'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎105r] (214/416)

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No. 33.
Gwadar /0 Lash Juwatn (Sistan), via Kej, Jalk, Ladis, Sehkuka.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distancr, in
MILKS.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rkmabks.
nala.
10
J ABDAR
3,000'.
17
169
nala for 3 miles, cross kotal and
Water in Bipar River up which road
At4§ miles waterfall necessitates detour ;
Up to 6 | miles winding through low hills and crossing several small xialas. At
71 miles perennial water and extensive jungle, and leaving hills enter stony plain. At 10^
miles enter low hills, part of Zamiran range. Perennial water-supply in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. nala at
125 - miles, also grass and wood. At 14 miles cross low kotal and enter Rogan Mush nala.
Road follows the gorge which narrows to 10', with precipitous sides, impassable tor guns.
The gorge can be turned. Camp at Rogan Mush, J mile N. of mouth of gorge. Perennial
water plentiful. Grass and wood can be collected. Grazing scarce. Laden camels took
six hours over this stage.
Ascend
descend,
ascends.
easy going afterwards as river bed widens. At
10 miles the road which is now following the Shar nala enters narrow gorge with preci
pitous sides. At 10| miles Jabdar Shar halting-place. A few date palms and a little culti
vation. Grass, grazing, and wood plentiful, and water good and abundant. Thence ascend
kotal to plateau. At 13 miles cross Palamgwoz kotal to turn impassable route through
gorge oinala. At mile 13 is very bad going, gradientto | over rock. Thence over bad
country, crossing nalag and ridges, to Jabdar River and camp on left bank. A little
cultivation, rice, maize, dates, grass, good grazing, and wood procurable. This was a very
hard march, much time and expense required to render road fit for wheels; time 85
hours.
Again up ravines and across low kotals to the
Zamiran range* crossed at an elevation of 3,691'.
Thence over a stony plain at 7 to 10 miles, and
reach Dokul at foot of N. slopes of Zamiran
range 2,894'. For four miles winding through low hills; grazing and wood abundant. Then
over a sandy plain to camp. Grass, grazing, and wood abundant. Water easily obtainable by
digging wells 15' to 20' deep in river bed ; only one well in village, 70' deep. A few sheep
and goats obtainable here, large numbers in surrounding district.
N. B -—From here Jennings makes a detour to the E. vid Mount Prinpiska instead of
following the direct route across the Hinduwan pass, owing to heavy floods.
11
Parom, .
20
189
2,935'.
12
Kesri nala.
3,273'.
206*
For 7* miles over Parom plain, then ascend
gradually ; at 10£ miles enter Kesri nala, peren
nial water-supply. At 13| reach Kesri kotal
3,942' and descend ; both ascent and descent easy.
Camp on bank of nala-, no perennial water here.
13
Ghar Gishtar,
3,465'.
22 *
228f
Across several ridges and stony plains, no diffi
culties till Ghar River is reached, the course of
which is followed upwards to the west. Perennial
water-supply in river at camp; as also at mile 9
of this stage. Grass, wood, and grazing abundant
14
15
Mach nala.
3,632'.
IsFANDAK,f
3,580'.
20
2481
Cross ridge separating Ghar nala from Askan,
elevation 3,526', and descend Askan torrent ; at 6 *
miles direct road from Parom vid Hinduwan is
struck. At 17 miles cross a kotal 4,203' elevation,
and after crossing four more small kotals to avoid the narrow gorges of the stream, re-enter
Mach nala at 3,872' and descend to camp. Grass, wood, and grazing and plenty of water.
For 7 miles road good all the way over a stony
undulating plain. Thence across the Hasht
plain, wide and sandy, and cross a ridge at 14
miles, and after crossing and following several
27
275f
* For rood from Zamiran to Morti see end of this route, page 169, This would be a more direct way of reach
ing Isfandak, but the road is very bad.
t For road from Isfandak to Kuhak, vide No. 60, page 272,