'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎22r] (48/416)

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No. 3.
Bampur to Bam.
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No. of
Htage.
Names of stages.
DlSTANCB, Ilf
miles.
Inter
mediate
Total.
Reuabks.
Gazak • . 25 52 For 4 miles down Bampur valley. At this point
Route 8 continues due west, while this route
bends north-west. At 7i miles reach Chah-i-Mir
Dost, good halting place ; perennial well in bed of
Cband torrent. At Ilf Chah-i-Durban, a perennial well 1| miles to left, in a grove. Green
grass and grazing plentiful. At 13§ miles pass Ohah-i-Ganj, one mile to left. Cross several
shallow nullahs ; grass, wood, and grazing at several places, and camp on bank of broad Gazak
nullah A grove of date palms, perennial flowing water; grass, wood, and grazing plentiful.
Road throughout excellent and fit for all arms, from here there is a short road to Bam
pur, 45 miles, but no water exists for 40 miles between Chah-i-Kodu and Bampur, and the
going is said to be through heavy sand in places.
Dab-i-Kishkin, 16 68 Cross five broad shallow nullahs ; grass and grazing
2 830'. abundant; at. 3 miles cross Tanna, a perennial
stream ; water excellent and plentiful. At 8 miles
hot sulphur spring, called Taftab, and at this
point road enters between Rangkoh on left and Maksankuh on right, and follows up Tarkan
nullah. At 12 miles cross plateau forming watershed between Tarkan and Rang nullahs,
elevation 2,764 feet. Ascend the latter, going rather bad except on plateau above referred
to, owing to flood in nullahs. At the camp space is limited ; but grass, wood, and water are
abundant and good. This road has been traversed by artillery, each gun drawn by 8 horses,
but needs repair after floods.
4
Dar-i-Dozab
151
831
Ascend the middlemost of the three torrents
which unite at Kishkin. At 2£ mile cross water
shed and enter Surtilingan nullah. Ascend broad
valley, hills all round; grass, grazing, and wood
most abundant. At 7§ enter bed of Dar-i-Ahu or Surtilingan nullah and ascend; rough
going over boulders. At 13£ miles reach Dar-i-Ahu halting place; water and grass
abundant. At 14$ miles another halting place, excellent camping-ground with all requisites.
At Dar-i-Dozab, good baiting place, with grass, wood, grazing, and perennial flowing water
in abundance.
6
Zahu,
3,C20'.
261
llOi
Ascend valley, road wants clearing of boulders to
Dar-i-Ahu Icoial (No. 1). Elevation 3,972 feet, at
4| miles ; and No. 2 at 5 miles, elevation 3,988 feet,
both easy, but road needs re-making after floods ;
and several nullahs would require brushwood, (easily obtainable from tamarisks,) laid across
their sandy beds to enable guns to cross. Ascend gradually to watershed at 7| miles, elevation
3,683 feet, and descend, road sometimes following bed of Shandak nullah, and sometimes
parallel to it over an open stony plain, Dasht-i-Tagaz, of volcanic formation. At 17 miles
pass Ohah-i-Kurban, 1| miles to left, perennial brackish water obtainable. At 24 miles cross
Shandak nullah, parallel to which the road has run since crossing the hotal, and follow down its
left bank to Zahu. Sweet water a few feet deep in extemporised wells in bed of nullah ;
good grazing, grass procurable, wood must be brought from Dasht-i-Tagaz, a few miles
back. Road excellent and fit for all arms, but could be improved by removal of boulders
in the first quarter. Water, except in Shandak nullah, is tainted by sulphur or iron.
7
Gehgan, .
17
127?
Continue descending plain of volcanic formation ;
2,750'.
grass and grazing abundant, but no wood. At
8 miles pass Tulian, perennial brackish spring
1| miles distant, bearing 246°. Cross several