ISBN: 1231993278

[EAN: 9781231993279], Neubuch, FRANCIS RAWDON CHESNEY,ENGLAND, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can downl… More...

[EAN: 9781231993279], Neubuch, FRANCIS RAWDON CHESNEY,ENGLAND, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 Excerpt: . . . from Basrah desirable. Ascent The ascent of the Tigris commenced on the afternoon Tigris of September 15, and passing the Tomb of Ezra, we commen-brought Up for the night at Janchu, having ascended rather more than 38 miles of river during that afternoon, with an average depth of from 2 to 6 fathoms, and a width of 200 yards. The water was necessarily low at this season, so that we were prepared for some difficulty in the ascent, which, in one or two places, caused us to lose time. Thus we accomplished only 33 miles Bistoa. in 61 hours to the village of Bistoa. The next day, the river still winding very much through wooded banks, we made our way onwards with less difficulty, the depth varying, as before, from 2 to 6 fathoms. One bend of the river is so exactly like another, that the pilots have to place stones, to enable them to distinguish between the different reaches, to which they give separate names. As the river improved in depth, so our progress became more satisfactory, and we made 67f miles to Ras-ai-Ras-al-Kheyran during this day. On the next, finding that we were passing through a more populous district than had hitherto been the case, the Sultans ensign Lieutenant Murphy. KUT-EL-AMRAH. 307 was displayed at our masthead. The river flows Chap. between high and well-wooded banks, winding very--c--- much, and varying in breadth from 200 to 400 yards. We brought up about dark at El-Medlia: on the 18th Ei-Mediia. we passed two shallow places, and with them got over all present difficulties--the rest of the navigation being favourable during our ascent of 54 miles to Kut-el-Kut-eiAmrah. In itself this place is of no importance, but mr its position, immediately opposite to the embouchure of the Shatt-el-Hie, gives it some consequence. The latt. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

ISBN: 1231993278

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ISBN: 1231993278

[EAN: 9781231993279], Neubuch, Paperback. Shipping may be from our UK, US or Australian warehouse depending on stock availability. This item is printed on demand. 174 pages. 0.322

2012, ISBN: 1231993278

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