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No. 30.
Djzful to Isfahan, vid Kala Bazuft.
No. of
stage.
Distancb, in
MILKS.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remabks.
streams are crossed flowing south-west. Every attempt seems to have been made to improve
the track, hs the Bakhtiaris appear here to have been at the trouble to even break up the
stones. This route to Isfahan is far easier than that vid the Mal-i-Mir plain.
Halt in the Mauri valley, which is well cultivated. There are a few stone huts on the
hillsides which show that all the year round theie are a certain number of permanent in
habitants. After deducting halts, ectual time taken from Taraz to Mauri = 3 hours 30
minutes. Supplies.—None. Water.—From stream in middle of the valley. Fuel —Not
very plentiful. Forage.—The grazing is good.
11 I Gala-i-Kachuz
which the caravans halt,
good from the place.
For about 5 miles the
Gala-i-Kachuz i s reached,
thorough robbers.
12 Kala Bazuft*
hen moving to and from th
19 Isfahan
11? 122^ From Mauri the road for about 5 miles passes
| over a steep spur till it reaches Hazar Cham, the
name of a gardan not far off, the height of
which is 6,75 j'. Here is a small spring near
Supplies.—None. Water.—From spring. Forage.—Grazing
road winds alongside of the low range of the Kuh-i-Safed until
which is the residence of a few of the Mauri tribe, who are
130 From hence, the road follows the course of a
small stream to Kala Bazuft, 7£ miles distant.
The road is in very good condition as it is the
one usually taken by most of the Bakhtiari tribes,
e highlands or to Isfahan from Shustar or Dizful.
124 254 Vide No. 39, page 207, Isfahan to Shustar.
* For road from Kala Bazuft to Ardal, vide No 38B, page 20A.
No. 31.
Dizful to Kut-ul-Amara, vid Azad Kunar.
Authonty— Sartorius.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages
Camp
Distance, in
miles.
Inter.
mediate.
17
Rbmabes.
Total.
17
Direction S. W. S. past the bridge. Close by
several irrigation canals. The Pul-i-Tang road
goes north from near bridge. The first few
miles through fields irrigated by above canals.
Itoad evidently covered by water in rainy season. The Mirza sent with us by the Nizam-ul-
Sultanat declared the Pul-i-Tang road impassable at this season for want of supplies
At 1 T hours half mile right Alituaro (Kala-Tuth). At If hours. Ponur Nuzul, where
tbere is a flour mill; Bonur Shahur, 1 £ miles, 186 c ; Ponur Haji Husen, 282°, If’ miK s
Ihen Dobindar, a large walled village of 200 houses. All villages walled, and have
citron, orange, and other fruit gardens round them. Now turn more north till at 2 X
hours village Durwind, ^ mile right, and small ziarat on rise, half mile left. Continue