'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎212] (229/466)

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K outb N o. 1 — contd.
From MuhammeraJi to Tehran, Sfc. —contd.
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D istances in
miles.
Number
Stage.
Time.
Names of towns. Tillages, &c.
Interme
diate.
Total.
Eemark?.
The hills elevated 700' to 1,000' over the camp, forming the southern boundary of the
longitudinal valley traversed under the Kiih-i-Dalich, and here, about 2 miles from them, run
parallel to the Penawur Range, and 2 miles to the eastward sink into the undulations which
lie to the northward of the eastern extremity of the Kheolah Eange. To the eastward of the
Tan ^-i-Leylum, that country fronting the Kheolah Range, when viewed from above, was
indeed to be less undulating than that passed over on the 18th, and to be rather a flat
plain cut up by ravines, undulating only under the range {seepage 210 mid helow).
Both sides of the valley are composed of steep slopes of yellow, red, and blue shales and
clays in horizontal and contorted strata, fronted by conical mounds of similar strata, striated
by outcrops of rock of various thicknesses and at variable distances apart.
Several of the Lur families encamped beyond the stream under the Dalich range [see
noon.
12
16th April 1884.
B ad I mek
282 Halt; rain. Barometer 25*8^ ; thermo
meter 70°. The rain that fell on the 14th
and 16th was very light. The rainy season
from December to March. The 'black tents of the Iliyats are by no means water-tight.
Badamek lies in the territory of the Judiki tribe ; the country to the east is inhabited by
the Dirikwand tribe of Lurs; to the west, by the Hassanwand ; to the north, by the
Cheo-enu ; to the south are the " garmsir " or winter pastures of the Sagwand {see map).
is
17tli April 1884.
A.M.
5-50
B adamek ... ... 282 Barometer25 , 7' / ; thermometer 50°.
The track continues to ascend the valley
covered with a scant growth of low oaks.
0.45 ... Winds round stony undulations; gradi
ents gentle ; track difficult in places.
At the foot of the Dalich pass a road leads to the Theodor valley {see fage 206), tollowmg
comes down from the Mangerrah mountains. From the river to the summit of the pass
over the Kialiin (Kheolah) (4,640'), it is 5 miles. The road over the Kialiin is exceedingly bad
and dangerous for animals. Two and one-half miles beyond the
Coimrmnications. foot of the pass is Berini zar, situated on the Feriab river, and in
Alternative road. all 36 m . les distant from ^asrabad. Five and a half miles from
Berinjzar, the road joins that from Pul-i-Tang to Kal'a-Rezza, and fords the Ab-i-Zal. 1 0
telegraph, now destroyed, followed the above line, the station having been at Mukhberaba
(3,715' , 17 miles from Nasrabad. Oaks grow in the Mishwand valley. It is the win er
resort of the Judeki tribe.
7-30 DlLfcH P ass
5-40
stunted oaks just budding {seepage 352).
Commence the ascent of the Dahch
pass ; barometer 25 , 15 0 (5,130').
Ascent not steep, but difficult on ac-
count of the hvgh ledges of rock and boul
ders to be surmounted. It could readily Da
improved and made easy. //» noA'\
Top of pass ; barometer 24*3o (6,020).
The road winds down the bare stony
hill side covered with a sparse growth oi