File 1187/1914 Pt 3 ‘Persia: British interests in the South. The Bakhtiari [Lynch] road from Ahwaz to Ispahan’ [‎116r] (228/249)

DESCPIFTION OF THF MOR I TAiKH SITE FOP A HIlL STATION
IN THE MANGASHT BARGE*
POSITION. 10 E sq D 2, 2 miles tc the Ea*t of the final
A i^ Zan^ina. A ridP’e running N. r . and S. E. An off shot
of the wain Manp^eht rencr^. The F. T . end ie known as the
Knh 1 Gur/y and the S. E* end as the Knb I Howelli.
Height. The crest of the ridge varies from 8400 to 7200. The mean
height of the site for the station would be 7500 ft.
The N.W. face of the ridge is precipitous, but on the S.B.
side, the ground after falling steeply for 400 to 600 ft.
slopes away at a gentle angle for half a mile to a mile and
a half, thus forming a gently sloping and undulating terrace
of about two souare ^iles in area at a mean height of 7500
feet.
Future De- As stated above the Mor. I Talkh ridge is connected with the
Yelopment• ffiaggif of the Hangasht and the possibilities of future
development are practically unlimited ( The Mangasht range
stretches to within a few miles of Shiraz).
From six perennial springs giving an aggregate discharge of
Water. 12,000 gallons per 24 hours. There is obviously a big
catchment area which in all probability could be relied to
furnish a very much larger volume of water if tapped at
other points. Supply could be further augmented by digging
pits and filling them with snow in the spring. On the
Northern face of the hill snow was lying in patches at
7000 ( June 25th).
Temperature.
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June 24th Minimum at 3 A.M. 50 F.
Maximum 2 F.M. 80 F.
Grazing. Covered with turf in patches and the rest of the ground
with the sweet aromatic herbs for which the Bakhtian
aileq is noted. The general aspect is fresh and green
and is said to remain so the whole summer.
Supplies. Fuel in plenty from the surrounding hills but none nearer
than within half a mile*
Sheep, milk, butter, ghee, cheese and honey in abundance.
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