'Report on the Preliminary Survey of the Route for the Central Persia Telegraph Line' [‎109v] (223/300)

200
Herneh to Dozab.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
2nd January 1899
3
Dozab, 4,740 feet.
2F84
75-03
The road proceeds down a sandy valley some 4 to 5 miles wide, with the
Herneh hills on the left, or west, and low hills on the right, the direction being
north-north-east. The road bifurcates at the 3rd mile, the main track going
to the left to Manzilab, while we keep straight on. At 5*60 miles, we get our
first view of Kuh Katcha, hearing 51°. We entered a dry nullah at 7 00, and
follow it, the valley at B’SO being about 2 miles broad, with Kuh Manzilab,
30d°, to our left and Kuh Haiyad Khan, 98°, to our right. The torrent bed is
left at 10'70, and we enter the large sandy plain of Dozab, and continue over
it with a bearing of 21° for the next miles, viz., to 19 miles, when the track
is obliterated and we change onr course to a point or two west of north. We are
going towards a range of low black hills which hound the Dozab plain on the
north. Skirting these lulls for a mile, we arrive at Dozab spring, of almost
sweet water, in a jungle of tamarisk hushes at 2D81 miles. For part of this
distance, we have been on the main road from Siestan to Bampur, which is a
fairly well beaten track some 18 inches to 2 feet broad. The stage is open to
wheeled traffic throughout. Although there is no actual road, the plain, being
level and sandy, otter’s no obstacle. There were two teuts at Dozdab spring and
two or three more in the valley,
Dozab to Malik Seaii Kvn.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Mil 3s.
Total
Miles.
3rd January 1899.
4
Malik Senh Kuh
3,125 feet.
28-40
103-43
The track gradually ascends, skirting a low range of black hills on the
right, or east, and keeps north-north-west for the first 2J miles, when it enters
some low hills. A ridge is reached at 3£ miles, and a descent made down a
valley, about a mile broad, for a mile, when we again ascend and reach the
watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. , 5,910 feet, at 7‘50 miles, From this point, the road can be seen for
the next 6^ miles keeping in the centre of a valley about a mile broad.
Gradually descending, we reach the lowest point of the valley at 10 60 miles,
when we cross the Mian Bazar nullah, which bears off 80° and which flows
due east through the Lar mountains, or at right angles to our road. We again
ascend, and at 14T0 miles reach a second watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. , and almost instantly
enter the Shemadar torrent bed, with high precipitous rocky mountains on
either side, in some places the breadth being only 40 to 50 yards. During rain,
this must he impassable for three or four nays. At 15'30 miles, the track from
Nasratabad (Kerman) via Pepeelee joins in on the left, or west. A spring of
sweet water, known as Chashmeh Bhemadar, was reached at 17 50 miles, and
after this the nullah again became very narrow with sheer rock on both sides.
At 20 miles, we leave the Shemndar torrent bed, which bears 81°, while we go
on over a plain hearing 5°. This torrent finally goes down to Malik Kobat,
7 miles distant. Continuing over undulating ground, the mountains recede to
a mile distant on either side. At 23 35 miles, the road from Bobat joins in
on the right. We enter the Malik Seah Kuh torrent, bed at 24 miles, and
keeping down this we swing round the west base pf that hill, reaching the