'Persia 1888. From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.' [‎12r] (28/69)

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ROUTE No.
■eontd.
arks.
w hills, through
met of good sweet
ng from the defile
ver, and traverse a
rchega, ’’cultivated
ey, and date trees,
irlongs we again
iz or Jam, as it is
sisting of two or
es gradually, and
n the south side of
ie river Biz, depth
hes and breadth
r erv shallow and
t hern side covered
gle of tamarisk,
pth of water, and
ith frequent fields
1 border the road
called “ Jell.di,"
1 worked by a
miles 6 furlongs
huts, touches the
re road. Within
is we cross then-
high steep banks,
20 feet and depth
mt 10 mat huts,
ch here forms a
beau, grassy and
miles 5 furlongs
»0 feet deep. The
»f the river Riz,
e hamlet Nargissi
gs the road des*
the river Riz or
:w narrow rivulets
•aversing a grassy
furlongs arrive at
0. The majority
eets in many cases
beef in moderate
res.
Distances.
Number and names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rivers end
streams.
Remarks.
——
M. F.
M. F.
The south-east extremity of the range Kuh Kuchur, called at Jam “Kuh Puza
is 4,096 feet above the sea, and 1,609 feet above the level of the Jam valley. The
summit forms a fairly level space of considerable extent, with precipices on its
south-west and south-east sides, dropping to the depth of 300 to 400 feet. The
ascent from the north-east side, although very rugged, precipitous, and difficult, would be
practicable for mule batteries. Prom the summit a splendid view is obtained both of the
sea-coast to the south-east, and of the surrounding mountain system.
11. Bivouac on the
Banks of the
STREAM HaNUT.
course, now dry, called Bor-i-bagh
11—1 i 155—6
General direction
Leave Jam.
E. by S. J S.
The road in the first half mile
crosses twice a shallow water-
flow from S. E. to the river Riz, and traverses a grassy
miles 1
valley with frequent fields of wheat, and thickly dotted with kanar bush. At
furlong the road is approaching close to the low gravelly hills to north. At 3 miles
3 furlongs we enter the hills, and comrmmee their ascent. This continues for three furlongs,
when an altitude, above the valley, of 168 feet is at tained. The rate of travelling per hour, for
loaded mules, now dec eases to 1 mile 12 furlongs, the road descending over steeply inclined
strata of rock, so slippery as to cause one of our mules to fall. At 4 miles 2 furlongs we
skirt the side of a hill with a deep ravine immediately on our right or west side. After this
the, pass becomes very difficult, the road winding in and out of stony rugged ravines among
the hills. This continues for two furlongs, when the passage of the first range of hills is
finished, and we commence the ascent of a hill called “ Derreh-Kuh ”. This pass, extremely
bad, is simply a broken irregular stairs of limestone. In horizontal distance it is about a
quarter of a mile, and took our baggage mules about one hour to surmount. The road
now passes over a grassy plateau, dotted with kanar bush, called “ Buneh Arabuneh,” sloping
upwards in the direction of the course. At 6 miles 3 furlongs the road descends from the
plateau by a slope of about 20° (horizontal distance \ mile, time taken in the descent 19
minutes) to the valley of “ Arabimeh.” which it crosses, and at 6 miles 7 furlongs enters a
giassy gorge cr glen, about 50 to 60 yards broad, named “ Bagh-i Arabuneh, ” containing a
Stream (good
water).
water, are either perpendicular or very precipitous.
Supplies
Water
Fuel
Cultivation
Grazing
Camping-ground
plantation of date trees. The rocky
hills bounding this glen, down the
southern side of which flows, to
south-west, a rivulet of good
Nil
Good and plentiful.
Scanty.
Nil.
Good.
Good.
Altitude above sea, 2,172 feet. At one mile from the entrance of the glen the rate
of travelling decreases to 2 miles 2 , 5 furlongs per hour, and the road traverses
fur one furlong slippery limestone strata, inclined across the track; over these strata
flows the rivulet that runs through the glen. We now commence the ascent of
a defile, at first grassy and dotted with kanar bush. The hills on either side are
now lofty and precipitous, but decrease in height as we ascend. The slope
varies roughly from 3° to 10°. In the ascent we pass two date groves, and four times
cross a rivulet of good water
called “ Sorgu.” At 10 miles the
ascent becomes more rugged and
broken, and the defile merges in
a rocky pass, called “ Gardineh Evazmurd, ,, the rate of travelling slowing down to 1 mile
Stream Sorgu