'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎188] (189/466)

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E otite N o. 1 — contd.
From Muhammerah to Tehran, Sfc. —contd.
A.M.
6-0
I 6-25
6-85
6-40
6-50
Names of towns, villages, &e.
Distances in
miles.
Interme
diate.
Total.
y
Remarks.
30th March 1884.
B and-i- K ik
105
Eoad keeps over tlie level plain between
the two arms of the Kariin, here well
cultivated (wheat and barley). There
are no trees or wells in this country.
The tableland dips to the rivers.
gam
8-25
Daulatabad.
Ground undulates and rises gently.
Ground suitable for a camp; water
from the rivers, of excellent quality, but
muddy ; no firewood on the spot. A strong
„ ... position could be here
Position. i , ,
taken, up between the
two rivers; the grassy plain gives no cover,
and slopes very gently to the front (1°).
Road, a surface track, less formed than
that of yesterday. This fine plain lying
almost uncultivated ; the few wardering
Arabs inhabiting it grows wheat, barley,
&c., for fodder.
Good grazing. A swamp of some ex
tent, i.e., 2 or 3 miles long in a north-east
and south-west direction and a mile broad,
caused the party to strike eastward to
This grassy plain, covered with a sweet-scented clover, is the grazing
round of a few wandering Arab families.
10 ... ... Strikes the Daulat4bad road ; excellent
wheat and clover growing; the poppy
also cultivated. The hills, distant to the
eastward 3 to 5 miles, are steep and
are apparently of hard clay with outcropping horizontal layers of rock (see
and
barren,
Appendix C).
10-35
11-15
DatjlatIbad
The road taken was a circuitous one.
situated on the right bank of the river.
The swamp, already noted, extends to this
point, and the road is again left to avoid it.
11 116 The village consists of a few wretched
huts of mud and straw occupied by Arab
families. It is said to be 3 farsakhs
from Band-i-Kir and 5 from Shustai.
There are here the ruins of an old mud redoub
Road strikes the river and skirts it,
following a very bad path along its inner
bank. This fine soil grows most luxuri
ant thistles. No traffic seen on the river.
The Ab-i-Boleiti is here 200' ™ e ' cu r:
rent slow ; right bank of its valley 30, e
bank 15' high. The general width ot ttie
valley in which the Ab -i-Gargar runs is
about one mile; its banks stand at steep slopes; they are of marl; soil clay,
proves.
11-20
11-50
The roadirn-