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gadde and Malur and some 14 miles south of Shankargudda. I do 
not know whether the deposit is on the Shankargudda band of 
schists, or on the band immediately to the west of the Shankargudda 
band. 
IV.— The Channagiri Group. 
With the exception of Sulekere, some 12 miles farther norths these 
deposits are all situated within a radius of not much more than a mile 
from the forest bungalow of Hoshalli, about 14 miles N. E. of Benkipur 
Station by load. The deposits to be noticed here are all on the 
southern side of the bungalow, and to the east of the road, which is a 
good one. The occurrence of manganese-ores in this area was noticed 
by Mr. Slater in 1904-05, i and Mr. Slater's map shows for this area 
Schists, felspathic grit, limestone, quartz-porphyrj', iron-ore, and man- 
g.=inese-ore. The deposits have been secured by the Shimcga Manganese 
Company. The ore is at present carted to Benkipur, but in future it is 
to be carried by a steam wagon constructed to carry 10 tons. 
13. Sulekere. 
A deposit of manganese- ore is said to exist on hill ^ 2673 feet at 
the western end of Sulekere tank in the Channagiri taluk in the N. E. 
corner of the Shimoga district. It is 18 miles W. by S. of Sasalu station 
on the Southern Mahratta Eailway, and is held on prospecting license by 
Mr. Subramania Moodaliar of Bangalore. 
14. Gaddikalmatti. 
This is a little peak about ]- mile S. E. of a point oa the road 46$ 
miles from Chitaldrug. The original outcrop on top of this hill was, 
judging from a small portion of it left, composed of the usual lateritoid 
mixture of iron- and manganese -ore. Its strike must have been about 
N. 15° W., this strike being indicated by a series of irregular excava- 
tions. These seem to have largely passed through the ore, the chief 
rock seen in them being a very soft quartzite, much impregnated and 
partly replaced by manganese oxide, and showing indications of a steep 
dip to the east side of the strike. The ores of this deposits consi-t largely 
of psilomelane, sometimes compact, and sometimes cavernous or cellular. 
1 Of. cit., VI, Part II, p. 26, ( 1904-06). 
