'Persia 1888. From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.' [‎11v] (27/69)

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ROUTE No. — conid.
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Distances.
Number aud names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rivers and
streams.
Remarks.
M. F.
M. F.
Rivulet (good
water).
The road then enters a short
defile between low hills, through
which flows a rivulet of good sweet
water. Ascending from the defile
bj a short and steep ascent, at 6J furlongs we cross the dry bed of the Riz river, and traverse a
district called “Parchega,’’cultivated
with wheat, barley, and date trees.
River Riz
or Jam.
three rivulets flowing in a bed about 200 yards broad. T
At L mile 3 furlongs we again
cross tha river Riz or Jam, as it is
here called, consisting of two or
le road then rises gradually, and
passes along the top "of a cliff about 200 feet high, at the bottom of which, on the south side of
the road, flows the river. At 2 miles 2 furlongs the road once more crosses the river Riz, depth
River Riz. of water 6 inches and breadth
25 feet,.basin very shallow and
wide with its southern side covered
with a dense jungle of tamarisk,
&c. Within a mile the road crosses a branch of the river Riz, 6 inches depth of water, and
traverses a valley, about 3 miles broad, thinly covered with grass, but with frequent fields
of wheat, and dotted with numerous kanar bush. Low hills of stony gravel border the road
close on either side. At 3 miles 5 furlongs the road crosses a small stream called “ Jell di,”
flow to north, and 1 mile further we. pass a picturesque water-mill worked by a
rivulet called “ Cham-i-Chashmeh,” which flows to the river Riz. At 5 miles 6 furlongs
the hamlet Hussainabad, consisting of a mud and stone fort with 10 or 12 mat huts, touches the
Stream Nile south side of the road. Within
the next 300 yards we cross the ri
vulet Nilo, with high steep banks,
breadth of water 20 feet and depth
6 inches, flow to the river Riz, and on the eastern bank pass a hamlet of about 10 mat huts.
At 6 miles 6 furlongs the road touches the south hank of the river Riz, which here forms a
cliff varying from 50 to 100 feet high. We then traverse a very fertile plateau, grassy and
undulating, covered with date groves and fields of wheat and barley. At 8 miles 5 furlongs
the road crosses a ravine with steep hanks, about 50 yards broad and 100 feet deep. The
mouth of the ravine, 200 yards or so to north-east, opening on the bed of the river Riz,
is blocked with a plantation of date trees. At 9 miles 2 furlongs we pass the hamlet Nargissi
with 20 mat huts immediately to north of the road. At 10 miles 2 furlongs the road des
cends by an abrupt slope from the plateau to the pebble-covered Vasin of the river Riz or
Jam. Over this basin, which is very shallow and about 500 yards broad, a few narrow rivulets
trickle. At 10 miles 5 furlongs we leave the bed of the river, and, after traversing a grassy
tract covered with date groves and fields of wheat and barley, at 12 miles 3 furlongs arrive at
the town of Jam, altitude above sea, 2,487 feet. Population about 1,500. The majority
of the houses are of stone and mud ; there are also many mat huts. The streets in many cases
are too narrow for the passage of loaded mules.
Supplies
Dates', barley, and wheat plentiful ; mutton and beef in moderate
quantity.
Plentiful and good.
Considerable from kanar bush.
Very good ; barley, wheat, and extensive date groves.
Very good.
Very good.
Rote .—Between Kuh Pnza Padri to south-west of Jam, and the hills of Kuh Balbulay
closing the south-east end of the valley lies the road from Jam to the sea-port Tahiri.
General direction S. ly E. -J E., distance 17 miles, over hilly ground.
Water
Enel
Cultivation
Grazing
Camping-grounds