'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎293] (338/466)

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R oute N o. leonid,
From hfaldti to Behhahdn and Bandar-Dildm, contd.
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55
D istances in
miles,
Time.
Names of towns. Tillages, &c.
Interme- m . ,
diate. lotal •
Remarks.
'Stocqueler thus describes the crossing of the Rud Khana i-gaim (the Khersun) : " So diffi
cult is the passage of the torrent, that each person bearing a load on his head was obliged
to be supported across the stream by 2 or 3 others, who could, with difficulty, keep their
leo-s, although the water only reached to their breasts."
Sadat can be reached by a direct road across the mountains; a journey of 10 hours leads
to the Khersun river. It is a journey of 18 hours' duration thence to .Sadat across a most
difficult hilly country.
A bearing of 170° cuts about the centre of the Kuh-i-Dina. which looks to be 4 or 5 miles
distant. The table of Mula Ali Khan was well supplied with ice from the hills above the
camp. His son is a non-commissioned officer in the Bakhtian horse, said to number 200 horse
men (seepage 25),
A.M.
4-85
6th June 1S84.
Bassart (elevation
7,850').
196
Barometer 22*5"; temperature 48°.
Descends a grassy valley, leading down
to the Kuh-i-Dina, in which tnanT tents
were pitched ; soil, gravelly ; there is no
stream in it. The hills resemble those on the Dizful-Khorkmabad line at Badamek and
those about the Tang-i-Dusabil, consisting of clays and gravels alternating with horizontal
layers of limestone rock of different thicknesses at varied intervals apart.
6-30 ...... ... ... Enters the valley under the Dina hill
(north end), here judged to be 12,000'
high.
6-45 ...... ... ... Joins in with the track from Felat,
coming from a direction of 300°, nnd
traverses a grassy valley one mile wide.
The valley opens out to the left, into a
plain 3 or 4 miles broad and called
" Charrah " ; in it are pitched numerous
tenis of the Kashkai; excellent barley is
grown ; its pasture is good; numerous flocks of sheep and cows were seen. Between the
plain and the Kuh-i-Dina, 2 miles to the right, lies a hill.
7-55
8-45
RtDABAD
Malbuee Eiver
Descending a ravine pass Eudabad, a
small village built on an undulation over
looking the valley of the Malburr river.
Fords a small stream 50' wide^ 2' deep,
and soon after the Malburr river, 100'
to 150' wide, swift current, bouldery bed,
3' to 3' 6" deep ; the ford at this season is a
®ost dangerous one, and should not be attempted unless it can be pointed out by one accustomed
o use it [see page 28). The general character of the valley is rocky and narrow. The stream,
l;T cold, takes a westerly course, and falls into the Korund river {Karun river); barometer
^ ^ (6,200'). The crossing occupied li hours ( 6 loads and 4 horses). Were horse or mule
to lose his footing, there would be little or no chance of recovering him. A man would have
little chance unless a strong swimmer {see page 309, Bridging).
10-30
is cultivation in the valley and shrubs grow there.
The mule path ascends a ravine towards
the Kuh-i-Dina, which is 1 to 2 miles
ofP, and by easy gradients winds round
the hill-side; soil, a stony clay ; there