'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎204v] (413/1278)

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BUS—BOS
Site and landing
place.
Landing at Pudar
li miles.
Rishahr —2i
miles.
4. New Resi
dency.
Site of proposed
new Renidency,
2 miles south
of Bushire
opposite new
Bank Buildings.
Landing at Jti-
shalir (3i miles
away, or infant
ry at Rishahr
and cavalry at
Pudar, li miles
away).
A landing might
be made oppo
site the German
Consulate 1 mile
away.
5. Malik-dt-Tuj-
jar's House.
6 miles south of
Bushire town
on main road
to Rishahr, and
1 mile north
east of Cable
House at Ri
shahr. De
tachments of
39th Central
India Horse
and 79th Car
natic Infantry
were accommo
dated here in
1912 {see be
low).
6. HALiLEH
(North).
i mile north of
Halileh village
within 300
yards of the sea.
Landing north of
Halileh.
Water supplies (c/.
Resources).
Assistant’s house. It
is said that each well
supplies 20 donkey
loads per day and that
several of them dry up
in July, especially if
there has been a bad
rainy season.
There are also several
wells scattered here
First
Assistant’s
Drinking water. —Nil. To
be obtained from ships.
For animals—
From 15 wells on east
side of main road to
Bushire near First
Assistant’s house
(same as for site 3), and
also from 2 wells im
mediately west oi site.
Drinking uniter .—Slightly
“ brackish ” water
from 4 wells, depen
dent on rain, drying up
in hot weather, water
then obtainable from
“ Andar Bandar ”
wells 2 miles away.
For animals. —A well just
out-ide south wall of
Malik’s house which
does not dry up ; there
are also other brackish
wells.
Drinking wat^. —Nil. To
be obtained from ships.
For animals.—From the
wells of the village of
which there is only one
good one or from the
small tank 500 yards
north-east of the vil
lage.
Roads into and out of
camp.
Soil and space
for camp.
ii. The main caravan
South of First
Assist a n t’s
route to Ahmadi runs
House. Rocky
close to the eastern
and strewn
boundary of the site.
with stones.
e
y
i. (a) Main road from
Exclud i n g
ground at
present under
cultiva ti o n,
space of 1,200
yards by
1,000 yards
a va ila b le,
and aier har
vest 1 square
mile.
Soil sandy and
Bushire to Sabzftbad
at present al-
running parallel to
together under
eastern edge of site and
cultivation
immediately east of
(barley).
site.
<&) Track running diago-
Space 450 yards
nally east and west
by 450 yards,
across the site from
but could be
Sangi and connecting
extended up
with main road.
to 1,000
ii. The track leading from
yards to the
west.
main road across site
3 and connecting with
main caravan route to
Ahmadi.
(1) An unmetalled road
Soil ^andy and
from Bushire, rough
fertile space
and sandy in places.
unlimited if
(2) Unmetalled track
area now (Feb
ruary 1911),
direct to main caravan
under barley
route to Ahmadi.
is used. The
(3) Unmetalled road to
ground for
miles round
Rishahr landing place.
is open and
Two roads lead out of
practically flat.
Soil verv sandy,
Halileh.
especially near
(1) Along the shore where
the shore.
it is at first deep with
In February
sand and eventually up
1911 the
a r-ocky pass to the high
greater part
ground.
was under
It is really only a mule
barley cul
tivation and
■track in most places
was rather
leading to Bushire or
damp.
Ahmadi.
Defensibility.
Fair field of fire
but country is
rather enclo
sed to the west
and north.
Very much sur
rounded by
buildings and
enclosed coun
try.
Easily defended
as ground is
open with no
villages near.
Some large
houses in the
vicinity wou d
have to be held
clo e to the
te 1 e g r a p h
office.
The site is easily
defended on
the north and
east the high
ground and
cliffs forming
strong posi
tions of
defence.
It is defiladed
from the north
and east.