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'Persia 1888. From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.' [‎23r] (50/69)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (32 folios). It was created in 6 April 1888- 8 Jan 1894. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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ROUTE No.
CO h t d.
Distances.
Number and names of stages.
Inter-
Total.
Rivers and
Remarks.
mediate.
streams.
M. h\
M. F.
road empties itself, and the united stream, 40 yards broad with 15 or 20 feet breadth of water
Hows with winding course to E„ N. E. The ground is now sandy, and at 2 miles has sunk
into ravines, through which the road passes. These ravines, known by the name of “ Chakar-
Birkeh,” are generally bare of vegetation, and intersecting like a labyrinth, extend away on
either hand ; to south to the foot of the hills. At 4 miles we ascend from the ravines by a
steep hank about 40 feet high. At 4 miles 7 furlongs the road passes a ruined caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
and cist ern named “ Shamszangi". ATout here there is good grass, and an abundance of kanar
hush. The road then becomes very stony, and at short intervals crosses three small shadow
water-courses. At miles we descend, by a steep slope, a sudden fall of about 4') feet in the
general level of the valley, which is now covered with a thin yellow grass dotted with furze
and occasional kanar bush. Three furlongs in advance the low earth hills, called tildani,
pring up from the valley about 2 miles to north, the big range to south being distant one
niie. The ground is of a stony whitish limy clay mixed with gravel. At 9 miles 5 furlong
ve are passing a very large and well built cistern full of good water. A huge flock of goats
s
m
we
passing a very 0 , M
belonging to Iliats, is observed here. Immediately after we come to a smad caravanseiai
possessing two small cisterns. This place is properly named Badeni, and vulgarly Duzdga.
Mutton, dependent on the presence of wandering Iliats.
Good and plentiful from large tank.
Nil.
Grazing
Fuel
Supplies
Water
Cultivation
... Good.
... Bather scanty from kanar bush,
Camping-ground .. Good.
After passing this caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). the road ascends a steep slope, and on this highei: level
traverses the valley, which is here plane, and smooth as a lawn up to the foot of the hills. At
14 miles 7 furlongs we pass an unfinished caravanseiai, walls about three feet above ground,
also four tanks. The latter, however, are empty. Proceeding 6 furlongs we commence the
ascent of a spur, jutting out across the valley from the southern range. I he pass is called
Garden eh Bezan, and although rocky is not very steep or difficult. For the first 7 furlongs
of this pass, the rate of travelling for loaded mules is 1 mile 6 furlongs per hour, we then
cross at a rate of 2 miles 2 furlongs per hour the rocky hut fairly level and open summit ol
the spur, whick extends in breadth for about half a mile. For some pai o c is ance
a ravine with precipitous sides, varying from 20 to 100 yards bioad, inns a ongsi e
of the road. For the next half mile the road descends a fairly steep slope oyer smooth
slippery limestone strata, rate of travelling being 1 mile 6 fui,ong*. aving iea< it
the bottom of this slope, we traverse an easy and level road, and en ascen or , i
little over two furlongs, rate now being 1 mile 6 furlongs per houi. e 11 , °U 1 ^
furlongs, proceed over the level but stony summit of this last hill, and na y, a au }
steep, though smooth and open slope over rocky strata, descend into a giassy, s ony ya ej.
The height of the pass Bezan above the valley may be roughly estimate a ■■ 0 T -p et ‘
At 18 miles 5 furlongs, that is, about 2 furlongs from the foot of bardeneh Bezan
we pass two cisterns to south of the road, one of which is empty, and the o lei u o ^
water. These cisterns are styled, “ Birkeh zir-i Gardeneh, and sometimes, hi %e i ma. i
Haji Abul Hormuzi.” At 22 miles 1 furlong the village and fort of Hormuz, containing
about 30 houses, some of mats, but the majority of mud and stone. Iheie is a so a cis ein
containing good water. Altitude above sea, 1,795 feet. The fort r e 0 ^ < T ve . 1 ‘
The whole is surrounded by a ditch about 20 feet broad, which can be fille 10 m a we m
the fort.
Immediately to west of the village runs a water-course, called ‘ ^latuw, a^ ns season
dry ; flow from N. E. to S W. ; breadth of bed, which is firm, and covered with small
stones, 27 yards ; banks very shallow. \\ nen water flows in this channel, it is, iy na i\e
report, saltish and not drink a hie.

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This volume is a report by Samuel Butcher, a superintendent and clerk in the Indo-European Telegraph Department, documenting the route from Rishir, a village near Bushire, to Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The report describes the different cities that Butcher went through on his way to Bunder Abbas. Each description contains information on supplies, water, fuel, cultivation, grazing and camping grounds.

Folio 2 of the volume contains a dedication from the author, Samuel Butcher, to George Curzon. The report was the property of Curzon.

The volume contains five lithographic A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. prints of drawings (folios 13, 16, 19, 21, and 25) and one map in a pocket at the end of the book (f 33).

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1 volume (32 folios)
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The papers in the volume proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates on a map with 33, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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