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tage. Iron ores he observed are very abundanf, and several founderies 

 are established for their red-action. He expresses an opinion that if the 

 mountains in the vicinity of Oodipore were properly examined, rich 

 mines of various kinds might be discovered. 



" Lead Mines in the AravuUy.— lslv. Eraser, in bis tour from Delhi 

 to Bombay already adverted to says, tliat on the way from Jhodepore 

 toMewar, and about 30 miles from tlie former, he observed in a north- 

 west direction several low peaks, in one of which called Poonookur he 

 was told there existed mines of lead.* 



" In Terragur-hill near Ajraere, he also observes that lead mines of 

 considerable richness occur, but want of demand prevents them from 

 being profitable. Several additional veins of copper ore have been 

 recently brought to notice in the vicinity of Ajmere by Captain Dixon. 



" The first runs north and south four miles north-north-east of 

 Ajmere at the village of Guera, a second vein has been opened at Raj- 

 garh twelve miles south-south-v/est of the first; ten miles south of 

 Ajmere a third vein was opened by Captain Dixon, and as the pre- 

 sence of copper has been detected in various other situations, he was 

 led to the conclusion that the valley of Ajmere is traversed by veins of 

 copper ore which run from Kishenagar to Rajgarh, a distance of 30 

 miles, t 



" Copper Mines of ShaJiaivut. — The most extensive copper mines yet 

 noticed are those at Jingana in Shakawut lat. 23« 5* N. long. 75*^ 53' 

 E. whether w^e estimate them according to their antiquity as evinced 

 by the extent of the excavations, or by their value, since they are (not- 

 withstanding the little to be expected from such resources under native 

 management) farmed at 14,000 Rs. per annum. The reduction of the 

 ore and the operations in the mine are conducted on very imperfect 

 principles, but as particulars on these heads are detailed in the Glean- 

 ings of Science,^ it is unnecessary to repeat them here. 



" These last mentioned mines are situated scarcely more than 70 

 miles from the banks of the Jumna, and nothing but the discovery of 

 coal in this quarter is wanting in order to render their ores of the very 

 highest consequence. 



" The structure of the Aravully range at the north-eastern extremi- 

 ty of which, these mines are situated, is not such as to encourage the 



• " Geol. Transae, Vol. 1, New Ser. 151." t " Jour. Asiat Sos. 1835, 583." 

 t " Vol. Ill, 380-" 



