'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎81v] (167/416)

IIS
No. 22.
Bushahr to Niriz, vi& Jahrum and Fasa.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
miles.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
4
Boshakun.
15$
60£
1,990'.
Remarks.
Road proceeds east, entering pass in hills. Easy
defile; gradient slight ; good going. Top of pass
reached at 6£ miles ; last half mile very sleep
7° to 8° gradient. Road descends from here and
;her rougti ana stony, tnougn still passable for field guns without so very much
ditficulty. At 8? miles remains of an ancient village, a grave-yard and a few ruined stone
houses and a well with good water. From here on impassable for artillery in several places
in present condition, but with little labour might be vastly improved. Road enters very
rough pass at 8| miles, following chiefly the course of a nala. Condition very bad.
Traverses very broken ridge of hills. Gradient 5° to 7°, not fit for guns. Emerges from
defile at 10| miles and improves in character. At Ilf miles remains of an old village.
Enter in broad open valley. Cross stony bed of nala, about 20 yards broad, at 13 miles,
quite dry at this time of vear. Continue on across valley cultivated in places ; cmet crop,
barley. Village of Boshakun is built in two parts, half being upon a small isolated mound
about 300 yards to the south-west of the other portion. There are about 100 houses
in this latter part, 1,000 sheep. 200 cows, 4 horses, 300 donkeys, and 20 pomes. Barley
and bhusa, firewood also is procurable from the numerous bushes scattered all over the
valley. Good camping ground. Water good, but only fairly abundant
Camp by well.
14f
75
6
Kumryakh
ICi
85g
(Komvyak).
close by road side, runs a long sharp ridge
Leaving Boshakun road bears slightly south of
east, and passing by the part of the village built
on the mound, which has the appearance of a
■ ■ MM MM small mud fort, leads down the valley, is in gnod
order, and easy marching. Valley well cultivated as before, chiefly with barley. At 4$ miles
rounds spur of a range of hills to the north, and then turns nearly due east, leaving small
village of Bedar 1| miles to the south. At 6 miles reaches small na7a with deep bed. Up to
this point there are no difficulties to retard marching; but the track from now on broken
and very bad in places. A large nala with high precipitous banks is passed at miles.
Road ascends slightly through a country covered with scorched-up grass and dotted with low
thorn bushes. Passes at 8£ miles another smaller nala, and continues on towaids a
peculiar shaped precipitous bluff, which makes a good landmark ; kept halt left. About this
point 2 miles to the south commences a high rocky range of hills. The track continues to
ascend gradually through country broken up into small hillocks and ridges. At 8f miles
another nala which would retard artillery. Track arrives near bluft above mentioned at
9 A miles. Road to Farashband here branches off to the north. Rounding ti e bluff, tins
road is better than the direct one, and so more generally used, but it is a/brsaH longer.
The direct road descends from this point. At 11 miles a large nala with about 2' of brackish
water, the far bank of which is a high cliff, which road ascends with steep gradient ot
10°. Some very broken ground so bad as to be impassable for guns in present state.
At *ll| miles another deep /a, descent into which would be difficult for artillery,
beyond this country broken into hillocks and ridges. A hisrh range of hills about 2 to
miles to the south, and a low-lying valley to the north. Water of well slightly brackis .
Good camping ground, but rather exposed. Scattered bushes afford firewood, and glass
after rain, judging from the burnt up remains. Country around quite deserted.
Leaving well, road continues ascending with
easy gradient, direction nearly due east. _ Condi
tion fair. Efforts made in places to improve
condition by removing loose stones. To the north
, __j[ ^ . Ridge changes direction at miles and crosses
UmToYroad, which goes’over^it by steep ascent. Very difficult for guns. Track descends
rid^e half a mile further and reaches nala with a little brackish water running down to
low”ground now visible to north. From now on very stony, gradually ascending, hut going
down to a nala with high steep banks. Bad for field guns. Ascending from here condition
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