'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎289] (334/466)

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Route No. ^—contd.
From Lsfahdn to BehhaMn and Bandar-Dildm, 8fc. —contd.
Time.
A.M.
6-35
Names of towns, villages, &e.
Distances in
mixes.
Interme
diate.
Total.
Remarks,
The stony bed of the ravine is 30' wide ;
thrt gradient down it is easy.
7-5 ... ... Ascends, a nmle track, over the right
side of the ravine, which is covered with
boulders up to 1' in diameter The
country here, like that about Ardal and
Chigakhor, is composed of hills separated by broad valleys (see page 287) ; the soil, a gravelly
clay, is fertile.
7-45 ...... ... ... Descends the hill-side into a rich pas
ture valley known as the Ghashmah
Sam Ali; gradient ^ f 0 . fow 8 ^ Q
gravelly; the road can be readily im
proved ; there are here fine fields of barley, well irrigated by numerous hill streams ; a few
low hawthorn trees are now foi the fiist time seen.
By steep incline of J to Jg- descend into
the Gird-i-Bisher valley, having a general
direction of 165°. A good road could ba
easily excavated out of the gravelly hill
side.
A crood path, 3' to 6' wide, leads down the valley, which is about one mile broad, with
illy bottom ; its soil is very fertile : its stream, 8' wide at its head, soon increases to 20' a
a
and
SO'f the road'keeps on its left bank and 50' to 100' above it; the hills bordering the" valley
either hand have serrated edges of rock ; below the grey limestone rock are undulations
on
of white and grey shales and clays, out of which numerous streams flow (see page 363),
-- The full width of the valley is 700 to
800 yards ; the valley has the appear
ance of a valley of denudation.
10 Gird-i^Bishes Village occupying the flat summit of an
under-feature on the right bank of the
stream ; barometer 23'8' / (6,260'). At
. the bottom of the valley lies a steep,
barren, and lofty snow-topped hill.
, i s now 1^' to 12' wide with a hard surface ; willows and wild roses grow by
the water's ed^e.