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brought to me from the Gisakun Hills, about 45 miles west of Bushehr. I was told
that the coal there was abundant. The road from Bushehr to the foot of the hills is
over level ground. The working of a mine there would be very profitable, as the
steamers calling at Bushehr, as well as the Bombay market, might be supplied with
coal from it. Welsh coal is now sold at Bushehr at rates varying between 25 rupees
and 40 rupees (33s. 4d. 53s. 4d.) per ton. The coal from the Gisakun Hills could be
brought to Bushehr, even with the now existing tedious and expensive means of
transport, at the rate of 20s. a ton. By introducing carts, or, later on, a tramway, the
cost of transport would be much reduced.
The official list mentions four iron mines, but only one of these (No. 36) is worked.
I think a favourable circumstance is that the iron of Persia is mostly found together
vith coal. There is much iron in the Elburz range, and at many places in this°range
it could be worked advantageously. The following are some of the places in the
i buiz hills at which iron ore has been obtained :—
Eudbar, on the Safld rud, at the entrance of Gilan.
f l 111 ' 66 T ’ 168 fl '° m Manj11 and between the Ullages Harzebil and Kilislitar.
feahd Khaneh, on the Shahrud, east of Manjil.
Hannajeh in the Kerej valley, and on the N.W. slope of the Haz&r bandeh.
La]mi Hill, in the Jajrfid district.
Sar i Gusfand Hill, near Demavend ; contains 25 per cent iron
On the rivers Hents, Alishrdd, and AlarnrM, in Mazanderan
Angitaruh \
( In i Ia2ailderan ’ in the N<ir d ^‘vict, near No. 36 of the official list.
The ore contains 51-8 per cent, of metal. Occasionally worked
by the villagers for home use.
Kohnehsar
Zengidarkuh
Loviz
Ziarat, 15-J miles S.E. of Astrabad.
Eukushan, S. of Tash.
Kuh i Shahvdr, E. of Tash.
Astrabad^province^' IVdlah ’ Tajil ' 1 Ehunduz > Kal pAsh, Kuh i Watan, in tb
Near town of Bost&m, N.E. of ShhhrAd
S.w. of Mughanl, in the Bosthm district.
Tazireh, S.W. of Damghan.
Chehel derreh i Nimek, in the Shhhrud district.
Si w 16 1' f haShmel1 AIt ’ “ the district.
Several places m the Haz&rjirib district.
Padkan, in Astrabad province.
Markuh, in Astrabad province.
I have found good brown iron orp 09 ,
district S.E. of Shahrud, and 13 milos XT 10m ^ uin ^ Ehodi in the Biarjumand
both those places the ore was verv al„ T Ke ™ an ’ near the coa l of Bazergdn. At
the Caravan road thence to Zenjan ^ ant ’ L St 0i ^ azvin > on the first stage of
exist. Czarnotta described this ore’ as ' 1 Glrlsllkln > enormous quantities of ore
N A] ■ ■ u - 10 ui 0 as very rich
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