'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [‎34v] (68/86)

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Route No. Z\—conld.
Khuratnabad to Bebbala (Pusht-i-hih)—coM.
Distances, in
No. of
stage.
miles.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
—
Remarks.
down a ravine to the bridge of the Madian river, 11 miles. The bridge is a solid strnctnre 4
arches of stone and rubble, over small and sluggish stream : way 12 feet but in bad repair
and worn in places to 4 feet wide. Cross to bare slope on opposite hank. 11 | miles ; water and
grass abundant: no wood near: ample camp room ; cultivation lines the river bank and lartre
numbers of sheep, cattle and goats are pastured in the converging ravines from the Kiasbt
plain ; some camps of black tents m the vicinity. Elev. 3,770 feet.
Road good and passable to all arms when the bridge of Madian river is repaired •
ater as noted, grass throughout, and wood as far as the 5 th mile. ^
Paasun
VALLEY.
144
63i
Ascend gently hare valley, between stony ridges
on© mile apart, in west direction for 2 miles, when
descend to and cross a good stream of water and some
ilsPilipplil
tl,o T<1 . A , "nS ^ Spiil ’« “ f lrf ‘ » f
-thtZ: fir? ^ ° ;ei , m plain cowred
camp of 40 tents. At 10 £ miles turn smith L CUt ,^ an ^ s : to t * ie right lies a Lnr
the Asuna pass, 13 miles ! 1 Descend abr.mtlr an<1 desc f n( ? ^ntly towards
west. Large flocks of sheep and -na , 168 br0ild> stretch ^ away to the west-north-
gorgeof tlie Tarkhan pass l^niile toThe snnfh^ 6 T' V rO0,n : . fuel ^ vanity but the
in summer. Road as far as the Asnm nn COn | ain i a ^'^n^'ly of small willow trees. Supplhs
is very bad to the Paasun valley and imt ?P d to a 11 arms: there the descent
no fool; water „ ooted. ^ »«"** !
6 I Khushab
grass and willow trees
154
79
Descend gently by narrow path above f
s ream draining the Paasnn valley towards t
ai , 130 Pa ss > which traverse by stony and narr
cm, .vuiuw Trees : the monn+amc o ^ i mi ! es: 3 £ 00( 1 stream of water below : mu
Emerge into the Park ban plain: to the left She and C0Tn e steeply down on either bar
vation: the road, broad, good and level v.n a f T ° 1 °™° ^ urcara P s : water and cul
yards to the left, here is a mill and some t0 .?* railes: the stl •earn here runs 3 1
is broad, between bare mountain ridtres • e'' 1 ,0 ' v tre 1 e ^ : an<i turn west down the plain, whi
either hand, Lur camps lie to the loff nf 4 L SS ae '’ eral lar g® streams, much cultivation
ruined fort of TarkhZ 50 te n t 9 -cuRivS at T 3 ‘ miles: at ^^iles reach the camp a.
the directionof theSp^ratSim; I n r d water . : t no fuel : Continue across the plain
fit for animals, and follow its ritrht bonTH l3 ” Q f awith slaggish stream of brackish wat
At 74 ra ii es cross the nail Itl I V- 4 r0ad desce nding below the level of the plai
grassv knolls: at 8 $ miles en^er and ^ rm ^ ed . ; roa ^ now lies throng
Tarkhan valley and cross it tn ttio P :u ? 1 ’ & rass y and cultivated, below the level of tl
— t0 tt>e pass which is reached at miles. Elev 3,270 feet.
No. of
stage.
Names of st
Traverse the Si
cliffs £ mile apart, ri
of the pass which is
a large rock pool foi
through the pass, fr
continues away in a
traverse stony slop
cultivated land line
spurs and descend b
of water, returning
supplies only when
Road through
barely practicable 1
but no fuel.
7 Rcdbar
Sargach pass, and cl
very small spring 1
cross a small strean
when emerge on to
left the Saidmarra
tremendous wall.
At 8 miles traverst
path, again over le
to the valley and t
broad, bed and ban
Ample camp i
80 houses £ mile d
Road through
and wood after rea
At 9£ miles
Imamzada: here <
8 Shirwa
to and traverse cu
path crosses a st<
reaches at 5|- mile
same at 65 - mile?
the range; when
across the valley i
by irrigation ch:
stream and cultiv
land and crossing
Water and f<
west; supplies ob