'Persia 1888. From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.' [‎27r] (58/69)

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ROUTE No.
•contd.
Distances.
Number and names o! stages.
Inter-
Total.
Rivers and
Remarks.
mediate.
streams.
M. F.
M. F.
At 11 miles 1 furlong the vale is about one mile broad, the road running at a
distance of 500 yards from the low range of Kishi. At 13 miles 6 furlongs, grass seems
to have disappeared, save for a few scattered patches here and there. Thickets of
small trees and bushes are now becoming frequent. Since passing Kishidari caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). the
road has been very stony, over hard gravel scantily clothed with dried up yellow grass in
scattered patches. At 14 miles 1 furlong we arrive at the caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). , and two large cisterns
of Birkeh Sultan, the latter being full of good water. Altitude above sea, 97 feet. Wild
pigeon plentiful.
Nil.
Good, from two large cisterns.
Moderate, from small trees and bushes.
Nil.
Very scanty ; camel fodder apparently plentiful.
Good.
pass, Tang Rahdari (pronounced Rowdari),
Supplies
Water
Fuel
Cultivation ...
Grazing
Camping-ground
From Birkeh Sultan a narrow
through the spur Kishi, bears N. by W. £ W.
28. Latitun
16-5
4Q8—2*4[ ... Leave Birkeh Sultan caravan
serai. General direction E. by S*
The road, crossing frequently
numerous, dry, shallow water
courses with firm sandy beds, passes over sandy ground covered with frequent thickets of
kahur trees, kanar, and other bush. At 4 miles 3 furlongs we pass the caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). and
three cisterns of Karistan, all in good repair, and the latter full of water.
Altitude above sea, 3*1 feet.
Supplies .<• Nil.
Water ... Good and plentiful,from three cisterns.
Fuel ... Plentiful.
Cultivation ... Nil.
Grazing ... Very poor, but camel fodder apparently plentiful.
Camping-ground Good.
N ote> —From a mound immediately to north-east of the cisterns of Karistan a pass
named “ Tang Abad”, leading through the range Gishu, bears E. by N. i N.
We are now traversing the main valley, distant from the low rocky hills to sou i
about If m.les, and from the lefty, rocky, and rugged range of Gishu to north about 6
The ground is of a limy clay mixed with sand, and is sparsely covered with thin, dried
up yellow grass. The thickets of kanar, kahur trees, &c., which, have dotted the valley rather
thickly since Birkeh Sultan, now, as we advance, thin out, and_ finally disappear. At 5 miles
a line of kenats, conveying good water from the range Glshu, crosses the road from tie
north side, and 1 mile 2 furlongs further on these kenats again cross our track from the
south. At 6 miles 3 furlongs we cross a huge, dry nullah ^ . ^ ater ’ c ® nr ® e ’ 1 \ ow to ,
south-east. The basin of dry clay utterly devoid of stones is about 150 yards broad, and
16 feet deep in the centre, the southern bank shelves, whereas the northern is steep. ,
road now traverses, for about 200 yards, fields of wheat and barley. We then pass a dela-
pidated mud and stone fort, called “ Kaia P 6 r 6 , ” inhabited by a few villagers, and cross a
tract covered with short grass, generally level, but scored and furrowe , apparen y /
action of running water. At 10 miles 2 furlongs, descending, by an a mp. s ope,
level lower, by about 15 feet, than that we had been traversing, we come to a cistern, called
“ Birkeh Daraz, ” in good repair, and full of water. The road now crosses a level and even
tract covered with very short grass,—apparently an ancient river basin. . mi es ul r
longs a dry nullah, 10 feet deep, is crossed; flow to south; banks of fna e C ^J’ * ,
feet high, and perpendicular in places ; breadth of bed, which consists of ne s ^ n »
feet. At 12 miles 1 furlong we pass a caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). and two cisterns known as ungm ( ) ,