'Report on Fars by Captain A T Wilson, Indian Political Department' [‎8r] (20/396)

partly alluvial, and partly sandy, studded with date palm planta-
tion«r/ and very sparsely wooded with kundr bush. It supports,
as will be seen from the above list, a relatively large population,
which has, despite a sedentary life, not yet learned to forego the
luxury of blood feuds, and internecine war on a small scale. It is
nevertheless better ordered and governed than the rest of the prov
ince.
14. Rivers .—The greater part of the drainage system of Ears
flows into the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The rivers from west to east are as follows :—
(T) The Khur Khalil entering the sea near Ganaweh.
( 2 ) The_Sijr^e«tering the sea 10 miles south of Bandar Rig.
Rudhilleh (formed by the junction of the Daliki and
the Snahpur streams) entering the sea 20 miles north-west
of Bushire.
(4) The Chahkutah entering the sea 10 miles east of Bushire.
(5) The Mund entering the sea at Khur Ziarat.
15.(i) The Khur Khalil forms the harbour for the sailing craft
and sea traffic of the villages of Ganaweh. A Customs post and
a growing village is situated on its northern bank at the mouth.
About one mile from its mouth the creek begins to wind through a
deep cutting, and the bed of the stream winds across the plain behind
the Kuh-i-Barg, and south of the village of Shul at the foot of the
coast range. It is a salt stream, and is practically dry a few miles
beyond its mouth for the greater part of the year, except during
the rainy season.
(ii) The Sur (generally called Sur-i-Bldu) is a salt stream flow
ing into the sea a few miles south-east of Bandar Rig. It forms the
boundary between Rudhilleh and Haiat Baud until east of Bldu,
and between Haiat Baud and Shabankareh till it reaches the hills
(Manur). When crossed near Bidu it has a broad bed, some 20
yards across, and shelving sandy banks, but is at most seasons easily
fordable. At Chehar Rustai, near its descent from the hills, it flows
through a deep gorge, and, though shallow, is broad, and (in May)
there is a considerable volume of water. After the rains in January
the S'hr overflows its banks, and together with the. Rudhilleh
puts the country between the two streams under water for many
miles, and makes travel well-nigh impossible.
{Hi) (a) The Rudhilleh river is an estuary composed of the Shah-
pur and Baliki rivers, which unite at Burudagah, about 30 miles
above its mouth. It is navigable by small sailing craft (at
rtain seasons) as far as Cham-i-Tangi, about 18 miles ud. At