'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎27r] (58/416)

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No. 4F.
Geh to Fanoch, via Muluran.
No. of
sta^e.
Names of stages.
DlSTiNCB, in
MILES.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rbmabks.
a watershed, elevation 1,669', dividing the <3nng basin from that drained by the Sirha.
Thence an easy descent to Khushk, a small village on the River Sirha. Both up and down
stream are numerous villages lining the river bank. This branch of the Geh river joins in
below Geh. Crossing the shallow stream, here some 50 yards wide and about a foot deep, a
rise to 1,665' through low barren hills, again descending to Sorbin, where there is a tiny
stream of water.
From Khushk, there are tracks up and down stream, the banks being low and easy.
Maluban
1,421'.
14i
the track passes under a
30
Road lay through low rolling hills, the drainage
flowing into the Sirha river. At 1£ miles, another
tiny stream, holding water. At 4 miles, the track
from Bandan joins in from the S. E. Soon after
_ - high cliff, to the S. of which is a hamlet and spring called Harp
(Ab)-i-Dozan ; thence very rough and stony going, passing Puttandur and Putab to the S.
and N. of the track at 9 1 miles ; soon after, a spring, close to the road. Thence a wide*
plain to the Maluran river, passing at IO 5 miles, the Binth road, which bore 268 deo-rees.
At 11 miles, the large village of Maluran, the first village in Lashar, situated on what is
called the Maluran river. Supplies plentiful, as both up and down stream are numerous hamlets.
There are tracks up and down stream.
Track led up stream for 2 miles, passing one or
two date groves. It then swung N. W., up a dry
nala (the river bearing 90 degrees up stream).
Road extremely rough and rugged, reaching a*
watershed at 5| miles ; then down to a spring
with a few dates at 6 £ miles. Here the Dahan—
Nasperan—Ichan road crosses at right angles.
Continuing at a bearing of 341 degrees (the road
is somewhat hard to find), a second watershed is
reached at 7| miles, somewhat more difficult than
before. At 8 miles a track to Ichan; thence
forward rough going, without water, until at mile
, , , , , 12 the open plain is reached. The plain was cut
up by huge watercourses, the drainage from the Kuh-i-Safed to the E. At 15 miles the
river bed is reached, and at 17 miles a spring with a very little second rate water. This is
Sartab, whose redeeming feature consists in its abundance of tamarisk. Good camel
”L £ r se ,,,t hor8eSi al80the water su ^ is
Sabtab
1,522'.
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Height of wat
ershed, No.
I., 1,788'.
Watershed, No.
II., 1,850'.
Fanoch
2,386'.
15o 62£ Track at first excellent up the dry river bed.
At 3 miles we came to water, and, thenceforward*
there was a small river of splendid water. 41
red rock with a deep pool under it. Above it the difficdfie^begaT^The track ^Tntinu^d
tLe he b +h ’ whlC Vi ^ clo . s 1 ed between precipitous rocks, and so is closed during fl 00 d
time. From the pass at 14| miles an open stretch to Fanoch. 0 11 d