'Persia 1888. From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.' [‎6r] (16/69)

ROUTE No.
From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.
Authority and date. —S. Butcher, March and April 188S.
Number and names of stages.
Distances.
Rivers and
streams.
Remarks.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
M. *F.
M. F.
Full descriptions of
Bushiee, Rishie, ant
the town
and penin
sula of Bushir
e to be found in the Gazetteer of
Persia and the P. G. Pilot.
THE BuSHIEE
NINSULA.
Pe-
The small village of Rishir is
distant about 5 miles south of the
town of Bushire, the latter being
situated at the northern extremity of a peninsula, extending li miles S. S. E. and N. N. W.,
by three miles in the centre, which is its broadest part.
This peninsula is separated from the main land by the Mashileh, a salt water swamp, 12^
miles long by 4 to 6 broad, inundated by the sea at high tides.
To the south of the village of Rishir, distant about half a mile, are the mounds of the
earth*work called “ Kala Rishir,” which was taken by assault by the British troops in 1856.
A few hundred yards N. by E. of Rishfr village are the British Telegraph buildings sub
stantially constructed of stone and mortar. From this place a good road, fit for wheel traffic,
leads into Bushire.
In the villages of the peninsula the houses are for the most part built of stone.
Supplies ... From the town of Bushire and villages plentiful.
Water ... Good and plentiful.
Fuel ... Very scanty.
Cultivation ... Poor owing to rochy soil. Date groves numerous.
Grazing ... In hot weather almost nil; in cold very scanty.
Camping-grounds... Good and convenient in and about the villages of the peninsula.
To the eastward of Rishir, distant about 27 miles, are seen a range of mountains of
heights varying from 4,000 to 6,500 feet. This range, which is visible from all directions,
and for many miles down the coast both to north and south, would seem co afford great faci
lities for signalling parties.
Wb^.—In the following route the rate of travelling with baggage mules, over ordinary
ground, is 2 miles 6'4 furlongs per hour. Whenever, owing to the nature of the ground, the
rate differs from the above, it will be expressly noted, and the actual rate given.
I. Gubak
14—2-4
Rishir, Telegraph Office, as
sumed altitude above sea 80 feet.
Leave British Telegraph build
ings. General direction E. At
about 400 yards we cross a main road from the town of Bushire, leading to a village
about \ mile south. Two hundred yards to the north of this point are large stone buildings,
called “Imaret-i Malik,” the residence of the Governor of Bushire. In the road-way, imme
diately to the west of these buildings, are sunk many wells containing good water. Shortly
after crossing the main road, the track, which passes along under the telegraph line, becomes
a mere bridle-path, and continues thus to stage.
Country open : troops of all arms might move in any direction across country. At 1 £
miles the road, which had been rising gently, descends at a slope of about 5° to the
Mashileh. At miles we pass the villages of Imam Zadeh and Sabzabad, distant