444 Coal from the Falls of the Jamuna. 



at present might be made without this, and two or three 

 coolies would be sufficient to conduct the whole process. 



Coal from the Falls of the Jamuna t in Assam, 



Results of the chemical examination of two specimens of 

 Coal from near the Falls of the Jamuna, Nowgong district, 

 Lower Assam. 



Received from Major Jenkins, April 1844. 

 Sp. Gr. 1.2. 



Bituminous volatile matter, 46.0 



Carbon, .. ... 53.4 



Light yellow White Ash, ... ! 0.6 



in 100 parts. 



Colour black and shining, with a resinous lustre, and tem- 

 per-steel tarnish. 



Quality, of the most superior description, better even than 

 Cherra Ponji, or any other coal hitherto found in India. 



J. M'Clelland, 

 Secretary Coal Committee. 



Laboratory H. Co's Dispensary, 

 11th April, 1844. 



