The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-04

to take this route without suffering any particular
privation
DETAILS or THE NISSAN ROUTE
The following details will give better sdea Of the
Hissar route equenied OF the three routes,
and that OF Kstaminsrsk, some eighty eight miles
irom the Of charcSari to the town of Derbendl
The FIRST orsythree miles OF the route through cul
iivatcd lands, among fields o. rice, wheat and pas
turage. perfectly open country, .urDs between
tho rocky valley Of Darvssakamo Then again, 1t iol-
lows NE rising slopes Of elevated and undulaing
psiesu A. the end OF = stretch OF about seventeen
miles water reached after leaving
ths Village q KarAkhvs the road sraighs up into
the Asics Mountain chaiu, and just beyond again the
traveller meets with some serious obstacles. Goiog
for ward srousd becomes gradually level, 20 that
carriages pass With ssse suoh is The road from
the town of Chnresari 10 tho village Of Acrobat Be-
tween Akrobat and Derbend Is the most Interesting
part OF the About Two miles from Akrooat the
road enters straight denls and over the apex of
sman hiA, which carriage could pass without dill
Guilty. For about SIX milss beyond this dcAis tho
road passes through wde valley and then At the ond
OF the sixth milo again enters narrow ds0s which Is
called Busgoapnan, and known to tho natives as the
Iron Gate
DERBEND INDIAN FRONTIER
Leaving this dcdlc, which Is nearly a mile ana
wide, the road Is continued ior ABOUT
Ave mnes more through another valley, which rises
abruptly into tho Derbend Pass near which the town
0a Derbend is situated, one OF the most important
ssrsgctic points in the country. From Derbend TO
Scnire-Abad Is only abont forty miles. and from
Schirs-Abad 70 the Amou- darja twenty miles more
say . total OF sixty miles From Derbend the road
enters into the valley OF DakhKarakend through
worry narrow denc, which Is quito passabie however.
Al about ave miles from DcrDcnd 10 Q largo, wealthy
liant vatar md
surrounded by beautiful gardens From this village
the road rises over plateau and conllnnes
through an unouutins country Astounding with deep
ravncs and steep Slopes but the lands are
cultivated as far tho village OF SarkaIska, whore
again appear the rsch looking private gardens. Near
this village the road branch Of the Schire
Apad River riscs suddenly over the elevations on tho
other side OF the river and enters the defe OF Handa
ran Near this dcnc the gardens OF Schre-Aba-
come into Wow, From schre-Abad 10 tho Amod-
dasja the distance Is iron seventeen and = hall 70
twenty mites The road Is level and over On open
country dotted with villages There are tour passes
Of tho Am0u-daria
THE ROAD VIA KHoULHE
The second route 10 the Amou- darja by way OF
Balkl, Khouins or Koundouss to Hindsacouche.
On entering tho territory OF the Amou-dsrja, BalkD
aud Khoulms there plains, IN some parts Of which
there 10 NO water: but ahsrwaro, Tor an immense
distance there is only water but splendid vsgea
ton also. Tho may be said OF Tho country east
OF Knoulms. far the river Akhserai, on which
Koundou siiuatsa iron there ont, thanks 20 the
abundance OF streams portion Of the plains Is we'll
worked and covered with gaPdcns, villages &c, and
q portion Affords splendid pas'urage THIS Is de-
scr,bed by Hcsry Touls In mis- description OF the
Amou- dArja
II results, therefore, that the route tho other
side OF tho Amou does not present the dimculties
which are Inevitable by OF the Turcomanian der.
erl Hore may be passed In RAPID succession water
wells, deserts and localities admirably cultivasod.
From the plateau OF Khoulme tho road rises By
straight dsnIs through valleys defended
By cragsy rocka II takes six davs pass these val
rys which arc to The north OF Karanoutae. aud arc
covered with rich vegstaNop. Passing onward tho
route crosses three chains Of mountains-she Kara
noutaie, tho Bondaucnikan aud tho Akroba,-ssd
snds in H,ndoucouchc Pass There are some oahcr
passe,, bas NO will name only three-chibrs, Tvak
and Knodjak
Chibre, according 70 present Information. 10 'ths
only route practicable IN winter Trsk 10 that which
vas followed by Brigadcr Denny IN gong 70 Bamian
In I740 previous to his night with Doston-Manon,cd
In that ncghborbood. The Kbodjak was travcSsod by
Bosns, Wood LORD and other onlcers a. she time Of
bue OcCupoAlou W suv kuBupn. DSosNus WIZ
route from the territory OF the Amou-daIja 10 the
East Indies there exists another little farther To-
ward she east: that Is say. IRON Koundouse on tho
southeast the passage OF khovak IN Tho valley OF
mo River Plandehire Tor Pjandcnirs Aaent Of the
Csbu River. According TO the opinion Of Toue this
vas abe route uavsssed by Alexander the Gsoat on
his return the south alter his campaign agsua tho
Baotrisus and the Jaxsrsss tsir-daJl From sae
Hndsuoosche passes the route dcsocnds into the rich
valley OF cabui (as above stated following the
OF the River CabuI through denies enters tho
plains OF India by the Khalbcr Pal
ACROSS Tnx PAniRE PLATEAU.
Lot Us now examine the more westerly route from
the territory OF India from The possess
Of Fhcrnau 10 The plateau 81 Panire The DIM
cul,lcs Of this route consist principally In the faos
that u runs through highly elevated ground, having
IN copscq acnes OF this elevation . varied atmosphere.
and n Is more practicable IN summer. Although
many people speak OF the arrangement produced In
tho human system by long stay IN a rarlnod atmos-
phere, NJ. sebarawe, having visited the plateau OF
Psmire, sfirms that such arrangements need not DO
feared. Tho only inconvcnencs suffered ny the ma :
Jortty u the persons with him daring their nrst
sojourn In TINS region nj an elevation OF IRON
100 II 600 feet asthma and that only during
tho march There wore no headaches or faiot-
ing MS IL must be added that . CONTAGIOUS stay
on an elevation OF twsivs thousand icet
toms the system 10 the rasinsd atmosphere N.
Fectchinko, IN hts observslioas relative the
scription OF Touls. says: -"rhsss journeys Of the
English 10 Tarkend have demonstrated That tho
pans begin 81 elevation OF more tnsn sixteen
thousand icet bot a. the plateau Of Pamrs does
attain that elevation 70 10 e,esr tba, these pains csn-
pos exist during passage. and that they dd the
human system could easily become accustomed 10
thsm These difficulties increase With tho CON-
msncemen, Of winter rnos the expeal,,oa OF n. A.
sevsrnsiien, v. " sehvsrx aud svass, which IN.
dertaksn ~ the snd Of september last ycsr
during the most unsuitable weather, bad 20
contend against many ainncuit,es M, this only
shows that u 10 aavissois 10 travel during tho
winter months on the plateau Of Psmre. Ds,ing tho
summer, The other hand. one can 1nd good pstar-
age on the plateau OF Psmlrc. The srHss Of Pamrs
has great reputasisa among the ishabitsass Of the
nsghbouns regiona rov purposes Of uaasper ysxs
should be ussa they bsuss Zoe the eouay ,hss
eames OF horses. The ergauissron OF these beasts