'Report of Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh, Attaché to the Agent to the Governor General of India and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Khurasan and Sistan, on His Journey from Meshed to Quetta via Turbat-i-Haidari, Kain, Sistan, Kuh-i-Malik Siah and Nushki (7th April to 28th July 1898)' [‎18r] (40/156)

ON HIS JOURNEY FROM MESHED TO QUETTA, 1898.
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conical mound called the Tappa-i-Nadiri to Ruhat-i-Ehakistari, an old
caravan sarai situated at about five miles from the caravansarai of Turuk,
(d) At about the eighth mile the road leading towards Kala-i-Ulang, a
Kaia-i-uiang. small village, branches off to the left.
(e) Taking the road to the right we reached Kamarzard, a small village
J containing nbout ten families of Karais at
about the eleventh mile.
(/) Erom Kamarzard the road goes across an easy kotal to Mulkabad
, which contains about 50 families and is
situated at the seventeenth mile.
(#) About two miles beyond Mulkabad is Gumbad-i-daraz, a large village
of about 100 families situated at about
two miles from Sharifabad.
Gumbad-i-daraz.
Monday, 11th April 1898.
(19) Kafir Kala.
Distance, 15 miles.
Water, good.
Supplies procurable.
(a) There is a direct road from Mulkabad to Kafir Kala via Hasanabad
„ and the distance is about 16 miles,
Hasanabad, a village containing about
100 families and belonging to the shrine at Meshed, being situated about
half way.
(b) The road from Gumbad*i-daraz to Kafir Kala goes via Bairamabad or
Bairaunabad. by Shall laki.
(e) We went by Shah Taki, a village of 40 families, situated at about 9
T ,. miles from Gumbad-i-daraz. Prom Shah
Taki to Kafir Kala the distance is about
six miles.
{d) The road from Turuk to Sharifabad Rubat-i-Khakistari, Kamar-
E „.d fron, Tumb to S „.nM»d „d KuMt-i- Mulkabad and Gumbad-i-daraz be-
Khakistari, Kaniarzard, Mulkabad, and Guinbad-i- mg longer by UVe Or Six miles than tll6
daraz much better for camels and wheeled traffic ma i n ro ad fl’Om Turuk to Sharifabad is
than the direct main highway. j i ^ ,
^ not used by travellers except by camel-
men who find it much easier for their heavily laden animals.
With the exception of a small easy kotal between Kamarzard and Mulk
abad there is no pass, and the road is fit for wheeled traffic for all the distance
even at present. With a little expense it would make a much better cart-road
than the present direct road from Turuk to Sharifabad.
„ J u t ,, „,,,, , (e) The road between Mulkabad and
Road between Mulkabad and Kafir Kala Did -tt'' n' tt’ i • * tt ^ i ^ ^nu.
Hasauabad can be driven over. JAatir Kala via tlasanabad can also be
driven over with great ease.
(/) Kafir Kala contains about SOfnmilies of Barbaris (Hazara emi°Tants
K4fir Kala . from the Hazdrdjdt-Afghanistan) and
Khurasanis. The mud walls of the
village which is situated on a hillock are in ruins and neglected.
(g) A new village which contains about 25 families has recently been
Sadrdb£d built just below the hill on which Kafir
Kala stands. This new village belongs
to Mirza Sadra-Najd-us-Saltaneb, the present Chief Secretary to the Rukn-
ud-Dowleh, Governor-General of Khurasan and Sistan, after whom it is called
Sadrabad.
(h) The above villages are situated in the Sar-i-Jam Buluk of Meshed, a
Sar.i.jam (Buluk). fer ‘ ile distri °t "ith abundant supplies
and plenty of water.
The revenue of the Sar-i-Jam Buluk is tumans 3,400 in cash, 688 khar*
wars of grain (| wheat and J barley) and 675 kharwars of chopped straw.