The latter are mostly of red brick and glazed tiles.
Resht is the depot for goods to and from Persia--chiefly silks.
Tobacco is also grown in yearly increasing quantities.

Several Russian firms have opened here for the manufacture of cigarettes, which, though they may find favour among the natives, are too hot and coarse for European tastes.

They are well made and cheap enough--sevenpence a hundred.
In addition to the native population, Resht contains about five hundred Armenians, and a score or so of Europeans.

Among the latter are a Russian and a British vice-consul.

To the residence of the latter we repaired.