'Report on the Preliminary Survey of the Route for the Central Persia Telegraph Line' [‎110v] (225/300)

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Reeg-i-Shelag to Seah Hauz.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
7th January 1899.
7
Seah Flauz,
1,690 feet.
17 38
14024
From our camp cn the verge of the tasraz, we continued in a north-north
easterly direction over Kavir and Pat to 3*9 miles, when we came to the ri-ht
bank ot the Shalag river, which was some 430 to 300 yards wide, with pods
ot salty water. Wetollowed the right bank of the river for three-fourths of a mile
when we crossed it, the width being *32 miles at this point, with shelving sandy
banks. Piie track now takes a direction 13° east of north and is over Pat and
Ivavir. At 7*10 miles, or 2’25 miles from the river, we pass some Gombaz in
rums. ! he guide said these were habitations, but I think they must have
been tomos. Continuing over Kavir and Pat, we pass Gird-i-Chah half a
mile to the east at 16 miles, and at 17-38 miles halt at Seah Hauz, where there
are a pond and well of brackish water. The ground is sparsely coverd with meez
and tamarisk. 1J miles to the east-south-east (103 8 ) are the‘ruins of Hamrud.
ihe A alar shown in the map is now buried in sand.
Seah IIaitz to Assak Ciiah.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
8th January 1899.
8
Assak Chah,
19*43
159*67
1,700 feet.
. We took a d,ie northerly direction over Kavir and lb t, and at 3 miles
notice a mound about a mile to the left, while at 4-25 miles we loin
the main road from fciestan to Regan via Nasratabad, and chan ire our hear
ing to north-north-east. The mound of Hak is passed at 5-50 miles, 400 yards
to our east, and we reach the Lashgeran wells at 6*70 miles, some of Which
conram brackish water. Tins is evidently a halting place. The Gombaz-i-
MisUie, ruined tombs, are passed at 9-30 miles about a mile to the west. Th^re
are two of these sun-dried brick, domed, tombs standing. Continuing over
alternate Kavir and Pat, which during wet weather would be practically
impassable, we pass the ruined Kaleh of Kundar at 12*60 miles, 50 yards to
our lejt, west. We here make a sudden dip of some 5 feet on to hard Pat
which is evidently subject to nnnflal inundation, and changing our direction
to north-east bear for Hauzdar, which ruined village we pass at 17 miles, and
taking a bearing of 10° we go across country to Assak Chah, where there are
a number oi wells, 3 or 4 with brackish and putrid water, where the shepherds
water their flocks. We halt on a hard Pat plain. During dry weather, there
is nothing to prevent wheels from traversing this Kavir rdam, but during the
wet season the Kavir portions would prove very trying, if not impassable.^
Assak Chah to Warmal.
Dat»
9th January 1899.
No. of
March.
9
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Warmal, 1,710 ft.
f 1-83
Total
Miles.
171-50