'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [‎29v] (58/86)

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Route No. M—contd.
irom Sar-i-Pul-i-Zohab to Kvt-l-Amara via Kifraur, Child and Asmanabad
valleys, Dehbala and Ckamba valley —contd.
Distances, int
miles.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rbmabks.
for a few hundred yards, by following the track which branches off to the right from the halt in*
place. I here are a couple of places between 4f and 6{- miles where a little spade work woull
be necessary on account of the narrowness of the track.
An extensive valley at the foot of Manisht Kuh. Thei’e is room for a large force to
camp. Good grazing. Water plentiful, and firewood from the hills. Roads run from here
to Mendah and to Xarmanshah, distant 96 miles. Elevation 4,400 feet. The place is the
summer quarter of the Wali of Pusht Kuh, Chief of the Faili Lurs.
9
Chahba valley
m
88*
Leave Dehbala by a good broad track running
down the valley. At 1| miles a track branches off
on the left to Marbera. At 2 miles cross a low
. , . t > ridge, the river on the right and a hill on its
turtnei bank, a good defensive position to protect the valley against an advance up the river
irom the sonth, descend gently and cross the river, about 16' broad, easy banks, 16'' of water,
and enter hills. The road now runs down the right bank of the river between high hills,
covered with loose shale ; the hills are wooded. At 3* miles cross the river, cross and
recross it in the next quarter mile, ascend over a low spur on its left bank by a steep track
mar e m (ho hillside and revetted with brushwood. At 4* miles descend, cross the river and
rA i 4 8Cend "P* " arrow valley. At 5^ miles cross a low saddle and wind down round the side
• uf! iU n° Q J, i e ,V in L° a valle . v and S° down it. At 6* miles a track branches off on the
right towards Mendah. The road descends steadily, passes through some broken ground and
over a small col down into a dry watercourse, passing a small spring at 7* miles. On over
am amnno*er 1/-,,.. LJllo . or o .1 j i ,, , . r . .
and amongst low hills; at 8 miles descend and go through a rocky defile 5' broad between low
hills forming a ridge, the track winds about in every direction, a
• ,1 , , —o-- , * ‘ucvcij uixcuuuu, and owing to sudden descents
mi • u Gi • ,, m 3 2 *° d ^ over smooth rocks, it is difficult for horses and laden animals.
118 (e i ri C f! l ^ ar 'l a, ’ a l 1 'l'Khornuk. At 8f miles pass through another ridge by a
narrow dehle. ^ At 9* miles go down a dry watercourse over loose stones between two high
n ges. t . . 2 miles pass a small spring of good w r ater and some bushes close bv. At 9r
miles emerge from the ravine over some shelves of rock, and ascend over the hills on the left.
i r 7 all f y 18 v i slb,e be,ow - Tbt>n down a slope. The river appears through the
hills on the left whereat there are at least two waferfulls of some height. There is said to
be a difficult foot-path somewhere near its couree which runs up it to Dehbala. At KH miles
commence a steeper descent down the hills on the left, the road winding round in that
direction towards the river. I he last * mile of the descent is along a hillside formed of
loose shale at a steep angle. The road is held up to a great extent by a brushwood revetment.
At li miles rrach the river which comes through an opening in the hills 100 yards to the
nil' u S n , rive . 1 > ? n , easy cr0bsin - of s;in,e dimensions as the first one and go down the
Phi 1 ’ a e T ^ ds left bank. Cultivation and lliyat camps visible in the distance in
the valley. At 11* miles halt.
Road good to low col at 7 miles and bad for the remaining 4* miles. On account of
na ” < i™ S Jf P^es and sudden abrupt descents for a few feet, it is impassable to
. <n, V or ’ mde s ; but were it blasted in about 20 different places, each of less
extent than o yards in length, it would be a good road for pack animals.
W-ito 100 P s (an ca ™P anywhere about the valley, where there are stretches of level ground,
water and firewood plentiful, grazing good.
10
Cheni-Malik
171
106
Leave the Ohamba valley, ascend over a low hill
and descend and cross a dry watercourse coming
down a valley from the hills on the left for about
a j , i ., , . 3 miles, ascend by a good road over wooded hills,
txali 1 1C10ss 7n eir * eve l summits, a road here joins in on the left, coming down the
f ‘ 71, 1 16 dry 'vatercourse just crossed. On down a gentle descent, on the side of the hills
0 ’ a v alley on the right. At 2* miles cross a small watercourse, dry except for
Fro m Sar-i-Pti l- i- Zoh
valleys.
pools. At 2* pass a small bw
into the level Neyaz valley, ele
side and cross a stream at 4 n
a masonry ruin on the right
left bank till 5* miles, when
again. There is no more f
brackish water at a distance
through a gap in the hills. r .
ruined building on the right <
the right to Mendali, distant
in a south-south-east directioi
\ to 1 mile of the range on
now and then into hollows do
pass a nomad camp of a f
is probably a spring of water
The plain or valley exten
grass. The hills south of
amount of small stunted ones,
off. near the foot of the hills 1
a road joins in from the hills i
Kuh-i-Sultan. Road now o
emerges on to a lower valley j
The water is slightly bracki
and cross the same stream cc
*nd halt.
Road bad and impassable
remainder good and passable
Troops can camp on eitbe
small springs on tbe right
should be dammed up and cc
drinka'de. Firewood would
There is grazing, but it is dr
11 Hdssainikh
1
At miles cross a salt stre r
copious fresh water irrigate
had, about 10 houses, with
through some cub ivation, eb
enter broken ground. The
time goes straight on. Tal
Cbeni Malik and go down i
hillside and revetted with
Ali joins ns on tbe right
crossing and recrossing the
Gnnjianchun river. The
streams 20' broad and 18 ii
tbe river is in flood runs ah
on either side are about 10
the T an g - i-U u n j ianchu n.