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is that the quality of the "lignite" was found to be not up to 
the standard of the first analyses. Samples furnished, by the 
engineer of the company, to the Geological Survey of India were 
found to consist of a brownish-black, crumbling, slightly sandy, 
carbonaceous mud. Analyses in the Survey laboratory and also by 
the Chemical Examiner for Bengal gave — 
A 
Lignite. 
(Averaae of 
two analyses.) 
A 
Lignite. 
A 
Briquette. 
B 
liricinctte. 
(Avi-iage of 
■>\ 0 analyses.^ 
B 
Lignite. 
Moisture .... 
19-38 
35-3 
17-4 
9-44 
16-28 
Volatile matter 
25-28 
29-1 
25-6 
32-30 
38-55 
Fixed carbon .... 
27-95 
25-2 
23-0 
26-25 
37-72 
27-39 
10-4 
34-0 
32-01 
7-45 
Peace's Garden, Chingleput. — In 1891 the debris from a boring 
for artesian water at Place's Garden, Kilacheri, Chingleput, was 
examined by R. B. Foote,^ who, from the indications therefrom, 
was of the opinion that the boring, which commenced at the surface 
in rocks belonging to the upper division of the Gondwana system, 
had penetrated beds representing the Damudas. The locality is 
within 30 miles of Madras. At that time the boring had reached 
a depth of 307 feet, had passed through 25 feet of bituminous 
shale, and was stopped owing to lack of funds. By the help of sub- 
sidies granted by Government boring has been resumed at recur- 
ring intervals^ Early in 1905 the depth attained was 660 feet, and 
so far no coal seams have been passed through. 
Arkonam.—Th.e cores from a series of borings near Arkonam in 
North Arcot were examined by Mr. H. Walker of the Geological 
Survey of India in 1911. The greatest depth attained was 991 feet. 
Mr. Walker considered that the rocks passed through belong 
entirely to the Upper Gondwana system. No workable coal is known 
to occur in rocks from this system. 
Bellary. — Near Gooty samples of coal were discovered by Dr. 
Hunter in 1871, and the Madras Government were strongly urged 
to have borings made in order to win the seam from which they 
; A. By the Geological Survey of India. 
B. By the Chemical Examiner, Bensral. 
i Rcc, 0. S. I., Vol. XXV, 2, (1892). 
