'Persia 1888. From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.' [‎17v] (39/69)

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ROUTE No.
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Distawcbs.
Number and namei of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rivers and
streams.
Remarks.
M. r.
M. P.
At 9 miles 1 furlong the low rocky range of Shenoiis sinks into the plain. Advancing
another half a mile, we are abreast of the pass, Tang-i Khur (vide note at the end
of stage V. q.v.), through the range Hawa on the south side of the yalley. This
pass is distant from the road about 2 miles. At 11 miles the ground, bordering the river
Alamerdasht (?), overgrown with a small salt water scrub, is about a quarter of a mile
to the south ot the road. The valley, now about 4 miles broad, is clothed with good
grass, and dotted with kanar bush. Within the next two miles the road crosses four dry
nullahs, flow north to south, and at 13 miles enters the village of Haftawan, situated one mile
east of K. Ding on the northern side of the valley, which is here about 7 miles in breadth.
Altitude above sea, 2,489 feet. The place consists of about 50 houses of mats or mud and
stone, and a tumble down mud and stone fort with a high tower over the gateway. It also
possesses a grove of date trees, and a cistern full of good water.
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Supplies
Water
F uel .
Cultivation
Grazing
Camping-ground
Mibz
Very small.
Good from the cistern.
Considerable from kanar bush.
Very poor.
Good.
Good.
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Leave Haftawan. General dir
ection S..E. by E. i E. The road
at first is stony, and traverses
diagonally the valley, clothed with
a dry yellowish grass, and dotted with small scrub. This continues for one mile, when
the ground becomes soft, clayey, and stoneless, and the road for the next mile ’ passes
through fields of wheat and barley. At 3 miles 1 furlong the road is distant from
the low earth hills on the north about 800 or 900 yards, and from the range Tang-i
Khur on the south about 2 miles. This side of the valley, up to the foot of 0 the latter
range, is widely cultivated with wheat and barley. The north of the road is thickly
dotted with kanar bush, the ground showing signs of having been tilled in former
years. At 4^ miles a dry nullah, bed about 20 yards wide, overgrown with tamarisk and
kunar bush, flow south-easterly, touches the road on the north, which side also is now cul
tivated with wheat and barley. Two furlongs further on we again touch the same nullah,
now about 10 yards wide. At 5 miles 2 furlongs the road crosses this nullah, which is
here 4/ yards wide, and runs to S. S. W. The western or nearer bank is always very pre-
cipitous. At 6 miles 2 furlongs we pass a large irrigation well, water good for drinking, but
slightly brackish. Atfa^ miles the road passes immediately to south of the village of Chatus,
^ ^ mouses with the usual fort, all of mud and stone. Inhabitants about
In proportion to inhabitants.
Plentiful and good.
In moderate quantity from kanar bush and furzt.
Good.
Good.
Good.
ine Tillage is distant from the range Tang-i Khur to south about half mile. At 6
mi.es 7 furloag* low limestone mounds or hills rise from the valley two to three hundred
yards to north of the road At 8 miles 2 furlongs the road passes the village of Ashenan,
five hundred yards to south near the foot of the range Tang-i Khur. Between this range
an . e vi age, le a giove of date trees, and a jungle of tamarisk and kanar bush. Several
ill£V ril f S ni!°r we 1 |. C0 T 1 p,et l tW P l . cturs - Supplies, &c., the same as in the case of the
•nd n & W'u* i i° r ?T. SS i ln ® ■^ S ^ enan the grass becomes long and luxuriant,
hnrW ^ 1 °^ e ^ W1 ^ kanar bush. To this succeeds tracts of wheat and
A+m 168 *! ^ 1 - on ^ s au lrn & a ^ 10n ditch, conveying good drinking water, crosses
mi es 5 furlongs, we pass a cistern full of good water, and arrive at tbs
Supplies
Water
Fuel
Grazing
Cultivation
Camping-ground