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8a. Other Localities. 
The active prospecting carried out during 1906 has led to the dis- 
covery of many fresh occurrences of manganese-ore, so that almost 
every village-area in the western part of the manganese-belt has now 
been taken up on prospecting license. I am indebted chiefly to 
Mr. C. E. Low, for what information I have about these new discoveries. 
The most important of these is said to be Bhui Hurki, a small hill 
lying in Government forest at a point about 2^ miles due north of Katang- 
jheri village and 3^ miles north-east of Ramrama village. 
Half a mile east of Bhui Hurki starts a ridge running inte rruptedly 
for about 1| miles in a north-east by east direction. This ridge is 
said to be largely composed of spessartite-bearing-rock and a specimen 
from here given me by Mr. C. E. Low showed garnet crystals, up to | 
inch diameter, in quartz. This deposit is held by Rai Sahib Mathura 
Prasad of Chhindwara. 
The other localities for manganese-ores in this area are : — Ballarpur, 
Bakoda, and Botajhari, where ore is said to have been found in situ ; 
Chaukhandi, Chikmara, Sirpur (Sherpur), Kochawahi, Budbuda, 
Saonri, and Nandhi, where the ore is said to be only fragmentary ; and 
Tumsur, Tatekassa, Gajpur and Jarha Mohugaon, concerning which I 
have not heard whether the ore is i.i situ or detrital. 
A specimen of ore from Bakoda, in the possession of Mr. H. R. Holmes 
^ of the Balaghat mine, consisted partly of lead- 
like psilomelane, and partly of the fine-grained 
mixture of braunite and psilomelane. 
A rather fine specimen of a Pala3olithic implement, 3-4 inches 
Palseolith of man- ^^ng, made of manganese-ore (hard fine-grained 
ganese-ore from Bud- mixture of braunite and psilomelane) was found 
by Mr. Low near Budbuda, and is now in the 
Geological Survey collections. As regards Material, it is jKobably 
unique amongst pre-historic implements in the Museum collections of 
the world. 
The following production, in long tons, from deposits of this group 
has been recorded : — 
1906. 1907. 
Chikmara and Chaukhandi 1,297£ 
Saonri 339J 812 
