"الطرق في بلاد فارس. القسم III" [ظ‎‎١‎٣‎٥] (٧٣٩/٢٧٥)

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No. 120.
Khur Katn,
Authority- —napier, 1893.
No.
of
stage.
Names of stages.
D istances
IN MILES.
Interme
diate.
Total.
D ehm
21i
ssmaeks,
Leave Khur. bearing 42°, and proceed np gentle
gravel slope to hills. The two high mountains
visible from Khur, the Kuh-i-Naiband and the
Kuh-i-Arababad, bearing 240° and 280° respec
tively, lying far away in the desert; they are
now capped with snow.
To right front, at 6 miles, bearing 260°, is the
Kuh-i-Kamar Zard, a red-coloured mountain from
which project spurs of a green slaty rock. To
left front, bearing 320° to 360°, is the Shikasta
Di war range. On neither side are the hills cover
ed with snow. Further again to the front
is the Kuh-i-Giron, bearing 115°.
Reach, at 8J miles, the entrance of a pass and pro
ceed up a river-bed down which flows a rapid
stream of brackish water. The ravine is narrow
and rocky; the heights on either side are low and
accessible.
Ravine, at 9^ miles, widens somewhat; road winds
with the stream keeping a general direction of 60°,
past the small Kalata of 12 houses.
In front is a lofty range containing two main peaks,
the Kuh-i-Abkisht and the Kuh-i-Ark, covered
with snow. In the river-bed is plenty of tamarisk.
At 10J miles a dry watercourse on left coming in
from direction of a cone-shaped hill, the Kuh-i-
Balanjir, bearing 360°. Intervening country is
"broken up by undulating spurs. The shrubs here
are the ' 4 padam 5, a.nd « kask," the latter, a thorny
bush with pink buds just appearing.
Pass a small haoz at 15| miles containing water,
and continue up river-bed, now dry.
At 15f miles reach the neck which joins the Kuh-i-
Mizangur on left with the Kuh-i-Abkisht on
right, and wind up the sandy bed of watercourse,
on either side of which are red slaty rocks.
At 18 miles, level with the Kuh-i-Ark, bearing
125°. Here are a few stunted banna " trees.
On right is a green spur; behind it come a succes
sion of red spurs, then a yellow spur and lastly
the snow-covered Kuh-i-Ark, On left are streaks
of black, green and yellow, showing different
strata of rock and clay.
Reach top of neck at ISf miles,. Barometer 25-54";
thermometer 39°,
Road at 19^ miles descends; spurs on either side are
less rocky and are covered with pasture.
At 21^ miles follow down a dry watercourse.