'Report on the Preliminary Survey of the Route for the Central Persia Telegraph Line' [‎43v] (91/300)

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Persian Telegraph line makes straight across the sandy plain to Sar-i-Yezd,
which is here visible, while the road keeps on firmer ground to the left. Maz-
reh Vazeer, some walled enclosures, is passed to our immediate right at 12 03
miles. This is a new place, but the water having dried up, it is uninhabited at
present. Sar-i-Yezd, with its caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). and Chappar Khaneh, is reached at
13-21 miles.
The road is excellent and open to wheels throughout.
Sab-i-Yezd to GiRD-Kun.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
19th October 1898
3
Gird-Kuh, 4,777 feet...
1701
39-56
After going for ’SS miles in a south-south-easterly direction, the road
bifurcates, the Caravan and Post road to Zain-ed-Deeu keeping the above
direction, while we turn due east and keep this bearing for three-fourths of a mile,
when we go east-south-east across a large firm gravelly plain. The cultivation
of Sar-i-Yezd ends at '530 miles, while at *725 miles the Persian Telegraph line
crosses the road, bearing 137° and goes up to join the main route at Zain-ed-
Deen. The Post road cm practically be seeu throughout our march, nestling
the mountains 6 miles off on our right or south-west. At *985, a track strikes
od to the left east, leading to a range of low hills, and at 1-563 miles the road
from. Harufteh to Zain-ed-Daen crosses oun. From this point, there is
absolutely no thing to note—not a knoll, an undulation or even a torrent bed
to mar the “ even tenor of our way ”—till 7’21 miles is reached, at which point
the Mazreh Shur and 2 or 3 small nameless hamlets are seen 6 miles off to our
right. These himlets are said to be occupied by “ Shams,” a mountain race.
The road from Harufteh to Gird-Kuh joins in at 7’40 on the left,and a quarter
of a mile further on a line of slightly brackish water kanats is passed. Again for
a stretch of J miles, we continue over an excellent road, graduallv ascending,
with nothing to note till the Faraj road joins in on the left at 1P775 miles. The
only village passed en route, Mazreh Ali ITeza Khan, lying 50 yards to our right,
is reached at 15-05 miles. It has a stream of delicious water. A few yards
further on, we reach the col connecting the solitary Gird-Kuh with the main
Surkhui range. The distance between them is 400 yards. At 16-81, we pass
the ‘ K tleh ’ ^of Gird-Kuh ou the left, while the Gird-Kuh is some 600 yards to
our right. We camped on the bank of a stream on the eastern extremity of
the village. The going throughout was excellent.
Gird-Kuii to Banderoon.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
20th October 1898
4
Banderoon, 4,826 feet.
14-62
64-18
On quitting Gird-Kuh, the road at first goes in an easterly direction, very
gradually ascending, anl hugging the Gird-Kuh swings gently round its north
eastern base in a south-easterly direction, which in time changes to south-
south-east. A line
with nothing to not(
the road from the (
present, but it is ant
and water lead dowt
right, the road rum
stretches to the left.
9’52 miles, and the i
right, with an interv
efflorescence, while <
point, turns into a ‘
can be seen bearing
anrl O ood, with a stri
ain good. A line
while a second line i
of seven villages, is
Our tents were pitch
further on, but as I
gardens, we changed
The road is goot
nullah, torrent bed o
Date.
21st October 1898
Onr path strikes
Kermanshahan, whic
Tne ascent is very
“ booteh.” At 2-12
ke -ping on the same
We pass Kermanshal
Persian Telegraph J
on we again join tl
Sar-i-Yezd to avoid t
Our direction is now
times stony road, wft
enter a low spur of r
west, at 8"96 miles,
higher than our cam
an excellent road, be:
swing round to the s(
Shems caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). a
proceeding to Anar, :
continue over an arid
to the caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). o
Water as well as sup
part of the next stag
Date.
22nd October 1S98