تقرير لويس بيلي رقم ٧٣ لعام ١٨٦٤ عن رحلته من بندر عباس إلى رأس جاسك استطلاعاً لمسار خط التلغراف المقترح [و‎‎١] (٢٠/١)

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No. 73 of 1864.
From Lieutenant Colonel LEWIS PELLY,
H. B. M.'s Political Resident Persian Gulf.
To CHARLES GONNE, Esquire,
Acting Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay.
Residency 31s/ 1864.
Sir ,—In continuation of ray letter as per margin, I have the honour to report that
„ . , . I landed at Bunder Abbass on the 23rd ultimo, and
No. 65 of 18th ultimo.
moved through Minow to Cape Jashk, in view to ex
amining what facilities the nature of this shore line and the temper of its inhabitants
might afford for the proposed extension of our Telegraphic operations.
2. A sketch map* accompanies this letter showing my line of route. The
sketch makes no pretensions to scientific accuracy. The distances have been cal
culated from the time actually employed in marching, collated with estimates
given of the same distances by the natives of the country. Lieutenant Dawes, of
H. M.'s Residency Steamer " Berenice has obligingly protracted these distances
for me, and it is an independent proof of their general accuracy, that some of the
rivers passed en route were found to coincide with the lines given in the Chart as
♦ the mouths of those rivers.
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3. As this route has never before been traversed I believe by a European,
I venture to hope that the information in regard to the names and sources of rivers,
and in regard to the general aspect of the country, may not be altogether without
geographical interest.
4. Enclosed is a report, transmitted in original, containing some interesting
physical information, obligingly prepared by Dr, Colvill, Civil Surgeon to the
Residency, at my request.
5. I have further the honour to append some miscellaneous information
collected during the march, as follows ; —
Itinerary of Route from Bunder Abbass to Cape Jashk.
The Rou tes from Bunder Abbass to Minow Fort.
Approximate estimate of the Revenue and Population of the District of Minow,
including Karoon and Talany.
Names of the environs of the Minow District.
. The Routes from Minow to Roodbar.
* Protracted on a large scale, in anticipation of its being hereafter filled in by Telegraphic travellers.
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