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glens. The Coflan Koh extended itself before us^ whilst the plain of 
Mianeh was discovered between a deep chasm in a nearer range. 
We saw Bolagh at a distance, picturesquely situated on the brink of 
a precipice. Germerood has the reputation of being warmer than 
Hashtrood, but it was easy to discover without any barometer than 
that of our own feelings, that we had reached a great elevation, a fact 
that was confirmed by the rising hills over which our road was directed. 
On the 5th November, we gradually descended into the hot plain of 
Mianeh; and on the 23d, we again reached Teheran without having 
experienced the least bad weather since our departure from Tabriz. 
