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No. 52A.
Lingah to Bastak, via Char ale.
Distance, in
miles.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remarks.
(in April). Thence over level cultivated ground, stretching some miles to W. and crossing
a wa/a 20 yards wide and 20'deep, impassable after heavy rain, reach the town of Jena
(pronounced Jenna). Road unfit for guns, and difficult for infantry, who would have to
move in single file in many'places. At Jena are about 800 houses and 2,000 to 3,000 people ;
E. and W. extensive cultivation, date groves to N.; donkeys 2,000; supplies of corn,
barley, dates, and chopped straw (bhusa), sheep and goats ; water plentiful from wells and
tanks.
6
Bastak
1,570'.
16f 92f Good road over level plain, passing numerous
wells and tanks. At f mile cross bed of stream,
30 yards wide and very stony, and proceed across
level plain, covered with grass and bushes and
date groves in which are numerous wells. At 2f miles reach right bank of salt water river
Maherun (here called R. Jena)—impassable owing to rain (April 19th). Crossing effected
about I mile up stream. Proceed over grassy plain. At 7 miles and 8f miles pass tanks
of water, and at 11£ miles a tank and small sarai, and at 12^ miles join the road from
Lingah described above (at 4f miles in the 4th stage), following which Bastak is
reached at 16f miles.
No. 53.
Lingah to Yazd, via Lar, Darab and Niriz.
Authority .— Vaughan, April 1890.
No. of
stage.
Distance, in
MILES.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remarks.
1
Champeh .
20^
2
Din
21f
42!
( Vide Route No. 52, Lingah to Yazd by same
3
Khukird .
17
59!
\ authority.
4
Bastak;
9f
69
)
5
Fathura
1,799'.
15|
84£
At 3 and 4 miles pass tanks of water; road very
stony, and ascending gradually till at 4f summit
of pass is reached. Elevation 2,238'. Descend by
steep zigzag and proceed down narrow valley
bounded by inaccessible hills, gradually widening out. At 7 miles a circular tank, and roads
to Lar and Furg diverge. Road improves as it crosses plain up to 10| miles where it again
becomes stony. Rate of marching very slow throughout and the pass very difficult for guns.
A village of 60 houses; dates and wheat grown ; water plentiful from wells and springs ;
supplies scanty except firewood. Time taken, 4f hours.
Anwi
1,826'.
71
descend gently; at 7 miles skirt
Anwi. Road good throughout. A
100 acres of wheat and ^ square
wells of 16' to 20' depth. Time taken, 2§ hours.
92£ Descend over open stony ground to open grassy
plain at 1 mile. Cross dry stony watercourse at
3 miles and 3f miles. At 4 miles a tank of good
water. Ascend gradually over plain and then
bank of salt stream and through groves of palms to
small town of 500 inhabitants ; a mud fort ; about
mile of date groves; water good and plentiful from 24