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In the Bendia (near the mouth), which joins the Kelo at Gari, there is a considerable 
seam. 
Ascending — Dip irregular , south-ivest 5°. 
Ft. In. 
1. Carb. shales, bedding irregular, with some slight coaly layers 
towards base ... ... ... ... ... 4—5 0 
2. Coal, portions flaky, but for the most part burnable, much wea¬ 
thered ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 10 
3. Parting, ferruginous sandstones ... ... ... 0 6* 
4. Flaky co>d with carb. shale excessively weathered and decom¬ 
posed ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 
15 4—16 4 
I think it possible that some good coal might be extracted from this seam. In its present 
decomposed condition even, it is easy to see from the manner of weathering that good or fair 
coal exists. The thicknesses given above do not hold for all parts of the seam. In this 
same stream (Bendia) higher up a rolling seam of carbonaceous shale with a few inches 
of coal continues on both sides for about half a mile. 
Between this and the village of Kornkel there are three seams consisting of blue shales, 
the most southern of which contains some layers of good coal 6 inches thick. 
Returning to the Kelo section. At the top of the next reach beyond the mouth of the 
Bendia there is a seam containing 12—15 feet of blue and black shales with coaly layers—dip 
4° to 30°, south of west. 
In the next mile and a half four or five seams are met with ; they are apparently repeti¬ 
tions of those above alluded to in the Bendia; none of them contain any useful quantity of 
coal. 
At Milupara there is a change in the dip to more or less north of west, and two or three 
seams are exposed with intervals covered. Sandstones are the only rocks seen up to Ivhara, 
but near the village there are some greenish fine sandstones which I at first thought might be 
Talchlrs, but they appear to overlie the carbonaceous shale. Near Khara there were still 
fragments of coal in the stream, which showed that the northern limit of the Barakars had 
not been reached. There were also, however, a quantity of gneiss fragments which had 
not the appearance of having travelled any great distance. The hills formed of the upper 
sandstones impinge close on the banks of the liver in this neighbourhood. 
Koldiga Section .—Iu the Koldiga below Mahulai there are rolling carbonaceous shales 
with ironstones and flaggy beds, but I did not see any coal. The whole aspect of these rocks 
reminded me more of the “ carbonaceous shale and ironstone group" than of any other rocks 
ot the lfannida scries which I have elsewhere met with. I am not. however, prepared to say 
at present whether they are susceptible of separation from the Barakar group. 
Between the Samkera and Parega and Samkera and Gashahari road ghats the flags 
accompanying the carbonaceous shales present a very peculiar appearance, being of green buff 
and grey colors, sometimes resembling Talchirs, but always closely connected with the 
carbonaceous shales. 
East of this the section consists principally of carbonaceous shales up to Dumartoli, 
where the stream falls from the higher ground occupied by the upper sandstones. 
Much remains in this area to he done in the detailed separation of the Barakars from these 
upper rocks. Except where there are marked physical features, owing to the slightness of the 
contrast in lithological characters, it is extremely difficult to draw a satisfactory boundary. 
West from the Kelo the coal-hearing rocks are found for a distance of 13 miles. 
