‘Military report on south-west Persia, including the provinces of Khúzistán (Arabistan), Luristán and part of Fars.’ [‎116r] (236/470)

Route No. 1 — contd.
From Muhammerah to Tehran, 8fc .—contd
Distances in
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% *
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a 32
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Time.
Names of towns, villages, &c.
Interme-
Total.
Remarks.
diate.
the gorge loading through them is neared. A pass occurs to the south, through the lateral
hills, leadirg into a parallel valley, beyoud which lie hills covered with snow.
Tomb ; enters gorge in hills; the plateau
here is about 2 miles broad. The gorge
A.M.
8-30
...
8-50
...
9-25
...
9-40
...
10-5
10-15
...
1-30
over it.
Skirts a rapid stream 20' wide.
Fords the stream, 2' deep, and crosses
a plateau ; barometer 25 , 4" (4,690'); good
grazing.
Enters a gorge between rocky hills
rising 200' to 400', and ascends its valley ;
good grazing.
A path goes off over the hill in a dii'ec-
tion of 40°; barometer, 25T5'' (4,923').
Skirts a rapid stream 15' wide.
Skirts the hill side.
Turns up a valley 1,000 yards wide, nar
rowing to 100 yards. Valley cultivated
and watered by a plentiful stream ; passes over its bounding hills by a had, stony mule path.
| 10-45 | I ••• I ••• I Barometer at its summit 24'5" (5,650').
Traverses the Dara-Daiuz, a grassy valley 7 miles broad, with hills rising from 500'to
7 () 0 ' above it, and still snow-topped. Its clayey bed is often swampy ; streams well out of
the hill side; it is cultivated here and there. Barometer 24 , 5' / (5,650').
P.M.
Track gradually ascends to pass out of
the valley
Summit of “Buhihan” hill known as
the Zaghe pass. The last 4< >0 yards of
the ascent is steep (j); barometer 23‘55"
(6,830'). Snow lay on its top.
By descent at first steep, but soon be-
cominggentle, descends the stony hill side.
Reach the foot of the hill ; barometer
24" (6,330') ; temperature 64° ; enters a
broad basin with a clayey bottom; poor
pasture.
A few mud huts built round a low hill
known asKala-i-HaidarKhanin theHuru
district. Haidar Khan, the headman of
the village, is the chief of Talwant tribe
of Lurs, numbering about 200 tents ; the
pastures of the Sagwand tribe extend to the other side of the Buluhan hill.
The hill to tile south of the basin is called Charlo Khiyia. Snow still lay on the hill sides
bordering the basin. Wheat averaged 2" in height only, showing the severity of the winter.
The road was said to be closed for general traffic for one month only during mid-winter,
and then for a few days only at a time. Mules and passengers could, it was said, pass even
then along it.
General Remarlcs. —The country between Khoramabad and Zaghe is treeless ; it produces
no firewood. Water, of excellent quality, is obtained from streams only, which are very
numerous. There is little cultivation, but the grazing is generally excellent.
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2-20
Zaghe
5,910').
('elevation
22
352