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Bofte Ho. Ill— confd.
district, 450 houses, 2,250 inhabitant^. Supplies of all kinds
plentiful. 'W ater from 3 qanats, 2 of which go to Fehraj ; one
is sweet only. Fuel scarce from gardens. Transport 300
donkeys and 400 camels. Caravansami and chaparkhdrieh.
12 YAZD .. .. 22im. General direction N.-
W. At 11 miles village
218} m. Mazra’eh Vazir with
some walled enclosures on the immediate left. At 2|- miles
through village of Zainabad, 2 houses and a kaleh; 12 people ;
1 qanat of sweet water: supplies Cross a stream of sweet
water. At 5} miles a track comes in from the right rear from
Rarifteh, said to be 4 miles distant, and a little further on the
village of Takiabad is passed 600 yards on the right, 7 houses,
23 people, 1 qandt of sweet water, limited supplies. At 8} miles
pass the ab-ambar of Reza, 200 yards on the left, and at 0}
miles a track from the ab-ambar joins. The road here is slightly
descending and excellent, over gravel. At 121 miles a ruined
mill on the Mehriz road is passed, half mile on the left, and,
a short distance further on, a line.of qandt-s crosses the road.
At 12} miles disused mill on the left of the road, and just outside
Muhammad bd, at 13J miles, astream of sv/eet water is crossed.
Muhammadabad 400 houses, of which 12 are owned by Parsees;
2,000 inhabitants. Two caravansarais. Supplies good. Water
very good and plentiful from 2 qandts, one of which runs to
Daulatabad. Transport 300 donkeys, 60 camels and a few mules.
Here the road from Mehriz comes in from the left rear. Imme
diately on the N. side of Muhammadabad a stream of clear
sweet water is crossed, and at 14 miles a ruined camvansarai,
marking the limit of the village, is passed on the left. On
the right cultivation and on the left a 4-mile gravel plain
stretches to the foot of the mountains. At 5} miles village
of Mazra’eh Saiyid MIrza, 1 mile to E., 10 houses, 30 people,
1 qandt of brackish water and limited supplies. At 16} miles
pass through village of Rahmatabad ; 200 houses, 600 people,
1 qandt of sweet water and supplies in abundance. At 17}
miles village of Najaf Lbnd with its extensive cultivation is
traversed, 20 houses, 40 people, 1 qanat of sweet water and
supplies in fair quantities. Road throughout this stage excel
lent and open to wheeled traffic. For full details s .ee Gazet-
teer.