'Persia and the Persian Question by the Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.' [‎16] (23/714)

PEJiSIA
CHAPTER III
FROM LONDON TO AS UK AHA 1)
.Journey from Paris to Constantinople Professor \ ambery—Tank-steamers
on the Black Sea—Town and population of Batum—Daily life—Petro
leum industry -Russian Custom-house— 1 rade and harbom Russian
military dispositions Railway from Batum to liflis Suiam I unnel
works—Tiflis—Hotel de Londres Departure from Titlis Baku—
Across the Caspian—General Annenkoff Native passengers—The
Desert ....•••••••••
CHAPTER IV
TRANSCASPIA
Latest information Steam communication on the Caspian -Change of
terminus to Krasnovodsk—Further improvements Workshop at Kizil
Arvat—Stations, culverts, and bridges—Oxus tiotilla—Merv irrigation
and the Sultan Bund—Rolling stock—The telegraph -Speed and ser
vice—Balance-sheet—Goods traffic—Organisation of Customs—Great
commercial future—Facilities for English travellers Extensions of the
Transcaspian Railway Parallel European extensions—Russian morale
in Transcaspia—Administrative changes—Independence of Transcaspia
-General Kuropatkin—Russian consolidation in Central Asia The
future .............
CHAPTER V
FUOM ASHKABAD TO KUCHAN
Arrival at Ashkabad —Start for the frontier—History of the Ashkabad-
Kuchan road—Russian section—The Border Mountains—Projected
railroad—Persian section of the road—Durbadam and Imam Kuli—
Zobaran to Kuchan—Reception on arrival—Hospitality of the Khan-
General description—Plantation and power of the Kurds—Their cha
racter—Authority of the 11 khani Ruling family—The present likhani
His son—His reputation—Two interviews Appearance of Amir
Husein Khan—Conversation—Question and answer—Gift to the Khan
— Dinner from the Khan's kitchen—Town of Kuchan--Buildings-
Native bazaars—The Kuchan principality ......
CHAPTER VI
FROM KUCIIAN TO KELAT-I-NA 1)1 HI
Intention of visiting Kelat-i-Nadiri—The victoria of the Ilkhani—Kuchan
to Chtimgii 1 rimitive threshing—Camp life—My retinue lower of
Hadkan—March to Pu-ihtah—March to Bolghor—The guide beaten—
Bolehor to Vardeh Baa-khan—Mmmfsnn <Wiloc ak ; ».