'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.' [‎100r] (206/350)

Koute No. 15— contd.
2 KHAFIJIYAH . . 10.—Vide Route 10, alter-
native stage A.
36
3 BISAITIN . . .18^
54
4 UMM CHIR
Vide Route 10.
65
5 RIVER DAWAIRIJ . 25.—Vide Route 10, alter-
native B.
90
6
CAMP ON MARSH
101
Fukki—going heavy in places.
Water, brackish on marsh—no supplies
is fed from the Dawairij known below A1 Fukkah as
khareh) here comes to an end.
. 11.—General direction
N.W., keep along
south foot of Jabal
Grazing fair—fuel, scanty
This marsh (which
Kbar-
7 TIB RIVER . . 261.—General direction
N.W. Skirt south
2274 slope of Jabal Hamri'n,
going good throughout. Some 4 miles to south of ^ track
at about 10 miles lie the ancient but uninteresting rums oi
Shahriz. Water occasionally obtainable here and Arabs camp
near in spring. At 15 miles scrub becomes thicker, water is
sometimes available in bed of nullah coming from spur of Jabal
Hamrin at about 18 miles. At 20 miles nullahs from north
cross track which becomes sandy and stony. Route from Amara
to Baiyat and Deh Luran follows principal of these nullahs in
north-west direction. At 26^- miles reach Tib. Fuel plentiful.
Water brackish at the best of times—Grazing excellent in season..
Route shown on map through gorge is difficult if not impracti
cable for animals unless river is quite low. River 50 broad.
Generally fordable without difficulty; good bottom, - bank&
good.
jV. B .—This stage may suitably be broken at or near mins of Shahriz, if there
is water, as is probably after rain.
G 2