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slat j, and inferior in quality, and of no thickness. The coal rocks 

 here rest so immediately upon the gneiss, and are of such inconsi- 

 derable thickness, until they become covered up by the trap above, 

 that there seems no prospect of any profitable coal beds being 

 found. 



To the east of the Koondapuhar a thin bed of black shale with 

 minute threads of coal through it, is found. 



"Were every locality where such occurs stated numerically in a 

 list of" coal localities" it would be an easy task to quadruple the 

 number elsewhere given. It is, however, altogether a misapplication 

 of terms to apply the word coal to materials which would themselves 

 require a considerable amount of extraneous fuel to maintain com- 

 bustion. 



By much the most important locality where coal has been found 

 in these hills is in the Puchwara pass, near the village and hill of 

 Burgo ; which was first brought to notice by Mr. Pontet in 1844 : 

 not only is the coal found here of better quality than elsewhere in 

 the hills, but there is also a larger quantity of it. 



The section as exposed in the Banslooi Nuddi shews a succes* 

 sion of thin beds of coal, and shaly coal from six inches to two feet 

 thick, with black shale, and grey carbonaceous sandstone and shales, 

 to which succeed (descending) coarse pebbly grits, shales, coal 

 (18 inches) sandstone shales, and bituminous shales with threads 

 of coal and thin seams not more than one to two inches, and coal 

 2 feet 8 inches. Then comes a series of beds of shales, sandy shales, 

 clunch and sandstones, with 3 layers of coal of different qualities in* 

 eluded, none exceeding 6 inches, attaining a thickness of about 45 

 feet thick under which we have black shales, with coaly partings, viz : 



Coaly shale and coal, 1 



More earthy shale, 9 



Coal, '.. I 3 



Shale, 7 3 7 



Grey shales, 9 



Ditto shaly or clunchy sandstones, „ 1 6 



JIard carbonaceous sandstones passing downwards into gritty 



beds, 4 6 



