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TAB AS— [concluded).
The water, which is good and Very abundant, is principally obtained from
the bills to the east by a stream which flows above ground for a distance of
several miles. On it, and immediately above the town, are seven flour
mills worked by water. There are also five Icanat streams. During the
rainy season a vast quantity of water is caught by dams to the south-east
of the town and employed in watering the fields.
Several previous travellers have stated that water is bad and scarce.
If such had ever been the case, it is extremely improbable that Tabas
would have been selected as the site for a large town.
Firewood has to be brought in from the hills and from the borders of
the kaoir.
Camping-ground good to the east of the town, where the water is not
contaminated.
The climate of Tabas is exceedingly mild; this is due to its low elevation,
2,100 feet, and also to its being in a valley where it is sheltered by high
hills from all sides, except the south and south-west winds.
During the latter part of January and the early part of February, which
is about the coldest season of the year, the highest temperature recorded was
53° and the lowest 31°. The air as a rule was cloudy or hazy, and oranges
were hanging on many of the trees. On the surrounding hills only a few
miles off the weather was exceptionally severe, and several flocks of sheep
caught in the snow were totally destroyed. It is said that all the passes
into the plain were for a few days quite impracticable, and that such a
severe winter had not been experienced for many years.— [Vaughan, 1800).
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ZARAMGUL.—Page 662.
Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Astrabad district 41 miles east of Astrabad. It consists of ^
100 houses built of brushwood and wattled with clay. The inhabitants
are a rice eating race. Firewood and water in abundance. Crops about
200 karwars of rice. Cows 150, sheep 2,000—3,000.— [Vaughan, 1887).
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G. C. Frwr, Simla,—Xo. C-61 Q. M. G., 1. B.—20 0 - 06 —100.