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Route No. 31— contd.
Troops should be accompanied by cavalry, whose services are
absolutely necessary for foraging.
Water .—Procurable throughout except between the Jik
and Karkheh rivers -(a stretch of about 40 miles). The
water is, however, often impregnated with salts and sulphur.
Reference .—Routes in Persia, Volume III, Part 2, Route
No. 45.
(7) Dehbala-Arkavaz-Kalateh.
Total distance. —100f miles.
Road.—Very narrow and steep in parts and impassable for
wheeled artillery.
Supplies.—This road is best traversed from March to June
inclusive. Then forage is most abundant, crops are either
standing or just reaped and the tribes with their flocks are
camped adjacent to the road. During the autumn supplies
are less plentiful.
Water. —Abundant.
Reference .—Routes in Persia, Volume III, Part 2, Route
No. 45.
(8) Kirmanshah-Khurammabad.
Total distance .—110 miles.
Road .—Impassable for wheels without considerable pre
vious preparation, but vide reference in Route 4 the Turks
would probably get guns along it. From December to
February or March considerable portions of the road are blocked
by deep snow.
Supplies .—Fairly plentiful throughout in late spring,
summer and autumn. Cavalry would be necessary as supplies
have to be collected from a wide area.
W ater .—Plentiful throughout.
Re/erence.—Routes in Persia, Volume III, Part 2, Route
No. 59.
(9) Khurammadad-Dizful.
Total distance .—153 miles.
Road.' Forty miles of it would need widening and (in
places) zigzagging to render it passable for wheels.