"الطرق في بلاد فارس. (المجلد I.) (خراسان وسيستان.)" [ظ‎‎١‎٥‎٩] (٥٣٦/٣٢٣)

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Route No. III(r)— contd.
Camping grounds .—Good at stages 1 and 3 also at stage 2
on fields if crops gathered, otherwise bad in stony slope covered
with boulders ; unlimited.
Water .—Plentiful at all stages except at stage 1 just before
spring rains when supply might be limited.
Fuel .— 7 ^ ,
Grazing .— j 00 ’
Supplies .—Plentiful after harvest at stage 1, limited at
stage 2 though supplies would be available from neighbouring
villages within a distance of 8 miles, scarce at stage 3 .
No. of stage
and total
distance.
Details.
1 BAMRUD .. m. Direction W. by N. to-
— wards high range
Kuh-i-Khwaja Shaz
20 miles distance with Awaz in view ahead. Road over plain
with hills. To right there are four hauz on the road, but only
one at four miles, with water. Road good enough for motor
cars. At 8 |- miles Bamrud is reached, a village with 600
inhabitants, with a considerable amount of cultivation, mainly
wheat and barley; 40 cows, 40 donkeys and 1,000 sheep and
goats. Population, Shiahs. Water dirty and brackish from
river rising in Kuh-i-Khwaja Shaz, present flow about 500
gallons per minute.
2 FINDUKT .. 20| m. Direction WNW.
Road over pat and
29 fields for two miles
then sandy plain with scrub. Going gets heavier through
sand until at 5 miles road leads over high dunes very heavy
going. 8 |- miles dry hauz then ascent towards Awaz firmer going
occasional sand at 10 miles take right fork to NW. 10| miles
large pool of water and an ab ambar; few trees. Road now
very stony skirting base of range. 15 miles Isfad J mile to
left. 17 miles Icarez 201 miles Findukt lying close under the
hills. Supphes very scarce, principal cultivation being
cotton. Water plentiful and good. About 2,250 Indian
maunds of grain f wheat J barley are available after the
harvest in the villages of Awaz, Isfad, Findukt, Bumabad,.