'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1865 to December 1867. (Edited by the Honorary Secretary.) Volume XVIII.' [‎95] (122/268)

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only information I found to be obtainable was from boatmen who frequent the
navigable creeks.
] 8 . The first of these creeks is the one mentioned by the writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. in the
Bombay Saturday Review, the Wowania Creek, in which native vessels of consi
derable tonnage can pass more than a mile beyond the former anchorage.
19. The next, a few miles to the sonth-west, is the Jhinjoora, a port of
Nowanuggur, in which it is reported that boats can approach 1 J miles further
than they were able to do 20 years ago. The Bunder in this creek was formerly
at a spot called the Sooeewals bless, whereas now it is some distance up the
creek. In this, however, one fact is worthy of notice, viz. that although a suffi
cient depth of water for vessels to pass extends further inland, the depth at
the Soeewals Ness has scarcely increased at all.
20 . Again, still further to the south, between Balnmba and Jooria, the river
Dadhialee flows into the Gulf, and it has been noticed that this river has of
comparatively late years swept away great quantities of sand and deposit from
its mouth, which is by this means considerably widened ; consequently in the hot
months, when there is an increase of water in the Gulf, the sea entering the
channels thus formed, spreads over the low sandy level around, to a much
greater extent than in former years.
21 . No changes have been noticed in any other creeks or on the coast west
of Nowanuggur, though an agent was specially sent to make inquiries at
Sureya Pindora and the island of Adjar.
22 . Neither have any changes whatever been noticed along the south-west
coast of Kattyawar, Meeanee, Porbunder, Mangrole, &c.
23. The result, therefore, of my inquiries along the coast has only brought to
notice that the degrading action of the Wowania streams and the Demee,
Fooljur, and Dadhialee rivers have immaterially increased the length and depth
of the muddy creeks, into which they pour themselves.
rp ' Pieie aie ceitainl y some popular traditions, such as that in past ages
here was a footpath from Jooria to the opposite bunder of Poona in Kntch.
Iso a report that some stones which rise up four miles to sea in front of Balla-
cieny (the usual resort of Europeans in the hot weather) are the remains of a
emp e to Shiva. But for my own part I do not place credence in these reports
which are unsupported by evidence of any kind.
2 o The writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. of the article submitted for report unhesitatingly declares
is belief that the Bunn is undergoing a gradual depression, and affirms that
is is undoubtedly caused by volcanic action, and not by the eroding action of
^ lllln bus been subject to occasional volcanic action is assuredly
tiomhl ^ ^ ^ now being gradually sunk by this action is very ques-
a e ‘ a C0Llrse as this were affecting a large tract of country with
a o upwards of 7000 miles, it would not be unnatural to look for repeated