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0586 Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873 : vol.1
Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873 : vol.1 / Page 586 (Color Image)

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GEOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX. SECTION G.-ROUTES.

PART II.—Routes in Turkestan derived from verbal information supplied by natives.

ROUTE XV.

KUCHAR TO KARASHAHR, AUTHORITY CAPTAIN TROTTER, COMPILED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Kuchar to-

  1.  Yakar, 4 tash. A small village.

  2.  Awât, 6 tash. Small village.

  3.  Bugar or Buigar or Bighol, 5 tash. Cross a river flowing south. Town and district containing about 100 houses, snowy mountains visible towards the north, large numbers of camel, sheep, and horses in this country.

  4.  Yangi-shahr, 6 tash. Cross Karatal River, road passes through sandy soil.

  5.  Achma Urtang, 5 tash. Country sandy ; small village; cold climate ; snowy mountains visible both to north and south.

  6.  Charchi, 5 tash. Good pasture grounds, and plenty of fuel.

  7.  Shakur or Ichertchou, 6 tash. Large lake in vicinity, country marshy.

  8.  Kurla or Koila . or Kurungla, 4 tash. Large town, Kalmak population. District contains about 5,000 houses ; town is situate on left bank of a large river ; climate mild ; and abundance of grain ; grapes and other fruit in great profusion.

  9.  Yash Uigur, 4 tash. A post stage; coal found near.

  10. Karashahr, 5 tash. Formerly an enormous city, one of, if not, the largest in East Turkestan ; three days to its north is the important town and district of Lukchin, now chiefly inhabited by Kalmaks who migrate to the hills in summer. Climate cold, and much snow falls here ; wheat, barley, and Indian-corn grow. There is but little fruit. A great rendezvous for merchants.

ROUTE XVI.

KARASHAHR TO TURFAN, AUTHORITY CAPTAIN TROTTER, COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

  1.  Tawalgha, 4 tash. Road through cultivation, mountains visible on north of road.

  2.  Tagharchi, 3 tash.

  3.  Ushak Tal, 3 tash. A post house.

  4.  Kara Kizil, 7 tash. Road passes through sandy desert.

  5.  Kumush, 5 tash. Road passes through hills.

  6.  Ighar Bulak, 5 tash. Cross mountain ridge en route.

  7.  Subâshi, 3 2 tash.

S. Takshun, 5 tash. A large town. Cross a mountain ridge en route. 9. Bugum, 4 tash.