The Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, Band 2Royal Dublin Society, 1880 |
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Seite 229 - Cubic feet per second. Rain (4 months), .... 494,208 Winter (5 months),. . . . 71,200 Hot weather (3 months), . . 36,330 The arithmetical mean of these figures for the whole year is, obviously, 203,485 cubic feet per second; which gives us an annual water-discharge of 43'625 cubic miles. Now, the total length of the Himalayan ridge drained by the Ganges is 670 miles, and the rainfall increases from west to east: but the Ganges, at Ghazipur, has received the drainage of only 150 miles of the western...
Seite 541 - Kohrah ; but as the roads are fortified and the jungles impenetrable, the governors were generally satisfied with a tribute of two or three diamonds. When I appointed Ibrahim Khan Governor of Bihar, vice Zafar Khan, I told him at the time of departure to invade the district and drive away the unknown petty Rajah.
Seite 416 - ... goes back to human consciousness, from which every man of science has to proceed as his consciousness. This consciousness, just on account of the abnormal character of things, is not the same in all. If the normal condition of things had not been broken, consciousness would emit the same sound from all ; but as a matter of fact, this is not the case. In the one the consciousness of sin is very powerful and strong, in the other it is either feeble or entirely wanting.
Seite 498 - Gyeeu on the Sittoung, just above Monyo, where a little gold is obtained. The gold is found in a coarse gravel bank, left dry by the river when it subsides after the rains." " This coarse gravel is dug out and laid on a sort of hurdle, which permits the fine sand to pass through, the coarse pebbles and boulders being rejected. This sand is washed on an inclined board ; the lighter portion being gradually swept down the incline by a stream of water directed over it, whilst the heavy auriferous sand...
Seite 538 - For a short time the lease was held by a European, at the very low rate of two hundred rupees per annum ; but, as it was given up voluntarily, it may be concluded that the lessee did not make it pay. The facts that the Government resumed possession of the rent-free villages, while the Raja's operations had been carried on without any original outlay, materially altered the case, and rendered the employment of a considerable amount of capital then, as it would be now, an absolute necessity. Within...
Seite 474 - NE of Warora, in the Chanda district. The existence of coal measures under a small tract of Kamthi beds, 5 to 6 miles square, has been proved by boring. Three seams of coal have been ascertained to exist, and these have a maximum total thickness of 38 feet. The coal is similar in character to that of Warora.
Seite 466 - This is a small field of less than one square mile in extent. The chief point of interest about it is its position, which is on the Hazaribagh plateau, at an elevation of about 2,000 feet above the sea, or nearly 1,000 above the nearest fields in the valley of the Damuda. The groups represented are the Barakar and Talchir. There is only one seam of coal, and it is of poor qualit}'.
Seite 522 - In 1834, the mines proved profitable, but in the following year the miners lost a considerable sum. The sum paid to Government by them for the privilege of mining a piece of ground 100 yards long by 50 broad, for four months, is Rs.
Seite 541 - Bihar, and the river which flows through it yields the diamonds. When the river contains little water, tumuli and hollows are formed. The diamond-diggers know from experience that chiefly those tumuli contain diamonds over which insects hover, called by the Hindus Jhingah. They pile up stones on all sides of the tumuli, and then cut into them with hatchets and chisels and collect the diamonds from among the sand and stones. Sometimes diamonds are found of the value of a lac of rupees each. The district...
Seite 469 - This field occupies the central basis of Sirguja at an elevation of about 1,800 feet above the sea. Its area is about 400 square miles. The formations met with are — Mahadeva, ..... 1,000 feet Barakar, ..... 500 „ Talchir, 200 „ A large number of coal seams have been discovered, some containing good coal, but, so far as is at present known, they are not of great promise. This is of less importance since the locality is so landlocked that it is never likely to be the scene of mining operations....