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when the crops
^ther times the
scattered huts
oats: Banishan
Ihe Shirwan
■ mile i/p it are
the path now
rrth-west, and
-men the Mala-
ravine forks,
on the right,
of brackish
ath level and
7 in sight in
s the Charm in
ion: the path,
below to the
1 about : path
? stony slope
from 1 lie main
stream has a
id goats being
1 rough with
vater between
ins abundant
before, along
le; the path to
to the (north-
up the main
daces, ascends
small stream
5 i nto a small
erges on to a
rth-east), and
ling down to
d recrossing
Akhur Safid
y improved:
ition at head
bundant and
’ill, however,
Route No. 24— conoid.
Kkuramabad to Dehbula (Pusht-i-kuh) —concld.
Distances, in
miles.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remabks.
Madian rud is reached inhabitants are scarce, and supplies are almost non-existent for this
portion of the road, which is, from Khuramabad, 50 miles in length.
From Madian rud to Gulgul camps arc frequent and large Hocks usually visible from
some portion of the route.
From Gulgul diverge paths to Hulilan, Khawa and Alishtar (whence Karmanshah can be
reached up the Gamasiab valley or vid ilarsin). A road also runs south-south-east from
Madian rud to the valley of the Kashgan and Dizful. (See De Mode).
From Gulgul the road descends to the valley of the Saidmarra river and is more difficult,
traversing passes barely practicable for laden animals: as far as the valley of the river it
is void of trees hut \va + er is frequent and forage procurable. On reaching Hud bar the Said-
marra must be forded: it is practicable for laden animals only from July to October.
From Rudbar t o the junction of the Karmanshah road t! e road is good, the section up
the Zangawan valley excepted, and easily improvable to a sta + e traversable by artillery.
On this section, wood, water and forage are abundant and supplies procurable.
Throughout, the crops of wheat and barley are green in spring, and ripen according to
elevation from May to July. Indian corn is seen only at Madian rud and Shirwan, ripening
in September and October.
The spring is indicated as the best season for the passage of troops. Cavalry could tra
verse this route with ease and rapidity owing to the abundance of forage.
Route No. 25.
Dehbala to Dizful.
Authority and Burton, September 1897.
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Distances, i»
MILK*.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
( Gclgul
15
15
Rehabks.
Cross the Dehbala valley in a south-south-east
direction by a broad and easy track gradually
ascending, reaching at 4 miles the low wooded
spurs hounding it in that direction : the path
un-Males over these epra to tmles men it descends to and crosses a ravine with a small
..ream of water; at 6} miles it descends steeply tea shaly ravine with a goodstream and many
small snrino-s bubbling from its sides ; then crosses rocky spurs running south-west, leaclnng
at Hi miles” the stream and narrow cultivated valley of Buliai; a few black tents and some
grazing flocks; from here it continues over stonj wooded spura with some steep gradients,
crossing at 10 miles a ravine with a stream of water; at 10| nnles a path to Badrai diverges
east. The path now crosses steeply a stony ravine and ascends a long spur reaching Us
rid-e at 111 miles. Descends the further side; at 12 miles are cross roads to Zorbatiya
mCnYhtwirind toBadmienot. The path from here descend, over wooded rolling
spurs towards the north-west end of the Kabar mountain and at lo miles leaches the
Gulgul stream and valley. A fair area of cultivation stretches down stream ; camp room ;
wood and water abundant f graving on the mountain side, good or bad fording to the t me of
year. Supplies also depend on whether crops are standing and the F?^n ce ^
Road throughout practicable for laden animals, and - S 00 * ’
abundant and grass in spring; no supplies. Height 3,77o ee .