. Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . es — the Avesta,Zatsparam selections, Zartusht-Namah, and other works — tomake it reasonably probable that this Forest of Reeds, southof Lake Urumiah, is the region at least to which the passagerefers, even if we cannot identify the precise spot.^ At noon that same day, after luncheon at Daralak, I wasobliged to lose Mr. Neesans good company, as his missionaryduties called him to Sauj Bulak. I parted from him withregret, and the afternoon was lonely without him, despite thenovel exper
. Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . es — the Avesta,Zatsparam selections, Zartusht-Namah, and other works — tomake it reasonably probable that this Forest of Reeds, southof Lake Urumiah, is the region at least to which the passagerefers, even if we cannot identify the precise spot.^ At noon that same day, after luncheon at Daralak, I wasobliged to lose Mr. Neesans good company, as his missionaryduties called him to Sauj Bulak. I parted from him withregret, and the afternoon was lonely without him, despite thenovel experience of camel riding, which I tried as a changefrom horseback. The dromedary which I mounted was one of 1 Cf. Koran (tr. Sale), chap. 2, p, 18 ; experiences in this forest of grass and5, p. 73, etc. reeds, compare Perkins, Eight Years 2 See my article in JAOS. 25. 183- in Persia, pp. 193-194; consult also184; and, for a description of some Wilson, Persian Life, p. 105. i M -^ftlT , ^MM^dr-^^^H^ i Wm^MtUim Ij ^^^^^^^^^BSe, ^^^^^QS^^T! ^^^^^^B fl ■■ •»;_i^ 1^^ B H Saralan, a Village of Mud House. Khor Khorah, near the Forest of Reeds(Probably the district where Zoroaster made his first convert) TRADITION OF ZOROASTER^S FIRST CONVERT 119 the finest specimens of camel flesh that I saw in Persia, but Iwas glad to change back again to my horse, as the creaturesgait was atrocious and one needs to be a good sailor to navi-gate with success the ship of the desert. Sunset found my caravan entering Miandoab, a. town of sev-eral thousand inhabitants, well named between two rivers(mldn do ah) from its situation between the Jagati and Here I received a pleasant visit from an Armenian-Persian for whom I had brought letters from Urumiah. Aswe chatted on various subjects I told him that I had been un-able thus far to meet with any followers of Zoroasters creedin Azarbaijan. He replied that this was not surprising to him,for he knew of but one Fire-Worshipper (Atash-Paras
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