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establishments are formed) to see that every department be carried on 
with dispatch and regularity. Twenty to twenty-five horses (purchased 
by the Prince, and kept at his own expence) are always ready at each 
of these houses, and the whole institution is supported from his own 
purse. But beyond the bounds of his province, this public service is 
defrayed by the Kay at on the line of road. 
19th. We were six hours and a half on the road, a distance of twenty- 
one miles, from MiaunSh to Turkomen Cheyee. The road is one succession 
of high hills, generally with a small stream in the vallies below, flow¬ 
ing from the mountains of Bisgoush, which extend almost to Tabriz 
on the N. W. and to near Resht in the territory of Khalcal , on the 
N. E. and the snows of which seemed then to be rapidly melting, and 
(by the discolouration of the water) to have formed these streams. On 
setting out from Miauneh , we rode by the banks, and frequently crossed 
one of these streams, which was up to the bellies of the horses and 
very rapid. I frequently set the bearing of our road from the top of 
the hills, which was N. 70 W. and (though varying now to the W. 
then to the E.) may be fixed generally at that point. The whole is 
very easy of access, nor indeed did I see any part on this side of 
Teheran , where an army would meet with impediment, except on 
the Cojian Kou, and there only in a few passes: and from the 
present appearance of the country, magazines might be formed every 
where. 
The weather during the last two days was extremely sultry, and we 
suffered greatly from the heat. The tract indeed, over which we 
were passing, is called by the Persians Germesir, or the hot, from the 
notoriety of its temperature. The corn at MiaunSh was accord¬ 
ingly much more advanced than in any previous part of the country. 
There is a small village to the S. of Turkomen Cheyee , called Car ay eh , 
situated on the back of the hill. The valley of Turkomen Cheyee is 
one carpet of green, richly cultivated in every part. About noon the 
clouds gathered; and as we were feeding our horses, a shower of rain, 
with thunder, surprised and refreshed us after our hot ride. 
