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The record is made up of 1 volume (146 folios). It was created in 1899. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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28^ February 1899. Absowaran. Height 3,350 feet.
Temp.—5 a. m., 53; Ip. m., 72 ; 6 p. m. } 65.
Lying in the mountains, about a mile off the track to the west, is the
small Absowaran spring of sweet perennial water. There are about half a
dozen date palms here. The camel grazing is fair, and fuel is procurable in
small quantities.
2nd March 1899. Kolegan. Height 3,775 feet.
Temp.—6 a. m., 59 ; 6 p. m., 71.
The halting place of Kolegan is situate about three-fourths of a mile to the
right, west, of the track, and in addition to a spring of sweet perennial water
has a grove of 400 date palms ; but there were no huts or tents. The camel
grazing is good, and fuel is abundant.
3rd March 1899. Serbaz. Height 3,184 feet.
Governor
Population
Crops
Supplies
Water
Houses
Transport
Labour
Climate
People
Remarks
... Sutut-ul-Memalik.
... 7 huts ; 35 people.
(Wheat and barley 600 mans; rice 2,000; beans 150.
'■' ( Dates in abundance.
6 cows. Hates, rice, fowls, eggs in very limited quantities.
... From river; fair supply.
Fort, in mins, of mud. Also, huts of mud and peesh.
... 10 donkeys; 7 camels.
Nil.
Temp.—5 a. m., 57°; 1 p. m., 84°; 6 p. m., 79°.
Very hot for 9 months.
All Buloochees ; no Persians south of Bampur. Maliyat,
400 Krans for Serbaz alone ; 17,000 for district, which
extends to Parood.
r Serbaz must have deteriorated since Sir F. Goldsmid’s day,
,. ) as it then had 30 houses. I was told the inhabitants
had all fled to Karachi.
kth March 1899.
Ziaret Jah.
Height 2,500 feet.
Governor
... Sutut-ul-Memalik.
Population
... 5 huts ; 25 people.
Crops
fWheat 500 mans; rice 10,000; beans
| abundance.
Supplies
(4 cows. Fowls, eggs, mutton, rice and
— 1 small quantities. No barley or straw.
Water
... River; fair supply.
Houses
... Peesh.
Transport
... 3 donkeys.
Labour
... Nil.
Climate
C Temp.—5 a. m., 64° ; 1 p. m., 95°; 6 p. m,
••• ( Very hot for 9 months.
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Publication statement: Karachi: Government of India Telegraph Department, 1899.

The report describes the 'Branch Section' (Ispahan to Ardistan), followed by the five 'Sections', and 'Unsuitable Routes', of the Central Persia Telegraph Line. For each section the report provides a description of the track, a gazetteer, details of sites selected for telegraph offices, and a general summary.

The Report includes the following appendices:

  • (a) Table of distances.
  • (b) Table of Freights from Coast to Interior.
  • (c) Chemical Analyser's report on sample water.
  • (d) Statement showing cost of journey.
  • (e) Statement showing disposal of presents.
  • (f) Glossary, Persian and Baloch words.

The report includes a map at folio 5, 'Skeleton of Curzon's map of PERSIA showing Routes Examined for the Central Persia Telegraph Line'; plus a 'Sectional Plan of the Route from Ardistan to Pahra, giving Altitude of Places', at folio 21.

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1 volume (146 folios)
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A contents page can be found at folio 4.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 148; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence (v, 274pp, including map and sectional plan).

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'Report on the preliminary survey of the route for the Central Persia Telegraph Line. By W King Wood, Assistant Superintendent, Indo-European Telegraph Department.'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:147v, back-i
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