Chapter XII: Journey in the Desert of the Toorkmuns

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Journey to the Oxus.--Sand Hills.--Freezing of the
Oxus.--Meanness of native Traders.--The Oxus.--Oxus of
Alexander’s Historians.--Charjooee: its Bazar.--The
Desert.--Slaves.--The Caravan.--Well of Balghooee.--Dangers
of the Desert.--Seerab.--Camel’s Milk--An eastern
Caravan.--Oochghooee and wandering Toorkmuns.--Ruins of
Castles.--Moorghab.--Remarks on the Desert.--A Toorkmun
Camp.--Orgunje Officers.--Precarious Situation 1-34

CHAP. XIII.

CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNEY IN THE TOORKMUN DESERT.

River of Merve.--Amusements.--Knights and Heroines of
Merve.--Alarm.--Toorkmuns: their Laws of Plunder.--Training of
the Horses.--Reflections.--Meeting of the Caravan.--Claims
against us.--Continuation of the Desert.--Whirlwinds.--The
High Lands of Persia.--Mirage.--Plants of the
Desert.--Allamans.--Unsuccessful Party.--Arrival
at Shurukhs.--Detention.--Alarms.--Dissipation of
them.--Toorkmun Customs.--Fortitude of a Slave.--Toorkmun
Song.--Toorkmun House.--Mode of Feasting.--Success of
the Allamans.--Inconveniences.--Mad Camel.--Departure
from Shurukhs.--Increased Caravan.--Entrance
into Persia.--Moozderan or Durbund.--Approach to
Meshid.--Tarantulla.--Adventure.--Ghoozkan Slaves.--Troubled
Country 35-75

CHAP. XIV.

KHORASAN.

Arrival in Meshid.--Interview with Khoosrou Meerza.--Meshid
described.--Shrine of Imam Ruza.--Grave of Nadir
Shah.--Illumination.--Departure from Meshid.--Koochan.--Camp
of the Prince.--European Officers.--Abbas Meerza.--Interview.--
Acquaintances.---Future Plans.--Separation from Dr. Gerard 76-99

CHAP. XV.

JOURNEY AMONG THE TOORKMUNS OF THE CASPIAN.

Departure from Koochan.--Atruck River.--Boojnoord.--Toorkmun
Discipline.--Travelling in Khorasan.--Tribe of
Gireilee.--Toorkmun Acquaintance.--Running down
Partridges.--Toorkmun Bard.--Goklan Toorkmuns.--Their
Customs.---Toorkmuns of the Caspian.--Toorkmun
Patriarch.--Noble Scenery.--Toorkmun national
Songs.--Quit the Country of the Toorkmuns.--Arrival
at Astrabad.--Plague.--Arrival on the Caspian.--Adventures.--
Gardens of Ushruff.--Fortunate Escape.--The Plague.--Quit the
Caspian.--Mazenderan.--Peasantry 100-127

CHAP. XVI.

JOURNEY THROUGH PERSIA.--CONCLUSION OF THE NARRATIVE.

Quit Mazenderan.--Pass of Gudook.--Gudook the “Pylæ
Caspiæ.”--Feerozkoh.--Cure for the Taste of Quinine.--A
Koord.--Vexations of a Traveller.--Arrival at
Tehran.--Presentation to the Shah.--Return to India.--Route to
the Coast.--Quit Persia.--Conclusion 128-142

BOOK I.

GENERAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR ON PART OF CENTRAL ASIA.

Notice regarding the Map of Central Asia 147