'Report on the preliminary survey of the route for the Central Persia Telegraph Line. By W King Wood, Assistant Superintendent, Indo-European Telegraph Department.' [‎102r] (208/300)

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Ladis (Bangan) to Gezan Bazmanee.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
26th December 1898.
1
Gezan Bazmanee,
6,070 feeL.
20*80
20-80
Leaving Bangan or Ladis, we retraced our steps, passing Barzian at
•62 miles. The bearingVas 248°. The Sargeh tents were noted ai 1 mile,
close to our right, with the L >dis river just beyond, while on our immediate
left were tall grass and tamarisk. Entering the dry bed of the Tamin river at
1-63, we left it again at l'8d to cross a second dry nullah extending from
2 to 2*40 miles, known as the Dwodar, draining into the Ladis. We were now
in a valley some 5 miles wide with the Ladis hills on the right and the Dwodar
hills on the left, and, ascending it, pass the ruined fort of Dezuk at the top
of a rock at 4 80 miles some half a mile to our left. The hills on the right
are here known as Kuh-i-Shur, wdiilst those on the left are called Dezuk Kuh.
Gradually ascending the valley, which has much grass and tamarisk, a
brackish spring is jjassed at 5 miles and a sweet water one at 5*15, both 10 yards
to the left. The brackish water is crossed at 5’80 miles, and at 6 40 the grass
and reeds end, and the tamarisk at 7 10 miles gives place to an open gravelly
plain about 3J to 4 miles wide, sparsely coveted with botch. Our direction is
now due west. A line of old Kanats is passed at 7*60 miles. The valley
narrows to IJ miles at 9 90, the Kuh-i-Shur on the right giving place to
the Kuh-i-Poozeh. Continuing up the valley, which gradually widens to 2 miles
again, Kuh Chah Deraz is seen straight in front, bearing 273° at 12-50 miles,
while at 13-50 miles the track touches the hills on the left, and a few yards
further on these hills give place to a high range, Kuh-i-Anjereh. Also, at this
point, 13-75 miles, the Kuh-i-Shur on the right is replaced by Kuh-i-Kagezek,
a reddish coloured range. At 14 miles, some old dry Kanats are passed on the
right, while at the 16th mile we are opposite the sharp peak of Anjereh, 197°.
We get a glimpse of the rocky precipitous snow capped Shah Savaran at
19-50 miles, bearing 202°. The ruined Kaleh of Junabad lies half a mile to
the right at 19"80 miles, and we here keep in a torrent bed, and at 20 50 miles
the track touches the hills on the right. A few yards further on, we reach
the dry well and halt by a clump of tamarisk hushes, known as Gezan
Bazmanee,
Gez Bazmanee to Camp.
Date.
No. of
March.
Route.
Intermediate
Miles.
Total
Miles.
27th December 1898.
2
Camp, 5,400 feet.
10*45
31-25
We continue up yesterday’s valley m a direction but httie north of west
11 2-55 miles, when we pass the Chah-i-Massarro, which was diry, hi t which
enerally contains sweet water. This is a good camping ground with plenty
f fuel and grazing. We now take a W.-N.-W. direction up the Talley which
raduallv narrows to 2 miles with the Kuh Chah Deraz on the left and t e
hah Kuhi on the right. Chah Deraz, a well with a sprinkling of sweet water,
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