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No. 18A.
Pur to Furg, via , Ahmadi .
Authority .— Brazier-Creagh, 1894, {from Mustafa, Kafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. proprietor’s
information).
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
miles.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remabks.
Ahmadi . . 25^ 25| Road winds through the hills over shingly going
^060'. and through ravines. Ahraadi is a village of 150
houses with a fort situated under high bills of the
same name. It is the capital of a petty district in
which are several scattered villages with date groves and gardens. It is reported to be
a prosperous district and rich in pasturage ; the inhabitants own laige flocks of sheep and
goats. Supplies procurable in moderate quantities. Water abundant and good.
* Fakaghun . 31| 57 Road runs up along a valley under Kuh-i-Ahmadi
for oti 6 farsakh ; here the Ahmadi-Urzu route to
Saidabad branches off. Onwards the road runs
over a stony undulating track to the village of
Faraghun situated under the lofty Kuh-i-Faraghun, which is now (3uth April 1894) covered
with snow and consequently must be some 12,000 feet high. 1 araghun is a laige village
with several scattered hamlets and date groves. The inhabitants own good flocks. Supplies
in fair quantities and abundance of good hill water. Maiiyat ^,0^0 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
- Sadatabad .[ 18 75 Road over open plain for 2farsakhs, the hills are
2,360'. then approached and the road runs through the
Tang-i-Lard to the village of Sadatabad, which is
situated under the hills at the south-west corner
of Dasht-i-Tashkurd, village of 30 houses with date groves. Supplies scant; water abun
dant and good from river. .
Said Jaodab . 15 90 Road runs over plain through tamarisk jungle
2 } 3go'. over level going. Several hamlets with date grovee
are scattered over the plain. The Rohana-i-Shur
is crossed en route, a shallow salt stream as its
name implies. The going throughout is'over soft saline soil, which in rainy weather is bad
going. Said Jaodar is a small village of 40 houses with large date grove ; supplies scant;
water good from hill stream.
S For particulars of these two marches see Route
Nos. 18E. and 60. Pur is the junction of road
from Urzu and Saidabad vi& Nisa, Furg viA
Ahmadi, Jaruft and liudbarvid Pariah, Manujan
vt'd Shilajam. .
5
Taskat
21
111 (f
2,490'.
5
6
Fobg . .
14
125 | (
3,000'.
No. 18B.
Daulatabad to Lar.
Authority .— 'Brazier-Creagh, 1894, {from Mustafa, Kafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. Proprietor’s in
formation).
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
milks.
Remakes.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
Deh-Shekh
14
14
Road runs over cultivated ground and through
tamarisk jungle over good going for 3 miles, as
cending gradually ; onwards the road is over
shingly going. Deh-Shekh is a village of 200