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No. 29.
Dizful to Burujird.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
—
—
Distance, in
MIL KK.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rbmabks.
at 16 miles near a spring. Between the two cols passed, a large bed of white salt of an
excellent quality was being worked
16
Bukujibd
6,420 / .
mile, reaching the hotal at
32
7,600'.
206
Track crosses a stream at 4 miles known as the
Bowoli, and at 7 miles reaches the foot of the
range separating this Behrawand valley from
Sillakhor. The track is fair, but steep for a
The range at this point is a double range. From this
icotal two tracks lead to Burujird—one through the Tang-i-Vavkuk to the east, and one
through the Tang-i-Bu^hul to the west, about 4 miles aj art. The latter was chosen as
being the nearer. The track is good throughout, only requiring a little picking and choosing
in the bed of the stream as it passes through the defile. On leaving this, a small spur is
ascended with the Sillakhor plain at one’s feet. Burujird is reached by skirting the foot
of the hills, as even now the waterlogged Sillakhor valley seems to be avoided by caravans.
Burujird was reached after 10 hours iu the saddle, going at a fast jog walk.
No. 29A.
Ab-i-Zal {stage 3) to Chimask, [Stage 12) over the Knh-i-Kailan.
Authority. —-Coningham, October 1889. Preece, May 1895.
No. of
stage.
Distance, in
houbs.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rrmabks.
Country between Kailan and Dizful unpopulated. Food for both men and animals ban
to be carried for journey between Kburamabad and Dizful.
Bibingzar
4-36 4-35
Road passes over sandstone hills, and in places
slate, great quantity of loose stone very difficult
tor mules. At 6 miles a road to Khuramabad, by
the Dum-i-Chul (the edge of the desert) It is two
days longer than the one followed, but is much easier, ft is by this road that artillery used
to be brought into Arabistan. Road very bad. Caravansarai here in course of construction.
Summer quarters of the Sagwand tribe. (Preece took 3 hours).
Cross the Kuh-i-Kailan Mountains. Very diffi-
cult and mules constantly falling. Grotto, with
spring inside, on right of road before commencing
ascent. Road has been improved near summit.
Altitude of top of pass 4.700'. Descent on far side slippery and difficult. From foot to
Mukbarahad better, as road lies along dry watercourses. Mukbarabad caravansarai under
construction. Stream near here, which is just drinkable. (Preece took 5 hours 50 minutes).
Road very bad, stony and incessantly ascending
and descending, in some places very steep. Stones
only require to be removed to make a good road.
Pace about 2 miles an hour. (Coningham). Cross
the lesser Kailan pass, 4,725'. not difficult and could easily be much improved, good water
just reaching it. Then down by easy gradients for 800'. A broad fairly good road now
makes for the Dalich pass, altitude 5 350'. For some way on each side of top, road has
Mitkbababad .
8-5
12-40
3,710'.
Kala Nasib
4-40
17-20
or Nasarabad
4,241'.