23. _Left Bank of the Adraskand_ (21 miles 2 furlongs--316 miles 5 furlongs).--Water from the river; forage and fuel abundant; no signs of cultivation or inhabitants near the river, nor are any villages seen between the valley of Sabzawar and that of Herat, a fatiguing and difficult march. High peaks rise to the eastward, the summits of which are judged to exceed 10,000 feet in height above the level of the sea. The table-land is 2½ miles across, where there is a further slight ascent, the elevation reached being considered 1500 feet above the level of Sabzawar. The descent into the valley of the Adraskand is steep, rocky, and tortuous. 24. _Robat-i-Shah Bed_ (22 miles 2 furlongs--338 miles 7 furlongs).--Forage for camels and horses abundant; no supplies of any description procurable. For 19 miles from the Adraskand the road ascends among hills, the elevation being 6500 feet above sea-level. Forage and water procurable the whole way. The road stony. 25. _Rosabagh_ (21 miles--359 miles 7 furlongs).--Good water from numerous artificial channels. Road attains elevation 7200 feet above sea-level falling further 2000 feet, and is good the whole way from the foot of the hills. The Rosabagh is a Royal garden planted with Scotch firs, now of great size and beauty. 26. _Right Bank Hari Rud_ (4 miles 4 furlongs--364 miles 3 furlongs).--Water good. This spot is but 3 miles from Herat and within reach of the bazaars of the city. The road fords the Hari Rud river running in several channels over a wide shingly bed. 27. _Herat_ (3 miles 180 yards--367 miles 3 furlongs). III KANDAHAR TO HERAT BY GIRISHK, FARAH AND SABZAWAR (THE SOUTHERN ROUTE). As far as Girishk (7 marches, 75 miles 4 furlongs), see route II. page 331. 8. _Haoz_ (a reservoir) (17 miles--92 miles 4 furlongs).--The reservoir, which is 20 feet square, is built in a broad ravine, through which there is a considerable stream after the snow begins to melt; forage and grass scarce; a few ravines crossed; the road, generally good, is over a hard, level, and arid plain. 9. _Shorab_ (23 miles--115 miles 4 furlongs).--Water plentiful in the winter and spring; later in the year it is brackish, but the supply is susceptible of great improvement; forage and grass generally plentiful; road over a desert plain, somewhat uneven, and in places stony. 10. _Dalhak_ (8 miles--13 miles 4 furlongs).--A ruined fort; water rather scarce, but might be increased with care from a spring; forage and grass scarce. 11. _Hasn Gilan_ (15 miles--138 miles 4 furlongs).--A ruined fort; water, forage, and grass scarce. The Darwaza pass is crossed about the third mile.