KOItAR COAL-FIELD. 



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The most westerly exposure is to the east of Aehala in the Umrdr at 

 the village water-ghat. Two small bands show in 



Aehala. 



the banks of the river ; and in order to find out 

 whether they increased in thickness to the dip, directions were given to 

 Mr. Munsch, the Assistant Mining Engineer of the Rewah Explorations, 

 to carry out a boring (1884). In this instance there was no improve- 

 ment either in the quantity or quality of the bands, and after going 

 down 181 feet the rods were shifted to a more promising locality. The 

 rocks passed through were — 



ft. iu. 



1. Sandstones, brown, grey, and yellow . . . 58 0 



2. Carbonaceous shale and sandstone . . . . .20 



3. Carbonaceous shale and coal . , . . . .40 



4. Sandstone with pyrites . . . . . . 10 0 



5. Shale with coal . .......20 



6. Blue shale 10 



7. Sandstones 52 0 



8. Grey shale with coal .......20 



9. Sandstones, &c. . . . . . . . 50 0 



Total . 181 0 



South-west of Dudraunri, and about three-quarters of a mile from it, 

 a bed of coal and carbonaceous shale occurs near 



Coal and carbonaceous 



shale south-west of the boundary of the trap; it may be better than it 



Dudraunri. • . 



looks, but its appearance at the outcrop did not 



impress me favourably. 



After the failure at Aehala, borings were commenced at Jawala 



Mukhi, a locality in the jungle between Kotalwar 

 Coal at Jawala Mukhi. . 



and. Korar ; and here very gratifying results were 



attained. A seam was known to occur, and it had already been mapped 



and reported on (1883) ; but whereas at its outcrop the section only 



disclosed 



ft. in. 



Shale 4 0 



Coal 2 0 



Shale, parting ......... 0 6 



Coal 16 



( 167 ) 



