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Boute No. 44.
Between Jilejil and Mirui wafer is good and abundant, and
camel grazing and fuel plentiful. At Amuri, 29 miles from
Jilejil, another road from Khwaja Ali via Sukaluk, Robat, and the
Kadni pass joins in; it follows the Amuri south to Jalk rid Chah
Sandan, Solgaz, Paniham, Zaian, and Gali Chah, branching off
from this route at Pushtiwan.
From Mirui the trade route may be followed to Dalbandin,
whence there is a good road following the bank of a canal for
about 5 miles ; it then traverses a plain crossing the Bulo and
Garmab streams, after which the Koh-i-Okar and Kisan Chapar
hills are crossed into the Chagai plain.
20. Chah Sandan io SaindaJc via Amir Cliah, length 139 mile*,?
stages .—The trade route was at first aligned to run by this road, but
owing to the want of water at Sir Reg, which entailed a march of
37 miles from Manzil to Amir Chah, without water, and owing
to the drifting sand, it is now aligned to pass south of the Koh-i-
Sultan range. The heavy sand and scarcity of water on this
road render it impracticable for ordinary military purposes, and
for wheeled artillery.
Route No. 35. 21. Butig to Jilejil, length 41 miles, 3 stages .—Butig
is the first stage on the route last discussed ; this route connects
it with Jilejil on the Afghan-Baluch border, whence there is
direct communication with the Gaud-i-Zirreh, with Sukaluk via
\ Robat, or with Mirui via Pushtiwan. On leaving Butig the road
goes east fur a mile and then oyer low easy hills to Lai Khan
Chah. It ascends the bed of the Divvanak ravine and passing
over a low pass in the western slopes of the Malik Naru range
descends by a stony track to Patkok, thence over sandy level
country, heavy in places, to Jilejil Water, fuel, and forage are
abundant along the road. From Jilejil to Pulaluk on the Hel-
mand is a distance of 50 miles, without water, over a sandy
desert.
Routes Nos. 22. Saindak to Amir Chah via Amalaf and Dazgi, length 70
43 and 48. miles, 3 stages .—This is an alternative route to that discussed under
Route No. 44, and of much the same nature. In fact, the best way
to get to Amir Cbah appears to be to stick to the trade route until
Mushki Chah is reached and then to go north by Route No. 48,
which is, however, bad going for camels. Another alternative is to
go from Mushki Chah to Duzgi and thence by Route No 43,
which gives the choice of two routes from Duzgi to Amir Chah,
one of which is practicable for laden camels, but neither practi
cable for wheeled traffic.
Route No. 36. 23. Meshi to Zirreh vifi Amir Chah, length 198 miles, 3 stages .—
Under present conditions it is difficult to imagine any case
in which a necessity would arise for troops to traverse this road,
which may be considered impracticable. All the routes radiating
from Nushki, and from the Nushki-Seistau trade route, to the
Helmand have now been discussed.