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No. 17.
Bandar Abuas t<> Kakman, vui Suidabud.
Distance, in
milks.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
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Total.
Rkmabks.
Or 7 u at the 18th mile, proceeding over a stony tract by a slight descent. This is an
^tensive plain running iu length e! and VV, its southern side is eorered w.th bushes and
very stony; hut towards the centre it is of a light, fine soil. I was enabled to take
bearings up to about 25* miles, after which the darkness prevented n.y making any
farther observation until we alighted at the little fort of Daulatabad surrounded by a village
of huts composed of branches aud reeds.
Kala'-i-Nao . 30 170! Direction 300°. Four miles and a half brought
us up to a copious hanat stream, close to the fort
of Kadirabad.
Passing an encampment of Afshars at the 8th
mile, we proceeded parallel with mountains | mile distant to our right. Towards the 12th
mile these mountains receding to the N. form a wide recess of the plain, of which at this
mrt and at Daulatabad the width is the greatest. At the 14th mile, Allahabad, a lately
abandoned fort, bore due N., 1 mile distant; and N. 10° W. were the snowy mountains of
Khabr, a division of Akta, which, notwithstanding its mountainous character, abounds
with fruit groves, of which the pomegranate, almond, pistachio-nut, grape, and fig are the
principal productions. The habitations there are of mud and stone. At the 15th mile we
reached some rocks, several high ridges of which interrupt the plain at this point, running
N N W« and S S E. The juniper trees had becvine scarcer m this part. At lo 3 miles
the deserted fort of Orzu bore N. 5° W. about 2 miles distant. Presently afterwards we
passed the ruins of two small forts and some fruit gardens. At 19! miles the fort Kala
Muhammadi belonging to Afshars, who speak Turkish. IN. 20° E. from thence was the
ruined fort of Orzu, the people of which occupy huts near it. A good deal of land was
under cultivation in this part of the plain, watered by copious kanat streams. At the 26th
mile we reached the small fort of Sultanabad and at the 30th that of Kala-i-Ivao.
The range marked in our maps as the Jalalabad mountains is no doubt that of Jamalabad
of Akta. Beyond the mountains, bounding the plain in which Kala-i-Nao is situated to
the 8. is the country of Lar. The direction of Furg Was pointed out on a bearing of 210°
Vdfarsakhs or 40 miles distant; and that of Tarum, \hfarsakhs or 60 miles in the same
direction.
Abbott again left the main route at Dasht-o-Bar and travelled by Aliabad, Gishkuh and
Kum ^Kham P), but it does not appear that anything is gained by doing so.
No. 17A.
Saidabad to Rayin (Rain) via Baft and Balibur.
Authority .— Bbazier-Creagh, [Kalantar Ghulo.m Eusen *h information, 1894).
No. of
stage.
Distance, in
miles.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remarks,
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Izzatabad
20
20
Road runs over a level, well-beaten track. At
6 miles pass village of Najafaljpd. Supplies in
fair quantities procurable here and good water.
At 13! m ^ e9 Ibrahimabad village. One farsakh