'Reconnaissances in Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, North-West Persia, and Luristan from April to October 1888. By Lt F R Maunsell, Intelligence Branch. In Two Volumes. Volume I: narrative report, description of larger towns and routes leading from them. Simla: Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Dept, 1890' [‎10v] (25/312)

6
The ship channel makes a bend round the west side of it. The east*™
channel cuts off a considerable bend, but is only navigable for small boats and
liver steamers. Both banks are thickly grown with date trees, and towards
» n “de a s D ”e f:;lzv a r:;z d P ; v,thtaI1 reeds and sedses - The bauks
m oufrr^KarTn A riv Pr m,k8 ^ ™ r aSSed
A rn K h w a i! er ° £ tlle Ka ^ Un i f cooler and fisher than that of the Shatt-T-
Arab not having passed such a long distance through marshes and con^P
quently much more wholesome for drinking. g marsnes, and conse-
Muhammerah.
bank IUhammerah ^ V1Sibl6 ab ° Ut tvV ° miles up the Karui1 on the right
We could trace the remains of the old forts built by the Persians in
to resist our troops landing. It is said that the Shah intends fortifying Mu-
hammerah and the river mouth now that concessions have been given fo? navi
Mishrr is h nnir r ' Hafar , moutl1 i. 8 now the principal outlet, !s the Bahr-d-
ishir is quite silted up and unnavigable. Above the Hafar are two lonff
ewampy-looking islands called Mahasif and Mayahib, growinc rice crops
banked out from the high tides. The steamers take the eastern chTnnel and
stop off Failah, a village of 300 huts, for cargo from MThammeiah A
salute of one gun for the Shaikh of Muhammerah is fired here by the British
India steamers on passing in recognition of his father's assistance to one of
^ht zro y p;„:tSh < ; meyeai ' s ago - Shaikh Mizai has a h< >“ se -
. Sala foah Island.—Ten miles above Failah a narrow island called Salahiah
Busts,
mud ImSffnrsuWbVhMd “ 10 ’ ( °i. 0P ' , Wkile r0Und U 1116
town and environs amount to^bout e 4 g ; d) ) 00 8, ‘ 0tal
of the p?pdati:r m”r^^«e y ptiou U of ; T^X The remai " d -
sedentary Arabs. ^ a ^ eW ^ uro P eans an d Indians, are
The principal article of export from Busra are dates, the produce of the
Exports. extensive gardens which line the river above and below
amounted to £330,000 in valueand 60 000 rr e 1 xporfced in 1887
article of export is wool brouSo^ P^ Z bu . lk - • The next im P or tant
mg districts, valued in 1887 at £312 000 ’ JP SOpotami \ a, ; d ^ le . surround-
bales. Last year horses to the u« m her'T’ 2 ,toO Tre^A