'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎188] (359/524)

188 REPORT ON THE RAY AND FORT OF SHEWOO
the greater part of the road takes place hy the sea coast, and the rest,
between the hills.
I do not mention the stations met with between Bushire and Lingar,
or between the roads from Shirauz to the coast, as it appeared to me
they were not quite decided about them, but those they did give I
have in my possession should they be required.
Village of Shewoo.
Shewoo, or commonly called by its inhabitants Sheepcoo, owing to
its bein 0, at the foot ot a hill, is a small fisximg village situated on a
small promontory of the Persian Coast, in Latitude 2/° 04' 22" N. and
Longitude 53° 08' 51 fl E. and bearing from the NW. end of the island
of Sheikh Shaeb or Bushaeb N. and 11° 15' W. and distant 14 miles.
The village comprises from 50 to 60 small square houses built of
mud and stone, situated at the foot of a small hill, and round its slope
is built their fort, and on the summit of which there is an oblong
tower, from whence they defend their village against the frequent
attacks of their hostile neighbours.
The inhabitants, hospitable and obliging people, can be numbered
to about 300 souls, including men, women, and children ; out of which
they can only raise 70 able men to carry arms in the defence of their
Fort, to which the whole of the villagers repair for safety in time of
attack.
The Fort at present is in a very dilapidated state, is built of mud
and stone, with four bastions, and the tower as above mentioned.
The whole of the villagers are very poor ; they carry on little or no
trade with the different parts of the Gulf, having no vessels of their
own, and what little they can do in trading, is in wheat brought down
from the interior and embarked on board some friendly vessel that may
by chance be calling there. They mostly subsist on the produce of their
fisheries, by carrying them to the different inland villages, a journey
sometimes of from 2 to 3 days ; men, women, and children all have
their share of this work ; the men fishing and carrying home their
day s labour, the women and children sorting, salting, and d^ing them
ready for sale. The town they have the most traffic with is called
Gabendy, at a distance of 3 fursacs inland from Shewoo.
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