'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎252] (285/466)

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From Gulpaigan to Burujird, contd,
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D istawces in
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Remarks.
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Time.
Names of towns, villages, &c.-
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Except for a few poplars of small size round about tlie villages, tlie district is treeless
and grows no scrubs.
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6-35
6-45
■wheat 4" liigli.
7-25
7-33
Tlie undulations, distant 400 yards on
either hand, rise to a height of 300'.
A road, coming from the left rear,,
joins in.
Descends through low undulations; clay-
swamp for 200 yards j, all gradients easy;
the road is 8' wide and cut out of the side
of the clayey undulations ; the narrow
bottom of the valley is alone cultivated;
the hill-sides,, often a good wheat-grow^
ing soil, is uncultivated; wild flowers
are abundant, especially blue hyacinths f
Crosses a small stream, and ascending,
undulates 5. it is 8' wide; the steepest
gradients are -g- to ; soil, a shaly clay.
Descends a narrow valley; soil, shale?
cultivation ceases. A break in the line
of undulations, ^ a mile to the south of
the road, leads up to the snowy range,,
5 miles distant. i
The valley widens to 300 yards, and its
bordering undulations are from 100'to 300'
high ; snow lay on their summits. A strip
of land bordering the stream is cultivated.
Country becomes hilly, the undulations
rising to 700'.
By gentle gradients the road skirts a
deep valley.
Small village lying in the valley, 600
yards distant. •
Barometer 22-9" (7,320'). Crosses the
head-waters of the Ab-i-Kum or Kadj
river, 20' to 50' wide, 3' deep ; swift cur
rent jbouldery bottom. The ford is a
difficult one; one baggage animal was carried down-stream.. There is a foot bridge down
stream near the village of Niirghan ; its general direction is 40°.
7-45
B-15
8-30
NtiEGH'AN
13
46
10-15
10-55
Halt for 1 hour 45 minutes to recover
the pony washed down-stream 1 nnle.
The road, 10' wide and in good order,
undulating, rises gently over the lulU
some of its ascents and descents are
steep, jt to vW* m , _
Barometer 22-35" (7,800'). The snowy
range to the left is 8 miles distant; its
hills are steep with long gentle skirts,