File 2976/1916 Pt 1 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph and road' [‎203v] (110/452)

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1 examined alternative alignments (or this route as follows
(a) From Bandar Abbas to Shamil via Jallabi (square « sheet 25A),
W “This route is more direct but is to be avoided, as the ground^ ,s
lower and becomes muddy after rain, bes.des which the Jamugh
river to the east of Jallabi becomes impassable for some days
after rain as the bed J is muddy and full of quicksands, whilst the
?wo bmnihes of this river, which are crossed on the route selected,
have stony bottoms and are always passable.
(b) From Khushka (square ? sheet 25A) to Rahdar (square | sheet
^ acE) vid Nian and the Gudar-i-Nivergu pass (square ^ sheet
a^E). This route is much more difficult than the crossing of the
range further south by the Gudar-i-Surkh pass.
(c) From Bandar Abbas along route 139 vid Jallabi and Minab (square f
^ sheet 2 sE) to Manujan, (square ? sheet 25E), th ence to Khanu
(square ? sheet 25E), rejoining the route selected at the Chasnma*
i-Duzdan (square y sheet 24E).
I examined this route in order to try and avoid the Gudar-i-Surkh
and Gudar-i-Shuran passes by skirting the range of hills to the south
at Minab. I went along the whole of the route, except the
portion from Khanu to the Chasma-i-Duzdan but rejected it, as it
is not only much longer than the route selected vtd the Gudar-i-
Surkh but as stated in the explanation of alternative alignment
(w), the route vid jallabi becomes muddy after rain, besides which
the 17 miles between Minab and Birinti lie t roug a river
gorge with steep sides, along which a road would have to be
taken above Hood level, for practically the whole distance, neces
sitating at least 15 miles of heavy rock cutting.
(J) From Sarvistan (square ? sheet 24G) to Kerman sm Takud
' (square ? sheet 24 G), along the telegraph line This route s
11 miles shorter than the route Bahrainjird, but wil e qui
as expensive to construct, as there is a large amount 0 r0 e *j
ground between Tahrud and Nabid and for several miles beyond
Mahun (square | sheet 24F). The pass 10 miles N. ' 0
Nabid height 8,600 also is about 800 feet higher than the u
Pass (square ® sheet 24G) on the route selected, which is only
7,800 and the road has no habitations, except two caravanserais,
and one small village, for over 55 miles from Tahrud to Mahun.
(e) From Rayin (square f sheet 24G) to Kerman via the Hanaka Pass
(square f sheet 24G).
This route is practically the same length as that chosen vid Bahramjird and
has the disadvantage of crossing the high Hanaka Pass, height 8,700 feet, whicn
is sometimes closed by snow during the winter months.
Obstacles along the route.
(a) The crossing of the Shur river (square ® sheet 25A) and the Jamugh
river (square J sheet 25A).
(b) The Gudar-i-Surkh Pass (square § sheet 25E) to which the approach
from the west along a gorge, requiring 3 miles of rock cutting.
The descent on the east is easy.
(<r) The Gudar-i-Shuran Pass (square § sheet 25E) with a very bad
approach from the south for six miles, requiring 4 miles of rock
cutting; the descent on the north is easy.