'ROUTES IN PERSIA. (VOLUME I.) (KHORASAN AND SISTAN.)' [‎189v] (383/536)

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Route No. V (p)— contd.
stream from left. At 6| miles a mud tower off light. Several
villages off both sides. At 7| miles a reservoir on right ; bevond
that numerous dry torrent beds are crossed ; and a line of
zidrats on western side of road. Encamp W. side.
Water .—Good and plentiful.
Supplies. —Procurable.
4 CHAH-I- .. 31 m. Direction SE. Road
* ZAGHUDA good for 5 miles
87f (Zaghdeh ?). remainder undula
ting and rugged. Soil at first alluvial, then gravel and sand.
Ascend gently from plain and cross streams. At 3 miles village
of Yazdu off right. At 4J miles pass between two high rocks in a
range of mountains. At 5 miles reach top of pass, thence very
rugged and undulating but gradual descent over slabs of sand
stone rock in a defile to 7 miles, where there is a well on the right.
At 7|- miles cross a ridge. At 13 miles range of low rocky
mounds ; gently undulating plain. At 14 miles small well of
brackish water on left, called Chah-i-Khush. At 14£ miles
cross ridge. Thence gradually descend. At 184 miles a reservoir
of brackish water on left. Still descending move down dry bed
of river (a continuation of the Abrisham river on the Meshed
road). Banks steep and high ; 2 feet of water ; very salt. At
22| miles cross river and continue through undulating sand hills
to Chah-i-Zaghuda, a small well of doubtful water, situated a
short distance off right of road.
It ater .—Doubtful from a well.
Fuel .—A vaila ble.
Supplies. — Nil.
5 TURUN .. 24 m. Direction ESE. Road
level for first 10
miles, then undu
lating. Rejoin direct road at 1 mile, where there is a winding
descent of a mile to top of a defile. A mile beyond the hills
open out again. At 6 miles ruined fort on left. From 7 to 9
miles several dry beds of torrents. A little further on ruined
fort off right. At 9f miles small stream and another ruined fort
off left. At 10 miles spring and stream from right, towers of
Hazumi off left. Fine encamping ground here. Ascend from
little valley. At 11 miles descend steeply to 13th mile where
ne a spring and 8 ! 10
it 13J miles a small
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