'Military Report on S.-W. Persia, Vol. I. Bakhtiari Garmsir' [‎40v] (85/168)

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Koute No. 10 — concld.
Distances.
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Names of stages.
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General direction south-east. Vide stage
o. route No. 12.
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General direction south-east.
Crossing the level and cultivated tract of Polaki, the track wWT, T . , .
strikes the (jack at 3 miles, and crosses it: the road is here steep but noTfTffl^nT 1,
pack animals. At 5 miles descend from the gach, and cross the rive?’ draining
and Bid-i-Zard : immediately after cross the river which drains the
(tributary to the former). Both usually contain a little sour water and nr fAA 1 , Va Iey
times except for a few da 3 s after very heavy rain. The track now ? at al1
of Khar Ushtarzar diagonal!v and continues between low ridges of rock ^At 1° Tfi
a road diw rges to Masambull (which may be made the first stage from Maid!-n Z!
Bamuz). At 10 miles pass the Makwand hamlet of Dimadar (a. v ) close L ^ f to f
fresh water. At 15 miles turn south through a gorge in which a river flows south toAho
mam Jam stream : entering the upper cr west end of the Jam nlafn ,nf in Jo • • th
Jaru-Masambuli-Sh fish tar track (route No. 18), and follow it down tlA A :)0m the
is flat and quite sterile to Jam (vi ie stage 3, route No 1 ) This is n 'll va ^ e y> which
with large flocks and herds aid ex.te,Le unim^ (S^Zr^
Ramuz
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General direction south-east. Leaving Jaru
turn south fcr a few yards, then south
east again up a long undulating and barren
west to Jaru and Batwand. At 5 miles reach JouAshin^AttbrneA ????'
wand), about 100 houses in winter, 40 only in summer owing mainlv to In 1 f T yuk (^ ak -
village may conveniently be made a stagi if desired. Rue! Zy lVr J Lf ™ 3
in summer) from stream : suppl es usually abundant. Crossing the s 't r ( f.f Ce 0nly
across a plateau. At 7 miles descend into a maze of low rocky ridAsAfA S ° Uth
there considerable difl culties to a large caravan. At 12 miles crass a st A ng here and
At 14 miles reach plain of Barm-i-Gandu, uninhabited : water reported S fl ° Wlng soutl1 -
vicmity. At thispomt the road to Mamatain (route No. 18) dAergL AATrAA
the Irack from Malamir converges from the north At Ini ..pp. , ' . r miles
at 17 m les are replaced by broad ridges of sandstone/ At 19 milLAe^enttAthe gacI hiCh
. The road nc>w ver y difficult and steep in places. At 23 miles reach p-
pomt due north of Ramuz town. At 25 miles reach Ramuz town. See^uteN^? ^
Route No. 11.
Maidan MinaftOn to salmieh via Naft-i-Safip
i oAFID (WHITE OIL SPRINGS).
Epitome.
General.—A route of no imporiance and little used.
Supplies.—At Batwand, see No. 26.
Rahdar, 'Ali Mardan and Kurrawi would supply 100 men u r
Elsewhere no supplies availab l, P? 7 0 ° ^ tran ^ OTt at once -
At Salmieh see No. 1 .
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