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Route No. 2— contd.
From Karmanshah to Sar-i-Pul via, Harunabad and Kifraur valley —contd.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distahces, m
MILES.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remarks.
Kifbattb.
9o
81
Road good but covered with loose stones for 1
mile after leaving camp. Direction north-west.
At 2a miles pass heaps of large stones lying in
- , , , ,, , , t rowsan d heaps, said to be the remains of Zoroastrian
forts and houses, cross the stream, banks easy, bed stony, a few inches of water. Pass
^water-mills and a few huts m the valley. It now widens out, and the low hills fall away
At 4 mdesthe elevation is 3 878 feet. A road branches off half left over the hills on that side
to Gilan distant 15 miles. On down the valley, grazing good earlier in the year but now
withered up, pass a few tents oi Ihyats. At 6 miles pass more ancient remains. The vallev is
now almost bare of trees except for the slopes of the hills to the south. The road follows the
left bank of the stream down the centre of the valley, which is about 4 miles in width At
^ Sm S Camp rL° f Tl ^ atS l ^' Cen £? rass about and numerous springs Th
Kuh Karmd is visible north over the range bounding the valley. Leave the r,wl af oi
miles and camp. Elevation 3,600 feet. y 1 o l at
Road good and passable to all arms thromrhout. An excellent j e
a large force, (20,000 men), good grazing. Water plentiful and firewood 2 miles ffF the
south. There are the remains of an ancient fort close by and also traces of a town.
Kala Shahin
13
94
Route north-west down the left bank of the
stream, pass a hillock with remains of an ancient
tort on the right of the road, which is good,
large trees on the .tie oi « haiook on the bft Slw 1
3,/39 feet. Direction now north-west by west, descend for 600 or Voo L +1 , I I , va i° n
cross a stream coming from Tirao, cross a nSow and at miles
cultivation and at about 6J mUes cross over a hill! ^y with a few trees and some
From Native information.
After a great descent, a valley is reached in the Garmsir The r,WI ,
runs over the valley and at 13 miles reaches Kala Shahin, a small village! Water 18 g00<3 ’
Road on down a valley is good. »Lu»g«. »vater.
Sab-i-Pul
Not from Native information.
99
At 4f miles cross the Holwan river by a bridge
(masonry), l arch, and at 5 miles reach Sar-i-Pul
A village of about 50 houses with some trees
the Hoi™, river. It i. a frontier town, end ‘rfinlff ba ”'; °‘
tillery in a small stone fort (antiquated). The remains of the ancient citv of and a - r ‘
the vicinity. Troops can camp near the river. This nlice Hoi wan are in
Baghdad road and is 132 miles from the latter place. P ' the mam Karmanshal1 '
From Kifraur to Sar-i-Pul vid Dehyra.
sahle^to'guner alte ™ at ^ 70 r0Q ^ to the Latter part of the above and is also eaid to he impas-
For first two miles after leaving Kifranr the road is the same as In the above route.
From Karat*
No. of
stage.
Names
Road then <
get higher and
time, reaches th
I Sae-i-I
Authority anc
No. of
stage.
Names
1
Hasan
2
Sangh
Authority am
No. of
stage.
Names
Razlai
Kamia: