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No. 21.
Bushahu to MuhammjSKAH, via Bandar DU am.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
milks.
Rkharks.
Inter- , tq*.]
mediate. 10tal -
3
Bandar Big* .
26
74
N.-E. top bank of river to Askevri, where the
river is forded to Kala Sarhan; 100 yards wide,
3' 6" deep, sluggish current and firm bed. Thence
travel W. down right bank to Majuun and Maho-
medi, 6 miles. Across an uncultivated flat to 16 miles, Bedu, a small village with a little
cultivation ; thence continue over flat to llandar Eig.
4
Kala-i-Haidak
20
94
At 3 miles along the sea shore, Arash, a small
village with shady trees and good water. At 14
miles, after crossing a barren flat and a dry creek,
100 yards wide, with 8' banks, reach Mamzada
village, where are gardens and wells. At 17 miles Kan war, a village with date groves and
several good wells ; on over the plain to Kala-i-Haidar, on a low sandy mound near the sea
shore; a few supplies ; good crops ; numerous wells.
Lalutain
25
119
For 2 or 3 miles over level ground, then several
creeks and irregular ground. At 10 miles a
well. Thence skirting the Kuh-i-Uang over
broken undulating country by a good track, pass
ing a garden and well at 18 miles, then good wells near Hissar village at 20 miles (Felly
camped here) to Lalutain, a small village, with a little cultivation and water from wells.
BaNDAE DlLAMf
15
134
At 4 miles cross a creek, 100 yards wide, 8' deep,
sometimes impassable but usually dry. At 6 miles
a small village. From 8 miles to 13 miles the
plain, being subject to inundation, becomes soft
and sticky. Last 2 miles across a sandy plain by a hard track. Bandar Dilam is a small
port of about 200 inhabitants, mostly fishermen. Vide Gulf Pilot.
Hindian
27
161
The road leads over a plain, salt and sandy,
towards the sea, but grassy towards the hills to
Shaikh Abdulla, about 6 miles. At 6 miles cross
a ravine filled with salt water ; then for 10 miles
over a barren, marshy plain ; then the remainder over a plain gradually rising towards the
S. and sloping to the foot of the hills. The river Hindian is crossed just before reaching the
town by ferry.
8
Bandae Mashub
25
186
Seven hours N. W. First 3 miles over a plain
with grass which, however, ceases in the next 3
miles ; beyond that the plain falls, and is again
covered with grass. The last 6 miles are over a
plain of dark brown alluvial deposit with very little grass. In spring, rain-water is abun
dant here, but in summer there is only a little, which is quite brackish, in w^ells. Supplies,
forage and fuel, procurable in small quantities.
Abdul Hasan
18
204
Six hours "W. At 7g miles come to splendid
plain covered with grass and dotted with tents
and flocks of nomads, over which road continues
| for 4£ miles. Then over dry and sandy plain to
16| miles, when reach canals, the first water on this stage. Water, fuel, and camel-thorn
procurable at stage.
* From Bandar Rig there is a branch route to Boraejan, see end of this route, No. 2i-A.
t The Bandar Kig-Shustar route is here crossed.
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