'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [‎37v] (74/86)

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Route No. 25 — contd.
Dehbala to Bizful —contd.
No. ot
stage.
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Distances, in
milks.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Bbmarks.
a few huts and cultivation round. Traverse the stony plateau south east ; | mile to either hand
are low bare hills.. At miles the Mema river lies below to the right hand At t!^ miles
cross steeply a ravine with small stream of good water and ascend somewhat s'eeply the
opposing spur., ihe path now traverses a stony plateau with some patches of cultivation. At
7 miles the ruins of the fort, of Kala Shakh lie 1 mile to the north-east. At 8£ miles the
path is narrow over low confused hills and at 9 miles descends, steep and narrow, over cramb-
ling rock to a plateau above the. left bank of the Mema river, to which it descends, crossing
it at l.< miles: on the further side of the spur above its right bank is a stony plateau, Behani”
whei.em fiom. April to October camp 50 houses of Kaituli Kurds. Camp room. Forage and
grazing in spring and early summer ; no fuel near except small thorn trees. Water abundant
iiom the river. Hoad throughout passable to laden animals Wa J er as noted; grass in
spring.and early sun.mer. When the spring crops are standing a large amount of wheat and
' r 1 f r MaI W thousands of goats and sheep and some cattle also are pastured on the
adjacent hills. Lur camps occasionally seen near the road. Elev. 2 040 feet.
to a deep gorge containing a stream of
N eza Ali ... 1 86! The path winds with a generally
dnection through low hills and grassy mounds
for 2^ miles, is then bad, narrow and steep to
miles : from 6 to 4§ miles descends very steeply
* v p _ water. Ascend to and cross a grassy plateau; the
pa. h is again had from 4; 2 - to 4f miles. From there it traverses rough, grassy hills, and broken
am uni mat mg giound, to miles, crossing a deep ravine at 5 miles ; to 8y miles it crosses an
even pla eau and then again, narrow, steep and bad, descends to the Mirza Darra at 9i miles
ascends its valley and crosses it to 91; it contains a small stream of good wa J er, flowing
mu j ot it. tma n'ci. A seep and had ascent from the stream leads to a plateau.
crossing which the path leads over broken ground to a long and steep descent to the Mema
re i ed ,mles - , l>esc . en d very steeply to the river bed and cross ; bread
pi y e yai s, omi en 6 , water brackish. The path now crosses a spur and again crosses
the river, traverses a level plateau, and crosses to the left bank. At 13* miles there is a grassy
plateau and a brackish spring, and a cane brake which furnishes fuel. Kiev. 1.170 feet.
fnvtwT r °T ani abn ? dant FT 3 ' No 8n PP li(>8 except from casual flocks ; 1 mile
fmther down stream is a cultivated plateau which bears crops In spring.
uoug ou veiy iad and practically unfit for the passage of any body of troops
ir t han a regiment: at least one half „..,i J “ j. ii... • _ A . .ij
larger than a regiment: at least one half is'nmidable and were ’not'the"^^?'»8cvnte am!
ling rock, animals could not retain footho'd. Water in the
b'.' P snTn a n d c nimbl... & ...v,.,, cumu not retain rootnoia. Wat
s, r mr a n,anrf Wh 7 0 T / 5 also a few vei T small springs on the road. In the
spring a quantity of wheat and barley crops are near the road. Flocks of goats and sheep
also iu spring and summer. r
Kalata.
14
100 !
Cross an atrociously steep and stony spur, descend
ing to and crossing the river. The path then
descends the right bank a short way and re-
rm i, , , , crosses; both crossings bad—large boulders.
U miL f 7 H l ab f i 0f t0 a CQlti .^ ed plateau which the pat h follows to
^ a . r ' gh niclme then loads to a succession of bad ascents and descents over rough
TZ^LZlT. ; ' % T » eT ”9^ winding * to | mile to the right. At 3 miles there arc
other diverrmq ° t i° WS i nV . er Fa *J e y diverging lower down towards Tumtuma; the
' /. i -i P ' s ’ 0 . le ic^t, and crossing a succession of spurs reaches Darra Laran at
hi aulnrrm Wlth wa ! er : br:ioki8h but drinkable; crops in spring, and
now a id wm ei Kurd camps. At 5£ miles is some water in a ravine. The path
of water nn i 0 a 1 " S 0 an d> on t he ftirther side, descends to Hazir Mil; here are springs
and larme p C !i ^ ltlSS ’j SOin< i CU .^ Va ". on s P r * n l? an d occasionally camps of Kurds,
the Mema r ;,f ° i S . 0< 'P an( i goats: 64 miles. The path now emerges on to open ground,
the Mema river lying 2 miles to the right (south-west). At 8* miles the path whkh
No. of
statfe.
N amea of stagi
diverged at the 3rd r
to Dizful is struck an
Height 1,053 feet,
and much grass ; largi
the road gently ascen
south : to the north-ei
At 12 miles era
From 13J to 13f mill
Kalata. Water from s
in spring ; large flock
Apnl. Elevation 1,
Road for the firs
improvable by remov:
remainder passable to
barley at intervals in
October to April.
9
Telezi bivi
south-east along the 1
irrigated land ; cross!
level and s J onelcss, it
At lo* miles the mo
passed and at 12* m
river flows in a broa<
water brackish but d
I camps of Kurds fron
| thonghout good and
Kurds from October
10
Tappa PaTj
river which runs pa
miles is reached the
Camp between the r
of the river slightly
herds ; crops of whe;
In summer, fro
procurable.
Road througho
grass throughout an
the south ; the rivei
and herds are frequi
deserted.
11 JlK BIVEB
JlKAO.
miles bare, sandy d<
the Jik river which