Scientific Intelligence. [no. 2, new series^ 
well-diggers for this purpose on the spot, accustomed to wield 
their own tools and at a low rate of wages. 
The importance of finding good serviceable coal on the banks of 
the Pranheetah, and so close to the main stream of the Godavery is 
scarcely to be overrated. By means of river steamers of light 
burden a new avenue of commerce would be opened, and access 
^ at a cheap rate would be attained to the most fertile tracts in the 
Deccan. The navigability of these rivers was shown by Captain 
Fenwick, late of the Nizam's Service, when in the employ of Messrs. 
Palmer and Co. of Hyderabad more than a quarter of a century 
ago, for not only was timber floated dbwn to the mouth of the ri- 
ver, but the cotton of Berar was brought down from Woon, a 
village on the bank of the Pranheetah seventy-five miles S. E. of 
Nagpore, to Coringa. In m.y report on the Chennore Sircar, I shall 
give in detail various other articles produced in those parts that 
might be turned to commercial account and profit, if a cheap and 
free access by means of water carriage to the coast were afforded 
them. 
As the Godavery has never been surveyed with a view to its pur- 
poses as a navigable river, I shall give from the information of 
Captain Fehwick, an account of the obstructions that are met with 
in its channel. A map, which was furnished to the Supreme Govern- 
ment in June 1841, by the Resident at Hyderabad, Major General 
Eraser, will indicate the localities where these impediments occur. 
Erom Coringa to Budrachellum, the navigation is perfectly free, 
except that there is a whirlpool at Papeecondah, not far above 
Palaverum at the opening of the narrow and tortuous straits of the 
same name which wind through a range of high hills for more than 
12 or 15 miles commencing from the Nizam's Boundary. The 
river here is generally not more than 300 yards wide. In some 
places I think even less. The mountains rise almost perpendicu- 
larly from the water's edge, and the depth is many fathoms. 
From Budrachellum to EUapoka the river is impeded by rocks 
when it is low, but when half full or more, there is no difficulty in 
the navigation. The same description applies to the rocks marked 
at Central Donurgoorum and Albaka ; from the last point the river 
