"الطرق في بلاد فارس. القسم III" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎١] (٧٣٩/٤٠٦)

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No. \11~~contd.
Sakiz £0 Karmanshah, via Shlakh, Uengrazal, fyc.
No.
of
stage.
Names of staged.
D istances
in milbs.
Interme
diate.
Shahkala ...
6,865'.
21
Total.
Bbm&bks.
41
6f
67
711
73
Halt at a village of 200 houses in the valley on
the edge of a small stream flowing to join that
left on the other side of the spur.^ Wheat,
tobacco, millet, sesame, and gram cultivated in
small patches in the valley, A few poplars, and
small gardens of melons, encumbers, and vege
tables on stream bank. The road winds through
the village, and one has to be careful not to
descend, horse and all, through the flat roofs
of the houses. There is a watermill on the
stream bank. Temp. 88 0 .
Over rocky spur, along a rough track for some
200 yards, and then a broad road, following a
small stream valley, 150 to 200 yards wide for a
mile. Pass watermill and several patches of
maize. Temp. 69°. Elev. 6,865'.
Paths lead in every direction over these rounded
hills. Cross little stream, and ascend broad
valley parallel to high rocky range, half a mile
to the left.
Reach summit of low cot. A peak with a few
patches of snow bears 275° from here. Descend
a broad clay track, having an undulating country
to the right, and high rocky ridge cut up by
narrow ravines to the left. Elev. 7,000'.
Over a succession of narrow clay spurs from the
range to the leffc, Elev. 7,380'.
In valley of large stream, the head waters of the
Kurkhura, running north, joins that from
Shahkala. Small patches of cultivation along the
banks. Easy track over soft shaly soil. Track
winds parallel to the bank, and 50' above the
waters
Entering a narrow rocky gorge between two high
hills. Elev. 6,935'.
Very rough track, ascending steeply among
boulders and large loose stones in the stream bed,
in places, 3' to 4' wide. The ravine is barely 30 •
yards wide, with very steep slopes on either
hand. Summits of border hills are rounded.
Pass a small waterfall. Valley opens out a little
and the track improves. By removing the loose
stones and some of the boulders, a good track
could be made: the gradient is fairly easy. ■
Elev. 7,210'.
A small valley runs up to the left. Hillsides
become less rocky and more shelving. Pass
small village of 30 houses, i mile to the left,
called Kul.
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