'Report on the Preliminary Survey of the Route for the Central Persia Telegraph Line' [‎102r] (208/300)

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Ladis (Bangan) to Gezan Bazmaneh.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
26th December 1898.
Gezan Bazmanee,
6,070 feet.
1
20-80
20-80
left wero tall grass and tamarisk. Entering the ‘dry bed of tlm tLSH"
9 lt -\ a ” am at 181 fc ° Cross a Secoud drv nullah extending from
2 to 2 40 miles, known as the Dwodar, draiiumr into the Ladis. We were now
in a valley some 5 miles wide with the Ladis lulls on the right and the Dwodar
hills on the left, and, ascending it, pass the ruined fort of Dezuk at the top
of a rock at 4 bO mile?, some half a mile to our left. The hills on the rmht
are here known as Kuh-i-Shur, whilst those on the left are called Dezuk Kuh.
Gradually ascending the valley, which has much grass and tamarisk a
brackish spring is passed at 5 miles and a sweet water one at 5-15, both 10 vards
to the left. The brackish water is crossed at 5’80 miles, and at 6 40 the "rass
and reeds end, and the tamarisk at 7 10 miles gives pl.ice to an open cravellv
plain about 3J to 4 miles wide, sparsely covered with botch. Om direction is
now due west. A line of old Kanats is passed at 7 - 60 miles. The valley
narrows to 1J miles at 9 90, the Kuh-i-Shur on the right giving place to
the Kuh-i-Poozeh. Continuing up the valley, which gradually widens to 2 miles
again, Kuh Chah Deraz is seen straight in front, bearing 273° at 12 , 50 miles
while at 13-50 miles the track touches the hills on the left, and a few yards
further on these hills give place to a high range, Kuh-i-Anjereh. Also, at this
point, 13 75 miles, the Kuh-i-Shur on the right is replaced by Kuh-i-Kagezek,
a reddish, coloured range. At 14 miles, some old dry Kanats are passed on the
right, while at the 16th mile we are opposite the sharp peak of Anjereh, 197°.
4Ve get a glimpse of the rocky precipitous snow capped Shah Savaran at
19-50 miles, bearing 202°. The ruined Kaleh of Junabad lies half a mile to
the right at 19-80 miles, and we here keep in a torrent bed, and at 20 50 miles
the track touches the hills on the right. A few yards further on, we reach
the dry well and halt by a clump of tamarisk hushes, known as Gezan
Bazmanee,
Gez Bazmanee to Camp.
Date.
No. of
Intermediate
Total
March.
Miles.
Miles.
December 1898.
2
Camp, 5,400 feet.
10-45
31-25
We continue up yesterday’s valley in a direction but little north of West
till 2 55 miles, when we pass* the Cbah-i-Massarro, which was dry, but which
generally contains sweet water. This is a good camping ground with plenty
of fuel and grazing. We now take a W.-N.-W. direction up the valley, which
gradually narrows to 2 miles with the Kuh Chah Deraz on the left and the
Shah Kuhi on the right. Chah Deraz, a well with a sprinkling of sweet water,
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