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crosses the Chadwick Hill spur at an elevation of about 6,250 feet above the sea. Frequent 
outcrops may be seen in its onward course, and it is exposed in the ravine about 120 yards 
below the Chadwick Water-fall. From this point the outcrop is frequent to the crest of the 
spur running north-west from the Chadwick Hill. The conglomerate is well exposed in 
some places in this vicinity. 
The Blaini limestone is next seen not far from the village of Sarhog, then at Khil, and 
next in the ravine below Panti. Panti is on a spur running north from the extreme 
western point of Jatog. From the Chadwick spur the strike of the Blaini rocks is in the 
direction of the principal town of the Dhami state, and consequently it crosses the range 
of hills running north from Jatog some miles from that station. At Docbi* there is a slight 
outcrop, the dark carbonaceous rocks being above, and the light coloured clay-slates below 
it. Its course is now via Kansi, Salana, Bahl, Bitmana, Sar, and thence to Hallog, the 
capital of the little state of Dhami The Blaini rocks cross the ridge about half a mile or 
so to the north of Hallog, and then curving round in a south-westerly direction are exposed 
on the western flank of the ridge. The limestone shows well in fields 100 to 150 yards 
below the village of Ghurrap on the Hallog (Dhami) and Bajji road; again typically at 
Piroi; and again on the spur below Pii’oi to the south-west. The outcrop at the latter place 
is interesting, because not only are blocks of dark slaty blue limestone seen close to masses 
of a dirty pink colour, but variegated blocks may be seen, the two colours being exhibited in 
patches side by side. Between the last outcrop and Pullaini-ka Ghat the Blaini limestone 
shows in six or seven places. It then cuts across the Dhami and Arki road at a place called 
Eoh-ke Ivhal.f It shows profusely under tlie road, and thence on to Giatu, and further on at 
Pori, near which village it cuts across the Simla and Arki road. There is no exposure on the 
road side, but it is seen in the stream (in situ) under the road near where the latter crosses 
the crest of a ridge running down from the Marang hill. Tlie strike is here south-15°-east, 
and there are several exposures between the last-mentioned outcrop and Jamrog, where it also 
shows. Its course is now vid Bandla, Patti-ke Ghat, Ghach (Gach of the map), and Kaliana 
to Sharar (Surair). 
From Sharar a branch makes for the hills above Haut. There is a good exposure 
just above the Koni River near Baujan, about 2 miles above Bil. It shows abundantly 
from this to Chakniat and onwards to Ghat on the Syri and H aut road. Its course is 
now south-2Q°-west. It forms the crest of a ridge running south from Ghat and then 
appears in cliffs above Cbabal. The Blaini limestone shows on a knoll at Shag, and the 
conglomerate on a spur further on. The outer outcrop keeps to the ‘edge of the hills border¬ 
ing the Dun. It is exposed typically in a stream under Barawari with the conglomerate below 
it to the west; dip nearly vertical; strike south-22°-east. An upper outcrop above this 
forms cliffs under Paniali; caps two knolls above Gori, and forms the crest of the hill 
on which Patta (the residence for many years of the present Raja of Suchet) is built. At 
Patta the dip is nearly flat. The limestone is 27 feet, and the conglomerate on which it 
directly rests is about 40 feet thick. The latter contains oblong boulders 22 and 23J inches 
long, and in this respect exactly resembles an exposure on the North Mall, Simla. The 
conglomerate here is quite typical, but all along this line there is a good deal of the Ussan 
type also. An extension to the east would take us to the limestone on the crest of the 
Syri ridge near Dochi alluded to above. 
I mav note in passing that the conglomerate is always below the limestone: apparent 
exceptions may, I think, he readily explained. 
* There are two villages of this name, one north of Jatog, and one near the Syri road, 
t Between Gobog and.Dhardi of the map. 
