Afghanistan; Asia, Central -- Description and travel; Eastern question (Central Asia)
14. _Nalak_ (13 miles 4 furlongs--183 miles 5 furlongs).--Water
from a running stream good and abundant; forage for camels and
horses plentiful; very little cultivation. The road lies among
hills for a mile, then debouches on a plain. Skirting a range of
precipitous and lofty hills on the right for 3½ miles road good
again, twining into another mountain gorge and ascending the
valley for 5 miles to a spot called Ganimargh, where villages
are seen. The road continues to thread a succession of mountain
valleys.
15. _Tut-i-Kasarman_ (6 miles 5 furlongs--190 miles 2
furlongs).--Good water from a “karez”; forage for both camels
and horses abundant; fuel procurable but no supplies. Road among
hills all the way, gradually ascending but not difficult.
16. _Lajward Karez_ (15 miles--205 miles 2 furlongs).--Water
from the ‘karez’ good and abundant. The road pursues a northerly
direction for about 2 miles, and then turns to the westward
and follows a mountain valley from three-quarters of a mile
to 2 miles wide, bounded by lofty and rugged peaks on either
side. At 5½ miles from Tut-i-Kasarman, the summit of the pass,
a height of 1200 feet is gained. The path then descends to the
foot of the slope, where water is found in the bed of a stream
completely overgrown by long grass, bushes and reeds; here the
valley widens out from 3 to 4 miles, and the road continues
tolerably level till a “karez” is reached. The road over the
pass is much broken.
17. _Shaharak_ (15 miles--220 miles 2 furlongs).--Abundance of
good water; grass plentiful; villages and cultivation near.
18. _Shahiwan_ (15 miles--235 miles 2 furlongs).--Numerous
canals for irrigation.
19. _Right Bank of Farah Rud_ (1 mile 3 furlongs--236 miles 5
furlongs).--Water of great purity from the river; forage not
plentiful.
20. _Ab-i-Khurmah_ (21 miles 3 furlongs--258 miles).--Water from
a spring not very wholesome; ground very irregular; fuel scarce;
forage for camels sufficient. For 14 miles the road traverses
a hard stony level plain; it then enters among low hills, and
follows for some time the bed of a mountain stream.
21. _Chah-i-Jahan_ (17 miles 2 furlongs--275 miles 2
furlongs).--Water tolerably good from spring; forage for both
camels and horses abundant; vegetation in the bed of the
watercourse very luxuriant; no villages or cultivation near; the
road rough and stony.
22. _Aisabad_ (20 miles 1 furlong--295 miles 3
furlongs).--Abundance of water. The plain is rather marshy;
forage for both horses and camels abundant; fuel scarce.
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