Djafarbai/Jafarbei Turkmen near Murat Lar

 About this book Read this bookThe Eye-witnesses' Account of the Disastrous Russian Campaign Against the ... By Charles Thomas Marvin: "At 5 o clock the next morning the expedition continued its march The horses having each received a bucket of water advanced in greater spirits The farther the column proceeded the more verdant the vegetation appeared to be hillocks and undulations became more frequent the sand disappeared and the soil seemed firmer and more argillaceous About four miles and a half beyond Murat Lar and in close proximity to the road traces of old melon plantations and cultivated fields were seen The Djafarbai Turcomans who roam in this part of the country cultivate the ground every year and after gathering in their harvests remove to other camping grounds At one place a short distance from the road the Russians observed clear traces of an old encampment and also of fields cultivated by means of artificial irrigation A halt was made at 10 o clock at Karadji Bateer and it was decided by the commander that the troops should rest there the remainder of"