'Report on the Preliminary Survey of The Route for The Central Persia Telegraph Line from Quetta to Bam and Pahra' [‎60r] (124/162)

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List of halting places on the route from Koh-i-Malik Seah to Bam } vi&
Hyderabad.
Names.
Distances
apart in
miles.
Remarks.
Robat (Koh-i-Malik Seah)
• • •
Most westerly post in British territory on theNushki
trade route ; height about 2,800 feet.
Pepelee
* 3 *
Contains a few springs of brackish water in a
narrow nala-bed: camel grazing and firewood very
scarce. Height about 5,100 feet. Prismatic com
pass bearing: to Lar Koh 91^°.
Petki
16
Contains two wells close to the north-north-west spur
of Koh-i-Petki :
water in one 3' from ground surface, s' deep and 3'
.. diameter,
„ „ second 9' „ „ ,, 2' deep and 3'
diameter,
quality of water good. Camel grazing plenty, con
sisting of mesk and a little lana. Firewood rather
scarce. Height about 5,200 feet. Prismastic
compass bearings: to Lashkak Koh 59*, to Petki
Koh 202 0 , to Buzghargi 311£°.
Chama ...
14 *
Water from a spring plenty and good ; camel graz
ing plenty, reoo and jowassa; firewood from some
tamarisk trees plenty. Height about 5,800 feet.
Prismatic compass A compass fitted with a sighting vane and magnifier to achieve additional accuracy. bearings: to Petki Koh 37 0 ,
to Buzghargi 348°, to Bozae no 0 . About 30
people live here.
Dumag
i6f
No water obtainable except from pools after rain ;
camel grazing plenty from Tagaz and jowassa;
firewood plenty from tagaz trees. Height about
4,700 feet. Prismatic compass A compass fitted with a sighting vane and magnifier to achieve additional accuracy. bearings: to
Dumag Koh 2i^°, to Pir Soran 242I 8 .
Galugan ...
15
Water from a small open stream, good and plenty ;
camel grazing plenty, from tamarisk, mesk, and
jowassa; firewood plenty from small tamarisk
trees. Height about 4,700 feet. Prismatic com
pass bearings : to Pir Soran 270°, to Koh-i-Gow
7b 0 , to Koh-i-Taftan 124*. About 50 people live
here.
Hyderabad
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Water from a small open stream, plenty and good;
camel grazing plenty from tamarisk, lana and
jowassa: firewood plenty. Height 4,000 feet.
Prismatic compass A compass fitted with a sighting vane and magnifier to achieve additional accuracy. bearings: to Pir Soran 109°, to
Sultan Pawal 35 0 . About 70 people live here. A
few supplies in the shape of bhoosa and grain can
be procured in small quantities.
Mazarab
12
Water from few springs, very brackish, and not
good ; camel grazing plenty from tamarisk trees.
Height 4,000 feet. Prismatic compass A compass fitted with a sighting vane and magnifier to achieve additional accuracy. bearings:
to Koh-i-Basman 164°, to Pir Soran 99 0 , to Sultan
Pawal 47 0 .
Shorguz
25*
Water from one well, about 4' from surface, supply
scarce, quality brackish, and not good ; camel graz
ing plenty from tamarisk and lana; firewood
plenty. Height 3,600 feet. Prismatic compass A compass fitted with a sighting vane and magnifier to achieve additional accuracy.
bearings : to Basman Koh 148£°, to Pir Soran 89°
to Jamalbarez 235 i°.