PART l.J 
Hughes : Geology of the upg^er Godavari haiin 
1!) 
have indicated as being jjrobably the continuation of the fault along the west face 
of the Vindhyan inlier near Chinur. It is very plainly seen a few yards below 
the junction of a small stream with Ihe river shown on the map ns flowing from 
the direction of Batwanpali towards Kasijjiir. The dip of the Talchirs is in con¬ 
trast with that of the Vindhyans, the latter vaiying between 20° to 40° east of 
north, that of the former being north-westerly. 
I have not been able to trace, as closely as I could have desired, the limits of 
the Talchirs between Sarangpali and Naspiir. Amongst the causes that prevent¬ 
ed me from so doing, the most trying difficulty to encounter was the real or pre¬ 
tended incompetency of the guides. They could direct me from their own village 
to the next one so long as I kept on the main road, but if I A’entured to strike 
into the jungle, troubles at bnce commenced, a cloud of incomprehension settled 
on them, and to every question regarding distances, relative positions of rivers, 
hills and villages, I received one constant answer “ Yerln lecht,” “don't know.” It 
may be that the tendency of the people (Gronds and Kolams) to change their 
place of habitation at short intervals, prevents them from becoming acquainted 
with more than a circumscribed area, around their temporary houses, but on many 
occasions I suspected that ignorance was affected in order to avoid possible com¬ 
pulsory service of unknown duration. 
In addition to the infliction of unqualified or unwilling guides, supplies were 
difficult to procure, villages being small and far apart, and a more than usually 
large number being deserted'' owing to the want of water, there having been 
a failure of rain in the monsoon. 
The map was a most unreliable source of reference in many instances. For 
Map unreliable near Sarang- example, near Sarangpali, the large river west of 
' the village is shown as being distant about a mile, 
whereas in reality it is nearly three miles away. And the river east of Sarang¬ 
pali, instead of rising in the neighbourhood of Yenkatapuram, takes its origin near 
Sarangpali. The error in placing the large river west of Sarangpali so close to 
the village, has thrown my boundary line entirely out, and I have had to reduce 
the real breadth of the Talchir exposure by at least three-quarters of a mile. 
I failed to discover any organic remains, although I occa,sionally made very 
diligent search in places where I hoped success might reward my labours. That 
the Talchii's contain several plant forms has been demonstrated by Dr. Feist- 
mantel, and I was extremely anxious to collect a few specimens from the upper 
Godavari area, in order to compare them with the flora of our Bengal fields. 
II.—Bardhar Group. 
The lithological features of this group are quite as characteristic here as in 
the Wardha valley, and there is no difficulty in recognising the formation where 
there is a fair exposure of it. But the drawback to identifying it, and ti-acing its 
boundaries, is the fact of the veiy incomplete sections that one has the opportunity 
of examining. It will be seen by looking at the map that no Barakai's are shown 
' It in tlie wont of the Gronds and Kolams to leave their homes in the warm season for service 
with the proprietors of villages whose lands are more fertile and better cultivated than their own. 
