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Garland District. 
Gold: Sona River.—This stream rises in the lower ranges of hills, and joins the 
Ramgunga river in Putti Dhuu. Its sands yield gold, and the bed of the Eamgunga 
below the junction is auriferous. The washing is not very profitable, scarcely averaging 
4 annas a day to each workman. 
Taluk a Chandi.—The sands of the Ganges running through Chandi contain gold, 
but the profit arising from the washing is not greater than in the Sona river. 
Copper: Dewalgurh.—The Dhanpur and Dhobri mines yielded largely in 
former times, but of late years operations have not been so vigorously carried on, owing to 
the intricacy of the workings, and the idea prevailing among the miners that very little ore 
remains in the mines. The ores are principally copper pyrites, and grey or vitreous copper 
ore, with the red oxide and green carbonate in smaller quantities. The matrix is calcareous. 
Galena is associated with the copper ore. 
Nagpur.—There are several mines here none of which appear to he at present worked. 
Lead: Dhanpur; Tacheeda.—These mines do not seem to be extensively carried 
on. The ore is galena, and the matrix principally of silex, with varying proportions of 
felspar and calespar. 
There are some lead mines at Ghertee in the snowy range between Milum and 
Niti which have been long since deserted, also at Rail urn, Bainslcum on banks of the 
Goree river, and Baidlec Baghir. 
Ieoh: Tulli Chandpoor.—This ore is probably a ha;matite with a little magnetic 
iron. It has a slight repelling action upon the needle. 
Tulli Kaliphat.—This specimen resembles specular iron ore. 
Mulli Dus soli.—The specimens are highly magnetic and rich in ore. 
Tulla Chandpiir, Rajbringa.—This haematite oro is largely worked. 
Nagpdr.—This ore gives no definite result with the ordinary rough tests. It may 
possibly be a carbonate of iron. 
Lohba.—Here a rich haematite is raised in quantity. 
Mulla Nagpur.—The ore is most probably haematite. 
Painu.—This ore is brittle and hard, and possesses the iron black colour and metallic 
lustre of_magnetic iron, but the specimens of it failed to affect the compass in the manner 
characteristic of that ore. It may possibly on analysis be found to contain manganese, and 
if so, it will be an interesting mineralogical discovery. 
-Lriakote.—It is difficult to say what form of ore this is. Its streak fails to convey a 
definite idea of its composition. It would appear to bo an hydrous form of sesquioxide of iron. 
Pokri.—These mines have been reported on by several officers. 
Sulphur. —This mineral is found both in Ivumaon and Gurhwal. In the former 
district at Moousyaree, in the northern parts of the district, and there are also some 
sulphureous springs, os that at Nynee Tal. In Gurhwal it is found in the range of hills 
to the north ^of the Pindur river within a couple of marches of Nundpriag; also at 
Mnlla Nagpur aud Mulli Dussoli, hut is not now collected to any extent. 
Arsenic. —Yellow arsenic (. Hurital ) is found in the northern parts of the district near 
Moonsyarec. Only small quantities are brought down to the Bagesur Fair by the Bhooteas. 
Lignite. —Indications of lignite appear near Raneohagh, close to Huldwam, and 
in the streams of the sub-Himalayas north of Nuj ibabad. They do not give promise of 
any workable fuel, and judging from tbc experience obtained in other parts of the hills, it is 
questionable whether any lignite deposits will ever be discovered of such extent that they 
will repay the cost of opening them up. 
An analysis of a specimen of the R a n i b a gh lignite gave— 
Carbon ... ... 
Volatile matter .... ... ... ... 
Asli ,,, ... ... ... 
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