398 
Ft. iu. 
(Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 
(e) < Brown laminated clay 0 to 0 1 
(. Coal 0 7 
^Blaok mud with coaly streaks 0 3 
, \ Grey-hrown shale, with coaly specks and streaks 1 0 
j Coal 0 OJ 
"^Grey shales with coaly streaks ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 6 
{ff) Coal in bed of river (bottom of seam not seen) 0 6 
On the right bank of the river, about one chain below the last section (south- 
south-west), the following section was measured : — 
Section No. 2. 
Ft. 
in. 
(a) 
Sandstone 
40 
0 
(J) 
Laminated grey micaceous clay or shale 
0 
8 
w 
Coal 
0 
2 
{d) 
Fine-grained brown siliceous shales, with plant-remains 
0 
(e) 
Coal 
1 
1 
(/) Dark-grey shale or fire-clay, with plant-remains 
0 
21 
(9) 
CbaHn bed of river (bottom not seen) 
0 
7 
On the left bank of the river, 
following section was seen : — 
about three chains above Section No. 1, the 
Section No. 3. 
Ft. in. 
fCoal ... • ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 
(q) ■< Dark sandstone band 0 1| 
Lcoal 0 2 
Brown hard unlaminated siliceous clay, with coaly streaks, in bed of 
river (bottom not seen) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 
In the above three sections, the identifiable beds are distinguished by italic 
letters. 
An analysis of a sample of seam ( g) gave the following results : — 
Water ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8'30 
Volatile hydrocarbons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 37’36 
Fixed carbon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51'04 
Ash 2-80 
Specific gravity 1‘38. 
10000 
The coal scarcely soils the fingers, and gives a jet-black powder. The ash is 
white, with a faint yellow tinge, and mainly siliceous. The coke is hard and firm. The 
small amount of incombustible residue, and the proportions of volatile hydrocarbons, 
and fixed carbon, make this coal a very valuable one, either for gas-making or steaming 
purposes ; in fact, it may be pronounced to bo a better coal than some of the most 
highly prized coals of Newcastle (N.S.W.). The thickness of the overlying Desert 
Sandstone is not great, and may place no very serious difficulty in tracing the coal-seams, 
should any be found of workable thickness, to the railway line.* 
In the Diagram (PI. 45, fig. 1) the relation of the Eolling Downs Formation to the 
granite and other rocks, as seen at Tatoo Camp, in a gully near the head of the 
Repoi't by R.L. J. on Coal Discoveries on the Flinders. Brisbane ; by Authority : 1888. 
