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R oute N o . 200— contd.
2 BA QUBAH .. 13 m.
road is a broad track
ovei a desert plain of alluvial soil; there anynounds of old
r .r .la nr. pithor hand At 6 miles the road to Mandali via Buhnz
Sthe" offt the north-east. At 8 miles there is cultivation
on both sides of the road ; at 9 miles an ^ngation chann ,
jjiyaitui are gardens , dates, and poplar trees
o neither hand. The road now runs up the river bank, the g rounc
becomhig hilly and broken. At 12J miles a small ..rat is passed
to the left of the road and the Diyalah river is cro^ed by asmng^
ing bridge which is unfit for guns, consisting of 11 ^ '
spare for increasing the span when the water rises) oyer which
a 12 foot road-way is laid. It is a rickety ^
able for pack transport, but unfit for any wheeled vehiclesex
cent very light ones. The pontoons are in good conditiom a
verv slight repair (materials for which are obtainable on the spot)
rmfu nut the road-way into condition for the passage of guns.
The approaches on both sides are soft and likely t o be ^P^JT
after rain. The banks of the river are perpendicular, the rig
being 15 feet and the left 30 feet above the level of the water
The road now runs in an easterly direction through high walled
Lrd^ and at 13 miles enters Ba'qubah where there is a tele-
graph and a post office. There is good camping ground to be
fouml anywhere outside the town. The road throughout is good
and passable to all arms with the exception of the Diyalah bridge.
SuppUes abundant. Water from the river. Forage plentiful.
Fuel plentiful. No camels. About 20 other transport animals
could be collected daily.
3 ABUJISRA •• W- llor «nLtrl y . '"the
road emerges from the
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northern entrance of Ba'qnbah, through the walled gardens with