'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎249] (282/466)

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--- ^comes a mere steep mule track, gra
dient and divides into two branches,
that to the right on a hearing of 250°
1 ' vlu' 4-1. 4. i. ^ I beirl ^ ^ w as said, the direct road to
€haman-i-Sultan ; that to the left taken, leading to Dum-i-Kamar or Mian-Dasht. It is
steep, gradient ^ to i; otherwise it is a good mule track ; the hill-side being of a softish shale
a good zigzag road, with a moderate gradient, could be readily constructed.
7-15
covered with it. Halt for 35 minutes.
Summit of the pass ; barometer 20-95 /r
(9,620') j thermometer 36°. Snow was met
within the ravines during the ascent, and
the peak rising 200' over the pass was well
7-50
-15
The descent is broad and easy ; the gra
dient, J q to Y2 f or a short distance, soon
becomes to ^
The general direction of the range for
about 30 miles is 300°. It retains a uni
form height for that distance and is bar
ren.
rn i ? v"\ • S&ft aauf cz SiSs
ie road descends into a gently
)-15
10
11-15
11-45
Kaeabalta
Dum-i-Kamae o r
Mian-dasht —(ele
vation 7,860').
Long. 50° 13' E,
Lat. 33° 1' 30 7 N.
18
Small village. Much of the ploughed
land is lying fallow.
On a bearing of 130° is the village of
Ardiin, 3 or 4 miles distant; on a bearing
of 170° is the small village of Shaniik.
Soil here clay ; wheat 3 T/ high.
Barometer 22*1' / (8,390'). Crosses a low,
sandy undulation; soil excellent, Ivins*
fallow. J S
Ploughing in progress; nearing villages
the road is invariably cut up by irrigation
channels.
15 33 Small village in the Mahal-i-Fandan,
5 miles from the foot of the snowy
range here known as the Kiih-i-Afhus.
Barometer 22-25 ,r ; thermometer 52°.
The valley is said to be blocked by snow
for five months in the year, i.e., from
November to March; it then lies, it is said,
bottoms of the valW« -Fniw; L .i ^oni 6' to 10' deep {see page 18). The
y^ds, are alone mlhV ? \ W1 ^ tI I l ® o£ streams for a breadth of from 300 to 500
are left uncultivated. Thehut 6 f /v n hlllS ' ai 1 t 1 hou « l1 ca P ab . le of . growing good crops,
to 9' hi^h with flof ' i" £ ^ ^ village, as well as those in its vicinity, are of mud, 7'
h, „ Wlth roofs. Bach series of huts, belonging to one family, is surrounded
—b", vvitu nat mud
J a mud wall enclosin*
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a yard measuring about 100'X100'. The rooms are often of