



Water, 3.25 



Gaseous, 36.90 



Carbon, 51 75 



Ash (fawn coloured,) 8.00. 



99.90. 



This kind of coal then, if a vein or bed of it can be found, is 

 about equal to the good Eauneegunge, but at present the average of 

 the coal would not be worth sending to Calcutta for a trial on a 

 large scale as Mr, Samuells enquires ; and all that should be done is> 

 to sink a shaft for a good vein. Nothing but the existence of coal and 

 the 'promise of good coal can be predicated from surface diggings on 

 the out-crops of the upper beds only ; and in sinking such a shaft, a 

 merely good vein as to quantity and quality should not satisfy the 

 miner, but the shaft should be carried as deep as possible to be cer- 

 tain that the best coal does not lie below ; for the best coal is in the 

 end always, the most economical to work. 



* The specimens have unfortunately no labels with them, though in two separate 

 packages. 



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