'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎51] (216/524)

AROUND THE SHORE LINE OF THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . 51
GO. The Sugar trade with Java has increased during the past 20
years from 5,000 Peculs (17 Tahreez maunds each) to 50,000 Peculs.
This sugar drives those of Mysore, Bengal, Mauritius, and Siam out of
the market. The refiners find that the Java sugar yields a larger
quantity of loaf sugar per maund than the other sugars.
Gl. A considerable trade in Opium has sprung up of late years
with Yezd, and I believe also Ghayn. Their light yellow-coloured
stick Opium, when unadulterated, is of excellent quality. Accounts
differ as to the place it now occupies in the market: one of the China
journals asserting that excessive adulteration had destroyed its chance
in that country. While here it is asserted, that large quantities still
reach China via Batavia and Singapoor.
62. The export of wool to the quantity of 100,000 Tabreez maunds
is I think inconsiderable as compared with what might take place.
Some of the wool is imported at Bushire in the first instance from
other and minor ports. But I surmise that, if a regular demand were
made known round the Gulf, and payment duly secured, a great deve
lopment might be given to this trade.
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63. Saltpetre, brought in small quantities from Lar, does not pay.
It would have a better chance perhaps if manufactured at Kishm or
Ormuz, or some other point on the sea board.
64. As to the route from Bushire inland, it is rugged, stony
« „ ^ ^ Tr mountainous to Shiraz; but less so
Via the Dulikee Pass, Kazroon,
and thence to the point where trade along the plateau to Ispahan and
diverges—Shiraz. Teheran : a mule load of 340 lbs- or
so may cost about 5 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. or a little less in carriage from Bushire
to Teheran.
65. Moving Southward from Bushire you pass along a series of
small coast villages, or insignificant
Congoon, Asseeloo, Nabend, Nak- p 0rts lying amid a skirting of date
hecloo Cheroo, Khelat, Charrack, and imm e4iately below a preci-
and Mogoo. . , , .
pitous range of barren mountains,
which, seen from a vessel’s deck, seem to rise sheer out of the water,
untrodden by human foot. Among these villages, Congoon was at
one time a busy little place, but the Dashtce tribe, whose sea frontage
is near, wasted and ruined it.