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" About a mile from this place, on the land of Dnrjotee Roy, the 

 ground cracked to the length of 38 feet. The direction is from N. 

 N. E. to S. S. W The ground on the E. of this crack sank to the 

 depth of about a foot, and a great heap of sand, some 3 or 3 J feet high 

 and 10 or 12 feet across, rose from the centre. I measured the length 

 of the crack and the depth of the sinking of the ground, but most of 

 the sand had been cleared away before my visit, by the neighbouring 

 villagers, for use as a charm. The crack must have been about 6 

 inches wide in the middle. All the sand thrown up must have come 

 from a considerable depth, as nothing but clay has ever been found in 

 the deepest excavation in the neighbourhood or within many miles. 

 I believe no sandy soil is to be found in any part of the trough shaped 

 country lying between the Nizampore range and the eastern hills." 



(Sd.) R. H. Wilson. 



The 20th December, 1865. 



No. 572. 



From S. C. Bayley, Esq., 



Junior Secretary to the Government of Bengal. 



To the Secretary 



to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



Fort William the 30th January, 1866. 

 Sir, — In continuation of the letter from this Office, No. 309, dated 

 the 16th instant, I am directed by the Lieutenant-Governor to for- 

 ward, for the information of the Council of the Asiatic Society, the 

 accompanying copy of a communication from the Commissioner .of 

 Chittagong, No. 517, dated the 6th idem, and of its enclosed detailed 

 report from the Executive Engineer, on the series of earthquakes 

 which occurred in that District during December last. Copy of a fur- 

 ther communication* from the Commissioner, with its annexure, re- 

 porting the occurrence of another earthquake at 4-20 a. m. of the 6th 

 January, is also herewith forwarded. 



I have &c, 

 (Sd.) S. C. Bayley, 

 Junior Secretary to the Govt, of Bengal. 

 * No. 522, dated the 8th instant. 



