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No. 20.
Bushahr to Bandar Abbas.
Distance, in
miles.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remabks.
M. F.
M. F.
Shttmba .
11-1
81—6
410'.
stream called Kishtu, bed 50 yards wide, breaatn or water ro yams, — - aTq
flow to south-west. At 6 miles 6 furlongs the road crosses numberless Arj nalas. At 8
Ss we are abreast of the southern extremity of Kuh Kar, and descend into a deep and broad
ravine, of which the banks, in places, are perpendicular or nearly so. On crossing
the road descends by a gentle grassy slope to the valley of the river Man . ^ .
consists of a limy sort of clay. At 9 miles 2 furlongs the ravine, previousty crossed, touches
the road on the west side, the eastern side of the ravine forming a cliff about 150 feet high,
and the western sloping up to the foot of the range Kuh Kar at an angle of from 15 to 45 .
The road then passes a water-mill. At 9 miles 5 furlongs we cross the very shallow basin
of the stream Bid, bed 20 yards wide, with 10 yards breadth and 9 inches depth of water,
flow south-easterly. The road, for the whole stage, is a mere track, at times scarcely
traceable. Sana contains two or three flat-roofed stone houses, about 100 mat huts, also a
garden of fruit trees, a well, and a cistern. Supplies small. Water good and plentiful.
Fuel scanty. Cultivation almost nil. Grazing good. Camping-grounds good.
Note.—T he following roads branch off from Sana :— „
(1) To Kaki, general direction S. From Kaki to the sea-port Dayyir, general direc
tion S. E. From native information.
(2) To Khuriziarat, on the sea-coast at the mouth of the Mand river. General
direction S. W. Distance 38 miles. The road leads over both hill and plain.
From native information.
General direction E. S. E.
The road passes east by north along a grassy
tract about a mile to north of the river Mand. At
2 miles 7 furlongs the hamlet of Chaga, consisting
of the ruins of a fort, and about 30 mat huts.
Altitude, 303 feet. Supplies very scanty. Water good and plentiful. Grazing good.
Camping-grounds good.
From Chaga the road trends slightly to east of south-east, and runs midway between the
river Mand, and the range of hills to the north, distant on either side about 1,000 yards,
through a valley with frequent tracts of wheat and barley alternating with rich pasture. As
we advance, the valley becomes narrower, so that, at 4 miles 6 furlongs, the range to the north
is distant from the road about 500 to 600 yards, and the low hills to the south of the river
Mand one-half to three-quarters of a mile. A low jungle of brushwood now covers the space
between the road and the river. At 6 miles 3 furlongs the river, quarter of a mile in
breadth, runs at a distance of 200 to 300 yards to west of the road. The bed of this part of
the river is, by native report, unfordable, consisting of mud and quicksand, with very little
depth of water. The ground is now stony and gravelly, but one mile and three-quarters
further on it is of a fine clay and clothed with rich pasture. At 8 miles 6 furlongs the valley
has again widened out, the hills to north being distant about 2 miles, and those to south 3
to 4 miles. At 10 miles 1 furlong the road, traversing the middle of the valley, passes a
pond of good water overshadowed by low bushy trees. From this spot, till within one mile
of stage, we advance through alternating groves of date trees, and fields of wheat and barley.
After this the ground becomes very stony, and slopes gently upwards. Shumba consists
of about 200 mat huts and a large stone and mortar building, the residence of the
Khan. On the low range of hills, about half a mile to east of the village, are rivulets of
good water, as also three water-mills, two of which are in working order, and the ruins of
a town and ancient forts. Between this low range and the village, a broad shallow
water-course, called “ Darya-a-Marsain,” bed, now dry, about 120 to 150 yards broad, flows
to south by west into the river Mand. Between this water-course and the hills to east
lie large plantations of date trees. Inhabitants about 500, including 100 men fit for
service.
Supplies in proportion to population. Water plentiful and good. Fuel plentiful from