'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [39v] (78/86)
The record is made up of 1 volume (41 folios). It was created in 1899. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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62
Route No. 26.
ZoRBATIYA to DlZPUL.
Authority and Burton, September 1897. (From Native information).
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
PtsTAltCfeS, tit
milks.
Ebmabes.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
the res!
Masenao oe
Gawi river.
of the year is cover
15
ed with
15
the ter
Water and forage throughout: supplies, in
winter and spring only, from nomad Lurs. Road
good and passable to all arms. T he country is
entirely deserted from April to October, but during
ts, flocks and herds of the tribes of Pusht-i-Kuh
Zafekaina
20
35
Water and forage abundant: supplies, in
winter and spring only, from Shuhan Lurs. Hoad
good and passable to all arms. The country is
f u a , uninhabited from April to October, but during
the rest of the year is covered with the tents, flocks and herds of the tribes of Pusht-i-Kuh.
Besha Daraz
20
56
Water and forage throughout. Supplies pro
curable, in winter and spring only, from nomad
Hurds. I he country is uninhabited from April
settlement of Lurs at or near Ibrahim Khato trihe" south STT °p a i P erm f nen J
passable to all arms. ° Uth of the road ' Uoad &? ood ai,d
4 | Kalata . . 24 79 Water and forage throughout. Supplies, in
winter and spring only, from nomads camped near
t lie road. Road good and passable to all arms.
(No. 2") C,raP ^ a,;d descr ^ tion »f remaioder of route see Route Dehbala to Dizful.
Telezi river .
1 12t
91f
Tappa Patak .
13
1041
JlK RIVER OR
JlKAO.
11
115|
KaRKHAJI RIVER
32^
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r-H
Dizful
14
162i
No. of
stage.
Names of st
For the part o]
part from Zorbatr
eastern portion,
abundant; supplies
at other seasons.
The south of
organized enemy,
be considered secur
mass of bills to
to disciplined troop
The stages giv
advantage, be shoi
(See also remarks <
Authority and a
No. of
stage.
Names of i
1 Saetar 1
Saidmari
Huli
RIVI
3 Hulilan
The above fr
from Gulgul, com
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Government of India publication printed at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, 1899. The volume contains information on 28 land routes into and within Persia undertaken by Captain E B Burton, 17th Bengal Cavalry, and Captain H B Vaughan, 7th Bengal Infantry.
Each route description includes number of route, distances in miles (intermediate and total), stage numbers and names, precise details of the route, and remarks on road conditions, geography, settlements and peoples encountered, agriculture, access to water, and fuel and forage supply.
The volume includes a preface by Lieutenant-Colonel James Wolfe Murray, Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch, Simla, dated 1 March 1899.
At the back of the volume is a map of south-west Persia showing the routes taken (folio 43).
An ink stamp on the front cover records the confidential nature of the publication and that it was being transmitted for the information of His Excellency the Viceroy only.
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- 1 volume (41 folios)
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The volume includes a list of routes (folio 5) and an alphabetical index (folios 6-7), both referring to the original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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