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No. 7.
Bampuk to Jalk, vid Pahraj and Dizak.
No. of
stage.
Distance, in
milks.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate-
Total.
Rbuabes.
2
Aptab
2,400'.
12
27
Track over a wide plain cut up by innumerable
nalas, some of which hold water, but most of
them are dry. At ! mile, Asadabad, some 300
yards to N. of track on the stream that waters
Pahraj. At 6 miles, Sirkuran to the S., a good sized hamlet some 3 miles distant, no dates.
To the N.E., Karkan, a date hamlet some 4 miles off. At 11 miles the beginning of the
cultivated zone, and at 12 miles the fort of Aptar, a good sized village.
About 2 miles to the N., Ahmedabad, also a good sized village. From Aptar to Magas
there is no village.
cultivation to the south of
Soran . 11! 38! Track runs up the main Bampur river drainage
2,466'. area, which is, however, dry, except for occasional
springs. At each of these springs is a tiny plot of
cultivation, at 2 miles Asmanabad, a patch of
the track ; 3| miles Seradan, ditto to north of track. At 65
miles Bo^mahi on the track, a good halting place if a short stage is desired. Thence, at
10 miles, Tamap and Kundan, little plots; and at 11! miles Soran, a splendid site fora
camp with plenty of good water and firewood, also a little grazing.
4
Zamin-i-Khan
3,500'.
15!
54
A gentle rise the whole way up what is here
called the Nala Konaru, which is to say, the main
nala of the Bampur river. At 1 mile a dense
belt of tamarisk to the S., behind which is the
cultivation called Shirin JPatan, to the N. the wide Kusichi nala up which runs a direct
donkey track to Paskuh. At 12 miles Kuh-i-Ispidan, under which is a spring and a good
halting place ; water obtained by digging in the river bed.
Cheb
4,175'.
15!
69!
Track still up the river bed ; at 3! miles Manish
3,579' a spring close to a plot of oultivalion. At
this point the track is nearest to the mighty
Hamant peaks, and towards it are several big
nalas holding water in places. At 9 miles the valley grows very much narrower, and
Sirtanuran is reached. At 15! miles Cheb, the highest spring in the river bed, with a few
rushes, but no firewood close by.
6
Magas
3,970'.
17!
87
Going very rough for the first 5 miles. At 2!
miles the watershed 3,825' between the Bampur
and Mashkid rivers is reached. It is also the
boundary between the districts. At 5! miles
Sirpahra (or Sirfahraj), the first spring on the Magas side, and at 6 miles the Sarbaz road
joins in. At 8 ! miles the great plain begins, and thenceforward the march is an easy one.
At 11 miles Chagird, a hamlet, 1 mile S. At 14! miles the Mashkid river is crossed (with
large, isolated pools). At 17! miles Magas. There are plenty of supplies, also excellent
camel grazing. Magas is the meeting point of roads from Bampur, Eiudigan, Sistan [vi&
Sarhad), Khazan {vid Dizak), Gwadar and Sarbaz.
Khatjr Chah-
RTTKAN.
4,060'.
15!
102 !
by drag ropes. Water good, obtained by
Road good to pass. At 3| miles Kaimagar, date
groves. At 7! Koshan, small tower with date
groves on banks of a running stream. At eleventh
, mile a steep ascent. Guns could only be lowered
digging wells in torrent bed. No supplies.