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No. 33.
Kuh-i-Malik Siah (Robat) to Nasirabad (Seistan).
Distancs, in
No. of
stage.
MILES.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remises.
The natives say that once there was fresh water in this river, but that was before the
band at Bandar was cut. There are marks of a former cultivation.
Camping-ground .—Unlimited.
Water .—Must be carried for this stage.
Supplies. — Nil.
Grass. — Nil.
Camel-grazing — Good and abundant.
Fuel .—A bundant.
Gibdi-Chah . 12 5(H From the ground where we camped the track
went down the right bank for about a mile
until there was a suitable place to cross. After
crossing the track leads nearly N., with a little
E., for 11 miles when Girdi*Chah is reached.
The going for whole distance was over pat,” and what was once cultivated lands. The
country is open, perfectly flat, good view, and is covered with a sparse growth of tamarisk
bushes, or in some places “lana.” After crossing the river at If miles some ruined tombs
are reached, the Gumbaz-i-Keg. There are four here and another ^ mile to the S. E.
Near this one is a small well, bolding a few gallons of water, it is intermittent in its supply.
At 9th mile, f mile to the E. of the road and ^ mile to the S. W. of a tall pillar looking
thing, are 3 wells in a “ narwar.” They are shallow, holding only a few gallons each.
Some Muhamu adsanis were encamped near here, and it was their whole day’s business to
water some 200 or 300 head of sheep. The name of the wells are Miluk, and the pillar
like thing is called Mil.
The Mil on closer inspection turned out to be a remaining piece of wall of a ruined build
ing. It is a good land-mark. The building looks as if it once had been a toll-house on a
canal.
Girdi-Chah is marked by a mound some 5 feet high, close to which the track runs. The
well lies 300 yards W. of this mound in a “ uarwar.” Capacity, 250 gallons, refills slowly.
Water muddy, but sweet and potable.
Camping-ground .—U nlimited.
Supplies. — Nil. (Some flocks of sheep and goats are certainly in the district, but would
be difficult to find).
Fodder.—GixAs,i, nil. The sheep, etc., in this country feed on the tamarisk. After rain,
thoueh, grass is said to spring up.
Camel-grazing .—Good and abundant.
Fuel. —Abundant.
About Is miles to the E. are the ruins of Ramrod.
Assak-Chah
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The track leaves the mound in a N. N. E.
direction for 2 miles and leads over a “ pat ”
plain, with scattered tamarisk bushes. Good
going for all arms.
Here the track diverges into two, both eventually meeting at Sehkuha.
The N. N. E. leads vid Hauzdar, the N. E. vid Machi.
C2V..B.—After floods these tracks are entirely obliterated).
A third very small track which I followed went nearly due north, making for the
Kundar ruins, and afterwards went to Hauzdar.
From 2 to 4 miles the track leads over hard “ pat.”
At 4 miles passed over a belt of low sand-hills, £ mile wide; no impediment to
marching. After leaving sand-hills the track passes over ground covered with “shora,
slightly heavy going.