'Military Report on (S.-W.) Persia, Volume V. Luristan' [‎49r] (102/152)

Boute No. 11. — contd.
which is crossed at 3|m.
15 Bisheh Daraz ' 12 184 Gen. dir. E. by S. to 3| m. E. to 4J m. E.
by S. to 12 m. Road crosses dry nala, con
tinues down valley and enters a tang at
1J m. at the end of which is a gardan 1,710'
Road enters another valley of equal width as one le't and a‘ter
crossing a few smalfdry nalas reaches Nasri'n, a clump of poplars with a small spring
(dry December) at 4| m. Road continues with a "ew ups and downs to at small gardan
at 7 m. and after passing through a winding ta g, 20 yards broad, through a gach spur
across the valley reaches a small stream with reeds on each bank, called Gird-i-Bisheh.
Bisheh Daraz is reached at 12 m. (1,000'). Supplies and fuel nil. Water in small quanti
ties "rom stream flowing across valley between ste?p and precipitous bank. Road good
and easy for pack transport but impossib'e for wheeled traffic without much making.
16 Deh Luban 19 203 Gen. dir. E. S. E. Continues down va'ley
crossing a nala at 1 J m. and passes over
the Sangar-i-Nidiri at 4J m. (a bit of
ground enclosed by ruined stone walls, said
to be the remains ofN^dir Shsh’s camp
when en route to invade Turkish territory).
The road debouches into a broad open
valley running S. E. —N. W. at 10J m.
and at 11£ m. a small stone house with 3 small stone ambdrs is passed on one of
the camping grounds of the Will and his Amleh. Road continues along this valley; low
hills at 6 m. to S. and higher hills 2 m. to N. o p road and at 14 m. the Rudkh'neh-i-Kamar
Surkh (brackish) is crossed. River J rom 5 to 50 yards broad, 6 " deep, banks steep and
precipitous except at the crossing place. Deh Lur7n is reached at 19 m. Road is good
and easy all the way for pack transport and also for wheeled traffic from where road debou
ches at 10£m. into broad valley. (1,180'). Contains 450 people belonging to the late
Qaid Kh'ni a dependant o p the W ;li. Supplies in small quantities, fuel scarce, water
from wells in small quantities. Crude oil is said to be found in the foot hills 3 m. to E.
caravan time, 7J hours. J
Deh Luran
19
203
A direct road to
Karkheh di
verges hence,
vide route 12 .
17
Rud-i-TaltzL | 5 203 Gen. dir. E. by N. Road leads down val
ley for the first 2 m. through milleL culti
vation ; then over open grass land. At
1 | m. stream is crossed on the banks of
which the remains o f an old village are to be seen, as also the remains of a qandt and at
^ the remains of another habitation is passed : at 5 m. the Rud-i-TalizI is readied.
Supplies and fuel, nil. Water from 2 small springs in small quantities. 3 m. (bearing 6 °)
from place where the road meets the dry river bed are 4 hot sulphur water springs, out
of which crude black oil is found oozing in fair quantities.
I £18 Rudkhana-i- 17 225 Gen. Dir. E. Road continues along valley 1
■ Dawairu. m * from hills to N. by good track, descends
into nala containing small brackish stream
(1,690') at 2 fm. by steep stony path, and as
cends by a similar path and passes between
low gach ridges (Zinakushteh) immediately a'ter. Continues through gich hills till a
stream (brackish) is crossed at 4f m. and at 6 m. a low ga-dan (1850') is crossed, descent
bad and stony into more gach hills through which road winds. A stream (brackish) is
crossed at 7 m and the Ab-i-Mihtab (fresh) is crossed at 9 m.; from here road winds
about through gach hills till it debouches into open valley across which it goes 1 £ m. to
Rudkhana Dawairij at 17 m. the descent to which down a steep stony path. Supplies nil.
Fud scanty Water in plenty, out brackish, from river. Grazing good. Road easy for
pack transport except in bad places mentioned. Impassable after 2£ m. for wheeled traffic.
From 12- 1 - m a bad track leads to oil springs. Track goes 1J m. descends into the nala in
which the \b-i-Danan flows by stony steep track ; at If m. crosses stream (20 yards 6 ")
and turns N E immediately afterwards. Leads up by steep track over stony hills,