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the left to Sagoch, a small hamlet some 3 miles off, which we note at 8-79 miles.
A stream of good water also comes down from Sagoch, which touches our road
at 7 50 miles. The 11th mile brings us to a small dry torrent bed, and we
keep up this. The ground is good and flat on both sides. At 12 miles, a row
of trees is seen on the left and just beyond the small mud hamlet of Zainalalnid
is reached. The road is open to wheeled traffic throughout, but is Very stony
at times.
Zainalabad to Neybeed.
Date.
No. of
Miles.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
•»* ^
22nd November 1898 ...
3
Neybeed, 7,870 feet...
18*93
51-28
Gradually ascending an ever-narrowing valley with the Jupar range still
on the right and the Sufah range on the left, the road continues in a south
easterly direction and is a little stony. At T35 miles, we see the hamlet of
Kereemabad lying 1J miles to the right, or south-west, and 2*70 miles brings
us to the stone caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). known as Hawz-i-Mahmud on the right, while
opposite to it, on the left, the village of Arababad is noticed, 2 miles off. A
small stream of sweet water comes down from Arababad to the tank at
Hawz-i-Mahmud, and it is said the water is turned on every Friday, The
tank was full w r ken we were here. The road is now excellent. The end of the
Jupar range is reached at the 5th mile, and at 8T0 miles the Kuh-i-Seneh-
Jevanan starts, 500 yards to our right. Tne watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. dividing the Kerman
and Bam drainage is reached at 10'725, and is 8,450 feet. The valley is 3
miles wide on the left and 1 mile on the right here, and is open and level.
Near here, also, the Goak road branches off to the left. We now make a
gradual descent over undulating ground on a good firm road, and reach the end
of the Kuh-Seneh-Jevanan at 12*57 miles—a conspicuous landmark, this
redish hill. I think it is also known as Kuh-i-Surkh. The valley now widens
out to 8 miles, and is dotted with small knolls. Continuing over an excellent
road, we reach the brick caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). of Neybeed lying in the open valley.
The road is never blocked, and as the valley is wide and open, it appears a
most suitable route. It is open to wheeled traffic.
Neybeed to Khan Khatun.
Date.
No. of
Miles.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
23rd November 1898.
4
Khan Khatun, 5,946 feet.
23*82
7510
As this was said to be a long and trying march, and as I knew there
would be no villages to note e/i route, I sent on tiie wheelmen over night, and
estimated the intermediate distances by my pony’s pace. Steadily descending
the open valley in a south-easterly direction, the road was excellent for the
first 3*75 miles, when it became stony and entered some low sandstone hills.
These sandstone hills gave place to rolling hills at 9*50 miles. At 11*75, a
dry torrent bed was crossed. The bed is some 200 yards broad at the road, but
is quite shallow. The banks are firm. The 16th mile brings us to a second