"الطرق في بلاد فارس. (المجلد I.) (خراسان وسيستان.)" [ظ‎‎١‎٤] (٥٣٦/٣٣)

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Route No. II — contd .
16 GHAKPAI .. 17 m. General direction
— (well). NNW. The track
257 runs SW. for a short
distance over terraced fields, and then turns up the valley which
runs NW. from Bamrud, keeping close under the northern
hills ; it is good going and free from stones. The Bamrud
hills continue on the right for about 7 miles, and then gradually
sink down, to be succeeded by some low hills at about the 12 th
mile. At 17 miles, Chakpai is reached. The well is not more
than 3 feet in diameter and the water is 70 feet below the surface r
it is said to fill up quickly, but, in any case, the difficulty of
drawing water from it would prevent any but a very small party
being watered here. A force using this route would have to
bring water with it. There is absolutely no water in dry weather
on the main road between Bamrud and Mijnabad, 34£ miles,
except at the Chakpai well. A better route could be found by
marching to Findukht, 20£ miles, thence 24 miles to Mijnabad
passing the village of Ruknabad at 22£ miles. Total for tho
2 stages, 44| miles.
Water .—See above.
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274£
MIJNABAD .
(Muzinabad)
(2,450 / ).
17£ m. General direction N.
Road over low hills,
at about 8 miles
turns due N. and ascends a low range from which Mijnabad is
seen in the distance. The descent is long and gradual, a hauz,
sufficient for watering 50 camels, when full, is passed at 9£
miles. The going is very good throughout, and there is excellent
camel-grazing en route. Mijnabad has about 100 houses and 3
or 4 gardens. Water and camel-grazing good.
Water. —Good.
Fodder. —Good camel-grazing.
Suppli es. —F air.
18 SANGUN-I- .. 23 m. General direction
— PAIN NNE. Road over
297^ (3,000') sandy plain the
whole way and good. At 4j miles, salt stream in wide bed with
rather steep banks is crossed. There are hauzes at 7 and 15
miles containing water, and the latter Hauz-i-Khwaja Khizr
—situated just where the road passes between two low isolated