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‘A RECONNAISSANCE IN SOUTH-WEST PERSIA’ [22r] (48/90)
The record is made up of 1 volume (42 folios). It was created in 1891. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Time.
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Detail.
11th
May-
1891.
A.M.
Pahba ...
•••
...
Weather. Heavy showers at in
tervals.
6-45
t
1
Leave camping-ground.
Bearing of general direction of
route is northerly.
7-25
• ••
...
Track very stony over some small
bills and dovyn a steep pass or dry
watercourse 35° slope into a deep
ravine, then ascends up the side of
the Salun mountain, also up a drv
watercourse 15° slope, but more difficult as the boulders are larger, several times we had to
build hp ramps to get our animals ovei* these huge masses of rock, one mule had rather a bad
fall as i
n trying to get over one of these boulders it fell backwards.
9-30
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After leaving the top of the water
course we continue up a zigzag path
the general gradient of which is
about. 5°, passing at the same time
through a thick forest of stunted
oaks, the soil here being of a rich,
red clay.
10- 30
11- 30
)
The forest now ceases, the ascent
becomes very steep again, 1 having a
slope of about 20°. Ground sur
face is of grey sandstone rock,
which is very slippery.
Several of our mules here come to
grief, and the ground is so diffi
cult that we ourselves have to go
on all fours.
P.M.
12-45
£ Salun, 7,700' ...
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46
Halt on crest of hill for hearings.
Temperature here was low, being
only 48° Fahrenheit. There was a
considerable amount of snow still
lying about.
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At 2 p.m. the first water is met
with, at a spring on the left hand
of the track, since leaving last stage
(Pahra).
Surface of the ground is of white
sandstone rock, very difficult to
walk as well as ride over.
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Narrative report on surveys conducted in south-west Persia [Iran]. The structure of the report is in two parts. The first part concerns British relations with Arabs, Persians and the Bakhtiaris [Bakhtiyārīs] during the reconnaissance of south-west Persia. The second part contains reports of routes leading into Bakhtiari country from the south-west. In addition, there is an appendix containing an account of a journey across the Bakhtiari mountains during 1890-91, which is written by Major Bruce, 19th Bengal Lancers.
The report is by William Daniel McSwiney. The survey work was carried out by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, Khan Bahadur [Imām Sharīf, Khān Bahādur].
The report contains the following illustrations:
- ‘Reconnaissance Sketch of The Dizful [Dezful] Bridge.’ (f 10)
- ‘Reconnaissance Sketch of The Khushi Khana on the right bank of the Ab-i-Diz [Rudkhaneh-ye Dez], which commands the town of Dizful.’ (f 14)
- ‘Distant View of the Snow Covered Bakhtiari Mountains looking East from Dizful, November 1890.’ (f 16)
- ‘View of the River Ab-i-Diz as it flows into the “Gorge’’ on the north side of the Kilah Shahid.’ (f 18)
- ‘View of the Country Over the Plan of Dumakail looking east from the highest point on Kilah Shahid.’ (f 20)
- ‘One of the Broken Bridges Over the Ab-i-Diz at Pul-i-Kul.’ (f 24)
- ‘The Fort of Sar-i-Dasht [Sar Dasht, Khuzestan, Iran].’ (f 26)
- ‘Broken Bridge East End of the Tungi Baba Ahmad [Baba Tungi, Afghanistan].’ (f 29)
- ‘View of the Valley of Mal-i-Mir, December 1890.’ (f 36)
- ‘Bakhtiari Hut Built into the Side of the Hill at Chardeh, in which Major Bruce and Lieutenant W. D. McSwiney were snowed up in December 1890.’ (f 38)
- ‘Doorway of Above Hut.’ (f 38).
The report also contains the following:
- ‘Reconnaissance Survey of S.-E. Bakhtiari Country, May 1891, Surveyed by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, K.B., Survey of India Department, superintended and assisted by Lieut. W. D. McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.’ (f 2)
- ‘Reconnaissance Survey of S.-E. Bakhtiari Country, May 1891, Surveyed by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, K.B., Survey of India Department, superintended and assisted by Lieut. W.D. McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.’ (f 3)
- ‘Reconnaissance Survey of S.-E. Bakhtiari Country, May 1891, Surveyed by Sub-Surveyor Imam Sharif, K.B., Survey of India Department, superintended and assisted by Lieut. W.D. McSwiney 7th Dragoon Guards.’ (f 4).
- ‘Plan of Dizful’ (f 42).
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- 1 volume (42 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: printed pagination sequences are also present in parallel between folios 11-35 and folios 37-40.
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