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'Report on the Preliminary Survey of the Route for the Central Persia Telegraph Line' [30r] (64/300)
The record is made up of 1 volume (146 folios). It was created in 1899. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Maibut to Yezd (Chappar).
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
(Chappar)
14th October 1898 ...
2
Yezd, 4,175 feet.
40
40
Left Maibut at 5-35 a. m. and went due east. End of Maibut gardens
6-20 a.m. and end of cultivation 6-30 a.m., when we pass through Bargeen.
Keeping along the top of a good firm ridge, we are opposite Roknabad, one
mile to the right, at 7-15 a.m., and reach Kalantar (Parsee village) at 7-30 a.m.
Bearing of road 132°—Sherkuh 174°. At 8-30 a.m., we see Hajiabad, a large
village two miles off, on the left, and at 9-35 a. m. reach Kerimabad, 15 miles,
with Aliabad close by. There is very good sweet water here. The road from
Kalantar to Kerimabad is excellent in every way. The sand knolls are left
well to the right, west, and the road keeps along a natural ridge, about 200
yards wide, of firm gravelly soil, which is so straight and level as to make one
imagine it is artificial. The bearing of the road at Keriraabad is 129°, the
Sherkuh 182° and the Parsee Dakhmeh 143°. At 9-40 a. m., we pass through
Hussanabad and see Hujatabad lying 2 miles to the right, west. 9-55 a. m.
brings us to Hosseinabad, distance 16 miles. Halted at Hosseinabad in a nice
white-washed Bala Khaneh with 3 rooms, belonging to a Haji and situated on
the north-east side of the village. The water here is slightly brackish. Left
Hosseinabad at 1-30 p. m. Bearing of Eeroozabad cypress 202°, Hujatabad 220°,
Sherkuh 184° and the Parsee Dakhmeh 149°. At 2-5 p. m., we pass between
the Parsee Dakhmeh and Ilabid, respectively three-quarters and half a mile on
left and right, and at 2-30 p. m. join the main road from Hujatabad at 4-482
miles from that place and 9-518 miles from Yezd. This is a perfect road
throughout, and is the one the line should take. As I was chapparing, ray
distances cannot be absolutely relied on, but I should say it is 37 miles from
Yezd to Maibut vid Bonderabad, and 40 miles back via Kalantar. The Chap-
par people charged for 40 and 43 miles, respectively.
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Report by William King Wood, Assistant Superintendent, Indo-European Telegraph Department. Printed at the Commissioner's Press, Karachi, 1899. The report is an investigation of proposed routes for the Central Persia Telegraph Line and is based on a journey undertaken by the author from Shiraz to Gwadur [Gwadar] between September 1898 and March 1899.
The report is divided into sections, as follows: Kashan to Yezd; Yezd to Kerman; Kerman to Bam; Bam to Regan; Regan to Pahra. Each section includes a description of the track followed, gazetteer, notes on sites for telegraphic offices, and a general summary. Additional descriptions are given for a number of alternative routes and routes investigated but considered unsuitable. At the rear of the volume are six appendices giving information on distances, costs, trade, water quality, and a glossary.
Folio 5 is a map of the route taken and the proposed telegraph line.
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- 1 volume (146 folios)
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At the front of the volume (folio 4) is a table of contents that refers to the original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 148; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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