New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-22

tie mountain. On either side gigantic mae.
Of rock, with here and there pine 70 -
leir sterility, tower 10 the hight Of Com Ca.
in some places almost perpendicular from .,o. '
nit TO base. They are worn AMI broken ~
all fantastic forms. There are pyramid. ,a''
eTs, bastions, minarets, and long, sharp snr..
splintercd and jagged As the tnrrets OF an -
berg. | have seen higher mountains. but I b,r.
never seen any which looked SO high As tbe,a
We camped on narrow plot OF grouni, in ,hs
very heart of the tremendous gorge. A sold;s,
Passing along at dusk told that a merchant ana
Lis servant were murdered in the same nl.ea
last winter, and advised us keep watch. RI,
We slept quietly all night, while the STAR
sraIkled over the chasm, and slips of misty
cloud hung low On the thousand pinnacles of
rock.
Cnthe morning Of the third day after leayny
Tsrsus. We emerged from the great defle, All
left the Sihoon at a place called Chitlik Khan-s
stone building with small fort al joining, where
in fifteen splendid bronze cannon lay neglected
on their broken and rstting carriages. As va
crossed the stone bridge over the river, valley
opened suddenly on the left disclosing the shols
range OF the Taurus, which We now saw on lie
northern side, a vast stretch of rocky spires
with sparkling snow-fieldS between, and loas
rayincs filed with snow, extending far down be-
tween the dark blue cliffs and the dark gree,
plumage of the cedars.
Immediately after passing the central chain
of the Taurus, the character of the scenery
changed. The nights were rounded, the rocky
strata only appearing on the higher peaks ami
the sides OF loose soil were deeply cut All
SCARED by tie rains of ages. Both in appear.
snce, especially in the scattered growth oftree,
dotted over the dark red soil. an in their orm,.
tion. these mountains strongly resemble the
middle ranges of the California Sierra Nevada
Crossing wide tract OF these hills, in the after
noon we came into lovely pastoral valley
waving with luxurant fields of rye. The sspho
del grew in great profusion, and an ivylleayed
shrub. covered with fakes OF white bloom
made the air faint with its fragrance Still fur.
tier up we came 10 orchards of walnut ana
plum trees. and vineyards. There were no
houses bur the inhabitants, who are mostly
Tmcomans, live in villages during the winter
and in summer pitch their tents on the mum
tains where they pasture their ilocks. The vii.
lage of kou kusEla, where wepassed the night.
was entirely deserted. Near it there is large
structure partly fortress and partly khan
which was built BY one of the Su,ans, as q rest.
ing-place for the caravans 10 Mecca. 1t is
-
bazaar, courts, chambers, q mosque bath, aud
Gwelliug-places for a thousand persons, all Of
massive and elegant masonry. With little al
teration, il would make capital Phalanstery
where the FourieIitcs might try their exper
m, nt without contact with society. There i,
10 field fer them equal 10 Asia Aiinor-a glori
Gus region, Astounding in natural wealth, almost
Jepcpuated, and containing great number Of
llalanstcrics ready built.
Tie next day We reached the last of the hin
country along the northern base of Taurus, aud
saw. far and wide before us, the great central
rlain al karamania. Two isolated mountains,
at ioity or fifty miles distance, broke the mo-
notony of the dcsert-like level: Kara Dagh in
the west, and IIassan Dagh in the northeast.
R,yond tie latter, We tried to catch glimpse
OF the famous Mons ArgPus, at the base Of
which is kaisariych the ancient C1sarea of
CsTpadocia. The mountain, which is l3,0OJieet
high, is the lOltiest peak OF Asia Minor.
From Eregli, the first town on the plain, three
days OF hard travelling brought us TO this place.
Cur lOad was Il dead level, over waste tracts,
WlCrCon some herds of goats and a few camels
were grazing. There was al little cultivation IN
tie neigl borh0Od of the villages, but the inhsb
itants were mostly occupied in cutting grass in
tie moist places, aud hauling il 10 their houses
on rude carts The soil was white and glariny
and the dust very painful TO the eyes, probably
on account Otthe salt it contained. This region
aEounds with lakes which are extremely salt
Near Kara-bounar We passed the crater of an
extinct volcano, now filled up with salt lake, in
tie midst oiwlich rises cone ofsod rock, 30
ect high. The traveller is supplied with water
rem wells, or rather slanting shafts, arched
with stone and having flights of steps to the bot
tom. Tie water, however, is very unpalatable,
though icy cold During the heat of the day the
milaee is very frequent on these plains, though
not 80 remarkable in its appearance as that Of
the Nubian Desert. The heat, which generally
prevails on the plains at this season, was mti.
gated for Us by fresh north wind, and, as We
were about 1900 feet above the sea, We were
neitLor troubled with gad-hies by day nor mus
keloeS by night. The air was so remarkably
clear tlat mountain chains nearly q hundred
miles oil could be- discerned, and on approach.
ing Konia, which lies at the foot of the noun
tains DOundinr the plain Oh the west, its line Of
gardens and lninsrcts Knocked Us for several
hours before We reached the suburbs. B. 7.