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Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd [257v] (556/586)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (276 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1889-20 Dec 1892. It was written in English and German. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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No allowance is made in the above estimate for buying mules, as the best
system which can be followed is to contract with Charvadars for each stage of
the road. Were we ourselves to buy the mules and entrust them to hired
servants, our initial capital would be much increased, and the mules would not
be properly attended to. With this arrangement, also, it will be easy at any
time to change the system from baggage animals to carts, and so greatly assist
the future development of our route.
Many of the advantages of the scheme I have just described are self-
evident. Traffic can be started as soon as the caravanserais are built, the initial
capital will be as low as possible, and the returns for the money expended will
be quick. If a good road were constructed at once, the traffic for the first few
years would scarcely be sufficient to pay for maintenance alone, and there
would be a yearly loss instead of a profit; also, if we were obliged to buy large
quantities of horses within a short period, it would necessitate us paying much
higher prices than if we could acquire them gradually, while the experience
which will be gained in carrying on the fourgon traffic from Teheran to
Sultanabad, may be a considerable aid to the proper development of the whole
svstem. I am quite convinced that an organized system of mule transport alone
would pay, and I also believe that transport carried on by means of carts, on a
proper road, would yield still greater returns ; but I think the safest and wisest
plan to pursue will be to delay any large expenditure in road construction, till
the traffic justifies this.
PART II.
Description of the route from Teheran to Ahwaz, with the view to the
CONSTRUCTION OF A ROUGHLY METALLED CART EoAD 15 FEET WIDE. THE
MAXIMUM GRADIENT TO BE 1 IN 9 .
The route, with the exception of that part between Ahwaz and Dizful in
general passes over hilly or mountainous ground varying in its altitude from
nearly sea-level up to 8,000 feet. Short stretches of level or gently sloping
ground intervene here and there; but, taking it on the whole from Dizful to
Sultanabad, it may be considered mountain road throughout. From Teheran to
Sultanabad, the road is comparatively easy and costly only at its level parts where
the ground requires to be raised and well covered with stone. From Sultanabad
to Burujird the road is bad, especially the descent into the Burujird Valley, which
is almost precipitous. A better route, I am told, can be found by keeping well to
the east and descending into the valley near Chelanchulan, but as I was unable to
examine this myself I cannot speak positively on this subject.
Between Chelanchulan and Kazan there are two routes, but the direct one
rises so quickly that it would be quite impossible to construct a road on this
line, so a more circuitous route, which keeps more to the east and ascends the
valley gradually, must be followed. Close to Chelanchulan the road passes over
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These papers, which are spread across two volumes, contain material relating to mines and mining rights in Persia, and more specifically to the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited, of which George Nathaniel Curzon was a director.
The first part (26 March 1890-27 March 1892) is mostly comprised of received correspondence regarding Curzon's appointment to the board of directors of the recently formed Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation and the company's interests in mines and mining rights in Persia. Also included in this part are facsimiles of company correspondence and reports, forwarded to Curzon by the company's Secretary, Lewis Hamilton, concerning the company's affairs, with discussion of existing and potential mining sites in Persia. Notable correspondents in this part include Edward Albert Sassoon of David Sassoon and Company, as well as fellow board members and other representatives and associates of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation such as Lewis Hamilton, Sir Lepel Henry Griffin, and Albert Houtum-Schindler.
The second part (1 July 1889-20 December 1892) consists of Curzon's own handwritten notes plus a selection of reports, printed papers, newspaper cuttings, and correspondence, not only on mining and mining rights in Persia, but also regarding the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation. It includes a list of those mines that are privately-owned and those that have been given in lease by the Persian Government, as well as details of Persian mines that are at the disposal of the Imperial Bank of Persia. Papers directly relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation include copies of a memorandum and articles of association, as well as circulars, balance sheets, and a copy of extensive correspondence between the company and Houtum-Schindler. Also included is a copy of the general report of another company, the Persian Road and Transport Company, dated March 1891.
Among the papers are four plans: three of the Elburz [Alborz] mountains (folios 33, 36 and 45) and one showing transport routes across Persia (folio 266).
The German language material consists of three book titles cited by Houtum-Schindler.
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- 2 volumes (276 folios)
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The papers in both volumes proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-138) and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 139-276); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-276; these numbers are printed, and are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include either the front and back covers or the flyleaves of the volumes.
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- Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd
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- 256r:267v
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- Persian Transport Company
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