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Yazd.
Drinking water for animals :—
Gallons
per diem.
Resbire group of wells
.. 12,000
Andar Bandar group
.. 13,000
Other scattered sources .. *
4,000
Total
.. 29,000
There are an ample number of brackish wells suitable for
washing purposes.
{b) Yazd.
Yazd is so situated that none of the disagreeable effects
of damp are felt. The water is not found at less than 200 feet
below the surface and the climate is very dry. The winds come
down from the north and east, in spring and summer, with great-
force, bringing such sandstorms, that the place becomes as dark
as night; while great desiccating heat waves burn up everything
in their way. The quantity of sand in the town has a good
effect on the sewage system. During the summer heat, say
the middle of June to about the end of August, life in tents
in the plains in the day time would be almost unbearable, and
it would be necessary to protect animals from the direct rays
of the sun ; the nights, on the other hand, are tolerably cool.
The plains are particularly barren and little or no shade could
be obtained from trees; there are, however, large gardens
in the vicinity of Yazd, where ample shade could be found. In
the valleys of the mountains to the west of Yazd, and at Taft,
a place about 16 miles also to the west, which is a summer resort
for the inhabitants, trees are numerous. From Yazd to Taft
there is a good carriage road, and roads to the valleys beyond
are not difficult for mules, donkeys, and horses. During the
whole of the winter, it ■would be possible to live in tents in the
plains ; but it would be very trying and some means of heating
them would be necessary. Transport animals would have
to bo sheltered from the cold, especially during the night.
From the beginning of April to the end of May, and from the
middle of September to the end of November, would be the
best time for being under canvas, and, except for occasional
sandstorms, the weather would leave nothing to be desired.
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