'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [‎34r] (67/86)

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lirection skirt-
west, emcrg-
ie mile. The
d west along
miles Ismis-
At miles
karei lying
s the copious
he camp and
pecf ively ; the
ian Gardana;
itle gradient,
ics somewhat
; pass, stony,
lardana easily
f good water
through low
passing over
ile distance,
south grassy
ached at 14f
■pt when in
sight 3,990'.
throughout:
Sirkani valley;
th some consi'd-
ICaka Reza to
nd Rabat passes,
none but Per-
of the Alishtar
d from Alishtar
Ted, by gorges
numbers,
travelled more
hen engaged in
Route No. 21 — contd.
Khnramabad to Dehbala (Pushl-i-Jcnh) —contd.
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Distances, in
miles.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rbmabks.
Kashgan
biveb.
Sarab Dura: some cultivation
26f
Leaving the spring of Sarab Naokash the road
of firm and level earth traverses park-like country,
waterless in the summer months, grassy and well
wooded. At 5-| miles reach the copious springs of
large flocks and herds in summer and camp of 150 Lur tents.
Water, wood and forage plentiful : some supplies in summer only : ample camp room. Height
3,b50 Feet.
The road now traverses thicker forest along south edge of park-like plain running up
to theSafid Kuh slopes : at 7miles turns south over alow spur and again resumes its westerly
direction ; a low range, grassy and wooded, lies just to the north ; south are ridges of a like des
cription running north-west and south-east covered with forest. At 7^ miles some acres of
cultivated land line the road : there is a spring and karez stream and a few huts. At 9 miles
begin to descend to the valley of the Kashgan river over undulations covered with fine oaks.
At 10g miles reach the valley, well wooded and covered with long grass, and at 1 15 - miles the
river, and cross to plateau on the right bank. The river is 40 yards wide with a strong
current : extreme depth 2 ^ : bottom and banks, rounded pebbles and stones; easy gradient in
and out ; the channel broad, sandy and lined with tamarisk. Water, wood and grass abun
dant : a few supplies when Lurs are camped near ; some cultivation, ample camp room. Height
3,350 feet.
Road throughout good and passable to all arms : at the 7th mile stones and rocks
require clearing for the passage of artillery. Water, wood and grass on the road as noted.
No supplies.
Chenar
Babdagul.
1H
Cross the end of a shaly spur and ascend
stony ravine of the Zangula range, of which the
spurs, covered with grass and oak forest, come some-
, what steeply down : the ravine winds with an easy
gradient, and generally south-west direction, reaching the summit of the range, the Daraz
pass at 2 miles (Height 4,150'), and crossing thecrest of the hills to 2* miles.. At Ij miles
the ravine is nan-owed by rocks which must be blasted for the passage of artillery. Wood
and grass abundant : no water near.
Descend a steep slope for 50 yards (guns must be roped down) and descend, over undulating
spurs and dry valleys running south, to 3| miles, and then ascend easily to the Abtaf
pass, passing just below it a small spring of water. The pass is an open and stimy saddle
on the Chinara range. Height 4,270 feet. Wood and grass abundant, from here a path
diverges noiTh-north-west to Alishtar. Descend, crossing some stony spurs, to the Abtaf
springs, of miles. Height 4,160 feet. Here are abundant water, wood and forage; camp
room on adjacent spurs. No supplies. . . .
Ascend stony road to spur, work required for passage of guns, and turning in a westerly
direction along stony spurs south of Chinara range reach stony plateau at 7 miles and traverse
it to 7£ miles ; there are scanty springs of water at 6| and 7 miles; again cross stony spurs, and
at 8| miles cross some valleys running down to left hand, reaching Chenar Bardagul at 11*
miles. Height 4,370 feet. Abundant water, wood and forage: no supplies: camp room on
circumjacent spurs. Road passable to all arms when work done at 1^ miles, and on leaving
the Abtaf springs ; from that point also the road must be cleared of stones in many places or
the passage of guns would be most toilsome. Water as noted : wood and grass throughout.
No supplies.
Cross a succession of shaly spurs and valleys
running south to valley to left band, beyond which
runs the parallel Surdam range : reach the valley
head at 3f miles and descend gently towards the
broad Kiasht plain : at 41, miles is a scanty spring: wood and grass : at ^
from the west point of the Surdam Lur range lie to the south 0 t e roac - y s . ' p
good grass: wood on adjacent Surdam hills : camp room on ct g e 0 P 0 ' 31
the plain in a south-west direction by a broad and level track to 10 4 mi es, _
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Pul-i-Madian
m
48f
Kud.