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lower seam of coal, still about 10 or 12 feet tbick, overlying sandstones striking across the 
stream with a dip of 30° south-west. Coal visible in both banks. 
Lastly, still higher up the stream, about 6 or 700 yards, a 6—12 inch scam is traceable 
in the vertical face of some low dipping sandstones on the left bank, at about 4 feet from 
the ground. This is very possibly the thinning out of the lower seam. 
At any rate, not many yards higher up the stream, the Barakars cease altogether and 
Talchirs form the ground; but these ever extend only a few yards westward, when they are 
found to come up against Vindhyan quartzites of the main western hill-side of the valley. 
These three or four places down the course of the stream, showing from one to three 
seams of coal, thus indicate a curved line of outcrop of 
Barakars of about 8,000 feet in length; the Talchirs hading 
out to the eastward from underneath them. 
Examined at right angles to the strike, they are found in the hollow of this curved 
line to he overlaid by Kamthi sandstones forming a series 
of low ridges just behind that point of the stream where 
beds of these ridges, in their turn, dip at the high ridge 
forming the main western side of the valley. At either 
end of the outcrop, the coal rocks and the Talchirs are 
traceable into close proximity with the Yindhyans of the main ridge. The western boundary 
of this small field of' Talchirs, Barakars and Kamthis is 
then, as nearly as possible, a north-west—south-east line 
joining the two ends of the curved outcrop ; and the greatest 
cross-width of the area of Barakars and Kamthis is about 2,500 feet. The width of the 
Talchirs was not ascertained; it is possibly never more than a mile. 
I was unable to find any of the upper rocks in contact with the Vindhyans to the west- 
The western boundary abrupt, with ™rd; but it seemed that this boundary is either a faulted 
a steep edge. one with a nearly vertical edge, or preferably a natural 
one, the Kamthis, Barakars, and Talchirs having been deposited in a basin against a steep 
shore of Vindhyans. 
8,000 feet of outcrop. 
Barakars overlaid by Kamthis. 
the coal was first found. The 
All abut against main western 
ridge of Vindhyans. 
Western boundary. 
Breadth of field about 2,600 feet. 
The dip of the Kamthis in the minor ridges between the river and the main western 
General dip of coal rocks 30° west- of tbe vaUe y> “ sti11 at ab °^ 30 ° westward : SO that 
ward. vve are perforce obliged to consider that the coal field 
throughout has about this average dip ; except, perhaps, a little lower, at the northern end, 
where the beds are striking round west at the main ridge. 
Continuing the section given above in ascending order, I was able, by going south-west 
Section of thickest part of Kamthis at the main ridge, to roughly estimate that there are about 
and Barakars. 140 f ee t of Barakar sandstones over the upper seam of 
coal (possibly there may oven he more seams than those now described) and then 950 feet 
of Kamthi sandstones. 
To recapitulate in descending order:— 
Kamthi sandstones... 
^Sandstones 
Coal 
Sandstones 
950 feet. 
140 „ 
9 „ 
15 „ 
Barakars * 
Coal 
Sandstones 
Coal 
^Sandstones 
6—12 inches. 
60 feet. 
6 „ 
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Talchirs (thickness unascertained). 
