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Route No. 11.— contd.
down c\ei lew spurs from the hills which form the Tang-i-Khunji'n Cham at the mouth ’
of which Amleh is situated. Rudkhana-i-Kunjian Cham is again crossed twice before
Amleh is reached by ascending up a steep path out of the river bed. Road easy all the
way for pack transport but impossible for wheeled traffic from 2 | m. though a very
little labour would make the road from there to Hussainiyeh passable for wheeled traffic ;
the main difficulty being that the road is liable to be impassable when the river is high!
A path over the upper spurs of the enclosing hills leads to Hussainiyeh from 2 | mile but
is only possible for pack transport and is difficult at that. (1450'). Contains (Novem
ber) 8,000 people (llidt) and is the Wall’s winter headquarters. Water ad lib. from
river and supplies from llidt tents. Water about here is strongly impregnated with
sulphur and about | m. N. of Wall’s camp crude oil is to be found oozing in small quan
tities into the river.
12
GawI
8J
137£
Gen. dir. S. The road leads out from Amleh
over the ground called Dum Qalamun in
a S. direction into a broad level plain.
South of Amleh the road branches to the
S. W. to Zarbatieh (2 marches) which is visible from the gatch hills overhanging the Wall’s
camp, and to the S. E. to Deh Luran. Road leads over level plain, crossing a large dry
nvllah at If m. At 4| m. road again branches to the E. S. E. direct to Deh Lurin. E. to
Gawi (this road being the road taken). At 6 m, a small stream is crossed (flowing S. W.
by S.) and at 7J m. a small stone house with a few small trees is passed 10 yards to the
E. of the road on the bank of the stream. From here scattered ruined houses are passed
on the S. side of the road and Gawi is reached at 8 f m. Giwi comprises a couple of stone
built ambdrs with roofs and about 100 roofless “ 4 walls ” over which the llidt pitch their
black tents, (1,420'). Supplies nil. Water plentiful from stream. Fuel nil. Road is
easy and passable all the way for wheeled traffic and keeps m. from the gach hills
which form the Tang-i-Kunjian Cham and of which genl. dir. is N. E.—S. W. Caravan
time 3£ hours.
13 Chakgulak .. 15| 153! Gen. dir. S. S. E. Road leads across the
open plain. At 1! and again at 4! m. dry
nullas are crossed and at 12 f m. road
. , , , . leads down by easy path into a dry
nu.lah down which it continues till the main river, Rudkhlneh-i-Changulak is found at
Changulak at 15!m. (1,210'). Supplies nil. Water from river. Fuel scarce. Caravan
time 5i hours Ihe hills running N. N. E.-S. S. W. on the S. side of the plain close in, and
at 1 ^ m. are about ! m. to S. and at the same place N. hills are 3 miles away.
14 ] Qafilajah
172
(>en. dir. S. E. Road leaves Changulak
and fords stream Ab-i-Tima, (1,130') 12 '
deep, 15 yards wide, 3 mile per hour (2
/ om j , . days after rain) and ascends a dry stony
nala 3<J yards broad with high precinitous banks to the Chashmeh-i-Gumbad Khatun
situated at the head of the nala. From here it ascends by a short stony path on to a 1 ivel
valley 3 m. wide, up which it gees skirting gach hills on its E. side. At U rn. 1 m. to the E.
seen breakin g t |} ro " gl i 1 llil!s through the Tang-i-Tima Hills forming the
Tang on the b. side are called Kuh-i-Anarun. The colour of the water of the Chash-
an . d /« impr fgn ated with sulphur of which there is a strong smell at the
aml u nfli r ?; At 3, m. 100 yards short of end of gach hills road turns through them
boLm of whfc^ l crosses Cardan-i-Mulla Khatun at 4 m., into a valley the level
the tSiv i Kbar 7 I™' n 3 R ° ad C £ ontinues ^1% by good track and at 7| m.
ic Tang-i-Khar Zard is passed | m. to S ; continues down valley with few ups and downs
T ^ 12 i “• ^ mother <«n ? JIXough h™
at tlie meetim. , | 1 ? an f^ ' a Al1 ' P n to Qalilajah at 18| m. where a stream is found
fte sofde ^f i y p fa n the ": ater , 0 ' wllicl1 liows S. through a tong in the hills on
traffic'from 4 m I i. oa ^ 00 and easy for pack transport and passable for wheeled
^re some making before it was passable for wheeled traffic
(1,410). Supplies and fuel ml. Water M plenty from stream. Caravan time 7 hours.