Salt Lake Democrat | 1885-06-30 | Page 1 | Notes from the Afghan Country

Notes from the Afghan Country LONDON June SQA dispatch from Teheran Teher-an states that 1000 Persians are at work constructing War structing a transCaspian railway like preparations are still being continued by Russia Humors are in circulation the bazars of Teheran thjt war will probably occur after the transCaspian railway is completed to Merv The Russians are bridging the river Mur ghab on the confines of Afghanistan Eight hundred Russian Infantry soldiers are at Old Sarakhs The Persians are fortifying Persian Sar akhs and building barracks there for troops A foundry has been started at Herat for casting heavy guns I A St Petersburg dispatch states that a telegraph office has been opened at Merv