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s I,age.
Names of stages.
distajtce iir
miles.
Inter
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Total.
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rbmakks.
Reached the foot of the hills by a gentle ascent
all the way fvom Suleimania at 4rl5 a.in. and
immediately began the ascent, first in the dry
bed of a torrent for a few minutes, and then on
the steep face of a hill ; at 4-50 a.m. reached
the summit by a very steep path.
Before us was the plain of Suarojik and Shehr
Bazar, terminated on the south by a defile. Our
descent was north along the east face of tbo
wall-like hill; it took one hour and ten minutes.
The rest of our journey was north 50° east.
Halted for half an hour at Benawilli; at 7-30
a,ra. descended a steep hill and arrived at the
village of Gherradeh.
The G-iozeh is the most southern pass that leads
over the chain, or wall, of bare hills.
Next to it on the north is the Azmir road, which
goes to the site of the old city of Kara Choban,
and further north is another called the Gavian
road.
Started at 4 a.m.; our course due east to the
hills, or rather mountains. At 4-30 a.m. road
north 50° east, on a ridge with a -small dell on
the left, and a very deep and large glen on the
right.
Road gradually ascended. At 5 a.m. we reached
the hills at an opening in them ; now descended
by a steep road, and kept winding in a defile of
the mountains. General direction north 50°
east. Road for the rest of the way north 80°
east. At 7-20 a m. crossed the Tengazhi River,
and ascended by a steep path, which occupied
thirty minutes. On our right was the river.
The descent, which commenced immediately (for
we had crossed a ridge), occupied half an hour,
but was more gradual than the ascent. We now
wound among the hills, ascending and descend
ing, and at 9-40 a.m. arrived at the village of
Doladreij. On our right were the high mountains
of Kazhan. The face of the country very
mountainous. Road excellent.
Mounted at 3-45 a.m. and in a few minutes were
out of the little valley of Doladreij. General
direction of road a little south of j east, 'and
wound much among woods. Soon began a steep
ascent, which Occupied 40 minutes, for half an
hour of which it is almost perpendicular. We
immediately began to descend n into the plain,
through which meandered the river ofKizilji.
In aboiit 40 minutes reached the foot of the
mountain, which runs nearly north and south :
here the road branches into two; that on the
left going north-east to Bis tan (2 hours off), and