'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎344] (379/450)

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marched N. 60 W. for ten minutes, then having ascended to
the level of the country, N. 35 W. At 7 l1 due W. The
country between the rivers undulating, but not broken or
abrupt. At 7 h 50 m we came to the Bumadus or Ghazir
Soo. Like the Zab it has a high pebbly bank alternately
retiring, and leaving a plain between it and the ordinary bed
of the river. We still kept W. through this plain, with
the river on our right; the village of Minkoobe was above
on its banks. At 8 h i0 m we forded the river. The village
of Zara Khatoon at a little distance below the ford. The
W. bank is not so high as the E., and the country gradually
subsides into an immense plain, perfectly level as far as we
could see. From the river, N. 50 W.
At 8 h 30 m , N. 68 W. We have brought Mont Karatchuk
in one with Makloobe, which it covers.
From the Bumadus we proceeded more rapidly than
before. We arrived at the Chaldean village of Kermelis at
9 h 50 m .
The march from the Zab to the Bumadus is called two
hours and a half.
From the Bumadus to Kermelis, two hours and a half.
Behind the village, about half a mile N. 80 W. of our
tents, is a high mount. I ascended it to take some sights.
I succeeded but indifferently, the evening was dusky and
squally, distant objects were imperfectly visible, and the
needle not very steady. I could have taken angles with
the sextant had the atmosphere been clearer, and the sun
visible. However this is not of much consequence, as the
bearings cannot be much out for ordinary purposes; and
for a more particular survey, I propose visiting this spot
again, as it seems to be a good station.
From the mount, with the surveying-compass;—
Terjilla, a village on a height at the end of Karatchuk,