'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [‎13r] (25/86)

9
ir Va ll*y —contd.
Route No. 2— contd.
From Karmanshah to Sar-i-Pul vid. Ilarunabad and Kifranr valley —contd.
No. of
slage.
yation. Water from
e reams, one of which
) Louses with some
i the high road from
i of the former of
of its height. Up a
'ood and passable to
J hill above Sar-ab-
striking the Siah.
n high hills covered
S’ Water plentiful
he vicinity of Chah
re also is a plentiful
ends gently on an
th-west direction,
es in places. At $
Gardanah Zowar,
h the hills 50 yards
outh, the hills to
>m bushes high up
ckabnl and east by
ross an irrigation
er plentiful from
>cky chain of hills,
at 5£ miles reach
dtion facing north
larunahad, which
with a clump of
Gaworra. Then
■ges from the hills
vhich com|)letely
trim Harsilla on
>ad winds a little,
« a road branches
d side, 10 houses,
id steeply up a
de to guns, cross
r hills. At 12|
ist avoided this
should go by this
ong the Haruna-
houses, no trees,
sable to all arras
the 4th on the
he foot of the
a caravansarai
i similar state,
sheep and goats,
except to the
Names of stages.
Distances, in
miles.
fnter-
mediate.
Total.
Bbmabks.
Chasitma Tano-
I-Jl/MAEK.
14*
59*
Leave Harunabad by the Karind road, pass
by a hillock with a ruined tower on its
summit and cross two streams, deep and swift,
I I H H each about 12 foet broad, with stone bridges.
Then leaving the Karind road go over the open plain in a south-west direction.
At * mile reach the river Ab-i-Karind, a swift and deep stream, 18 to 20 feet broad,
• between s^eep 15 feet banks, cross it by a ford with 14 inches of water in it, bed*
firm, gravelly banks, impassable to guns, then cross an irrigation stream on the further
bank by a wooden bridge. On over the plain. At 1* miles the river touches the
right side of the road. At 3* miles commence an ascent up a dry and stony watercourse,
between hills covered with scrub jungle. The latter part of the ascent is over rocks and*
impassable to guns. At 4 miles reach its summit, elevation 4,9tf0 feet, descend gently,
and cross a valley, then up a steep and rocky hillside, amongst dwarf oak trees, which are
larger the further one proceeds. At 5* miles reach the summit, elevation 5,410 feet, and
descend by a stony track down a watercourse into the Tirao valley, or rather plateau, a
broad and level expanse of grass with a stream flowing down it, which is reached at 6* miles;
a road branches off north-west to Khusruabad. At 7 miles up a dry watercourse throuo-h
forest, road stony. At 7* miles cross a hill summit, elevation 5,430 feet, and another'at
7*, elevation 5,455 feet. Then down an easy descent and across the plain of Saihas, well
wooded. Then on through forest. At 9* miles a road joins in on the left from Wifraur.
Direction now nearly east up a dry watercourse and on to open ground with a small sprint at
10* miles. At 11* cross the <iardanah Dar-Badam. Elevation 5,920 feet. A range of steep
hills on the left, then descend gently down a valley, direction north-east by east passing some
cultivation, a camp and a stream at 11* miles. At 14* miles reach a small spring ^n the
valley now about f miles broad and halt. Koad a mountain track impassable to field guns, good
grazing en route. Troops can camp anywhere in the vicinity, firewood plentiful from the
hills, and a fair supply of water from the spring and others in the viciuity. Elevation 5,330
feet. A road from here to Karind rid Tang-Israailu.
Shik-a-Chiah
12 *
71*
Leave the spring and go west down the valley
and cross a small stream. At * mile enter the
Tang-i-Jumark, 200 yards in width, across which
are the traces of an old wall. Direction now south.
The pass then opens out to 400 yards in width and at 1| miles leave it and round the hills
on the right. Direction then north-west by west along the Gouar Valley. At 2 miles a
• road branches off on the left crossing over the Kaluja range bordering it in that direction
by the Gardanah Amrula. On down the Gouar Valley—the road descending slightly the
whole time—a broad level and fertile valley covered with good grazing and closed in
by well wooded mountain ranges. At 3f miles direction west. At 4f miles commence
a steeper descent for about 400 feet passing a good spring, and then a ruined sarai on
the left, road winds slightly amongst trees'and passes over boulders and loose stones. At
fi* miles cross a stream, another one is on our left, road then winds on down the valley
descending slightly amongst trees and up and down over low undulations crossing the stream
again at 7 miles. At 9 miles Kaehal, a high and precipitous mountain, is about * mile off on our
left. The width of the valley, which varies, averages about 2 miles. At 10$ miles cross a
stream. Road good going except at intervals where covered with loose stones. At 12* miles
halt by the right bank of the stream.
Road good except from 4$ to 6* miles where it is narrow and stony in places. In its
present state it is impassable to guns.
A good open level camping ground for troops but stony. Grazing plentiful, firewood
from the surrounding forest and water plentiful from the stream, The place derives its name
from a cluster of low hills close by which fill up the north side of the valley. Elevation 4,217
feet.