Cha|\ XXXIV.] CnHINDWARA : KACHI DHANA. 
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The deposits are all situated at distances not greater than 4 miles 
from the main road from Nagpur to Clihindwara. The most southern 
Coiumunic'iitiDiis luul of the deposits, namely Gowsiri Warhona, is 
transport. situated 31 miles from Nagpur by road, and 45 
miles from Chhindwara ; and the most northern, Gaimukh, 27 miles from 
Chhindwara and ')0 miles from Nagpur. I'ntil the great rise in prices 
that characterized iOOl! this long lead prevented the despatch of 
any ore to the rail either at Chhindwara, or Nagpur. During 1906 and 
1907, however, a considerable quantity of ore has been extracted. That 
from Kachi Dhana, Gaimukh, and Sitapar, has been carted north to the 
railway at Chhindwara, and despatched to Calcutta via Nainpur and 
Gondia, Rengal-Nagpur Railway ; whilst that from Gowari Warhona 
has been carted to Nagpur and thence railed to Calcutta. But it is very 
probable that any considerable drop in the price of manganese-ore 
will stop this despatch of ore, and although the ores in this district are 
some of the best in India it is improbable that any very active working 
of the deposits can take place until a railway is constructed from Nagpur 
to Chhindwara through the valley of the Kanhan.l The relative merits 
of such a railway and one from Nagpur to Retul are under considera- 
tion, and it is to be hoped for the sake of the manganese industry that 
the former route will be chosen. 
1. Kaehi Dhana.2 
(Indian Manganese Company.) 
This is probably the best deposit in the Chhindwara district, and 
was originally found by Mr. P. N. Datta in the field season of 
1893-94, as already noted (page 770). It is 4 miles from Ramakona, 
which is 28 miles from Chhindwara by a good road. There are here 
five separate hillocks on the same east to west line of strike, numbered 
1 to 5 from east to west. 
The largest hillock — No. 1, situated immediately to the south of 
H U k N 1 village of Kachi Dhana — is 360 paces long, 
130 broad, and, say, 40 feet high. The ore-body 
crops out all along the back or ridge of the hill. The width of the outcrop 
of ore, at the time of my first visit, seemed to vary from 20 to 200 feet 
at various places, but could not be measured owing to the jungle-clad 
1 The drop in prices has come (at end of 1907) and work in tbi« distriet has cun- 
Fcquently been slackened. 
2 Bee. G. .S'. /.. XXXIII. p. 209, (1906). 
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