File 2976/1916 Pt 1 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph and road' [‎202r] (107/452)

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I construction, followed by very rough’comparative estimates ol cost t0 rMd
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^square ^ sheet 17F) and a detour to the east near Shila Haidar (square D sh^t-
^O) to ayoid the KaYir whieh is impassable for several days after ram and
extends much further east than shown on the map, for which reasons Ilso Thave
chosen a route to the east v,d the Chashma-i-Sufid pass (square of nPt in
(s r qu e a r r e e n | e o t f 0 .7P). deSC " bed ln the route book the Cfcah-T-Chafut pass
the su" effs'compfeuf nCeS ^ 0n ' y a PP r0!i!mate and wil > he corrected, when
The gradients along this route are very easy the whole way.
n^° m i,? an Q ar w baS tber , e 'f an lm P erc eptible rise for 62 miles to the Guhra
pass he,ght 2,800) (square f sheet 25A) thence a descent for 3 miles to Guhra
height 2,600 From Guhra, there is a gradual rise for ,8 miles to the Gudar-l’
Charg pass, height 3,700 (square * sheet 2 S A) whence there is a gradual descent
for ts miles, through the 4 miles of the Tang-i-Zagh gorge and thence over open
plains to Sa adatabad (height 2,800) (square ~ sheet 17P). ^
From Sa’adatabad to the Chasma-i-Sufid pass, height 6,000 (square ? sheet
17P), is a gradual rise for 72 miles, whence the ground descends imperceptibly
over an open plain for 56 miles to Saidabad, height 5,500 (square ? sheet 17O)/
From Saidabad, there is an easy rise for 37 miles to the Khan-i-Surkh pass
height 8,500 (square $ sheet 24C), whence the ground descends for 33 miles to
Kiia Mashiz height 6,700 (square ° sheet 24C), followed by an easy ascent of
12 miles to the Gudar-i-Dukhtar pass, height 7,400. The ground then descends
for 8 miles to the Kerman plain, height 5,800, whence it is almost level for 2?
miles till Kerman is reached, height 5,700. J
This route therefore crosses only 4 passes, all of which are very ’ open and
easy, offering no obstruction except the descent on the north from the Guhra
pass for half a mile, and ascent to the Khan-i-Surkh pass from the west for
half a mile.
The chief obstructions of this route are:—
(a) The Tang-i-Zagh (square £ sheet 25A) consisting of four miles of 'I
narrow gorge with almost precipitous rock sides. The rock is not
liable to landslides and a road made through the gorge will not
therefore require clearing, when once constructed, as will be the
case of any road made through the Tang-i-Zindan on route 143.
(£) Three miles of rock cutting along the river bank near Ab-i-Shirini
(square f sheet 25A).
(^) One and a half miles of rock cutting to the north of Guhra pass
(square f sheet 25A).
(d) Two miles of rock cutting at Kalakun (square ^ sheet 25A).
(e) Seven miles of rock cutting along the Tang-i-Niza (square £ sheet
«7 p )-
(/) Half a mile of rock cutting on the western ascent of the Khan-i-
Surkh pass (square f sheet 24C).
(£) Six miles of deep shifting sand, *>., five miles near Bandar Abbas and
one mile near Kerman.