| | |water at each end, and the | | |going is good, with the | | |exception of ½ mile at the | | |south-west entrance, and ¾ mile | | |at the north-east exit. | | | | | |During that first ½ mile at the | | |entrance the roadway is narrow | | |and intricate, the path being | | |strewn with quantities of small | | |loose locks and boulders. These | | |could be cleared away. The | | |labour thus expended would | | |greatly facilitate all | | |subsequent movements of troops | | |and transport. | | | | | |The ¾ mile of exit could | | |similarly be much improved by | | |manual labour. A little | | |blasting would help still more | | |here. | | | | | |There is, however, 100 yards of | | |pathway at the bottom of a deep | | |cutting, which would defy | | |ordinary appliances. Still | | |there is room for a loaded | | |camel, and the removal of loose | | |stones would make even this bit | | |easy. | | | | | |The interior of the pass is | | |mostly a broad, level, sandy | | |khor, varying in width from 5 | | |yards to 200 yards. | | | | | |Should the pass be held by a | | |stubborn foe, it can be turned | | |without difficulty from the | | |east. | | |