, 1869-12-05
lHE CENTRAL CAUCASUS.

The CENTRAL CAUCASUS.
From chambers Journal
NOBODY fcOWs much abaut thc Central CA1eASu9
The vers name Is a*4cc,ated vita mystery, aod
tie ptevalert idea connected Wltn B4sran, Apati
iIc tse sssoe;son 81 m: .;e WIN
eess,h,e Eases q "giati cttsa" e there NJ
nost interesting parscnl..s aboas tne eau, eau:
sieSti than the Alps IL the aver4se Height oi
IT. fcata. and lcsa khown than the Andes and TIE
Ilitn.x, aud also atopt UxshnE heEB h- did not
pttt tilher with bulls or <ttn gait cities. tis
route lay By EUpt ahd the Sue, but he restricts
.So1e.. yl.ccs-a usefal hlts 70 fataze tosrs:s.
.'vist:-" he says, "tho.pcu11od forest, and make
yeur oonAeJ.bo5 brig Inu pack by Djeoc. N okns-
seXs tie Eat. After riding for n1iles over tue
and African desert, Eitl q narrow hosil1o, Aur
tp.hiuH 10 attract the attention k4ve a dtstan1
tram Vi cz1DelS or Troop Of gaxct= the edge Of
an sorupt deSt cot IL rcathna, and the We = Of
Cairo ata the Valley Of TIC Nile bur.ts uEon the
e.ea Win nn aluleet magical su 1atnneA The
he'ghtA VI DleLrl MoEat'an; 10 The centre OF the
picture r,Ee the taper mluarets OF The mosqac ct
:! Il tne ssZ se is Fass
iowa If the dead, anu the vast modern
Ut, tteads l,teit tut u the piain below. In The
atn, dotte6 stth clusters OF pyramids, the Sslt
i:ktu can b traced to the comnspcement OF the
Dc'E, While ne,ond, 90 The s,.. Wsss, sae yellow
II Z .lAL tRtICu-'
So n;o1e interesting, no more suggestive route
than that pursued BY the tzaselie1s could ne
tncea ont by upitamueIlel Imagination; bat
10 pass ftoE1 Jerusalem 10 Damascus ny The tass
soc OF the Jordan II rot an easJ achievement.
The llAI IL 1877; bul MI Fse4h1e{l and hi
conpat.tns nlade up khe:r minds 70 Ut. and aue-
= t1s o
the TuIllsh pratectlon. through the Facha. They
we're Wsrcet, advised, aod pitied to any extent,
pies ere aaduc.d q from experience lor then u
stluction and rsrtoot, eu: IN vAln- They ie1.
eastern trasel md cost,uuea t, ascend b. zissAs
sssas u' 1.s ;.t, fS ID T. e.. "'9s Il
through a country reuarhAel, Ike Nortn Wa:cs,
ny eRna 'ns .as
lDhabi,snt Ii 10 be found. willis the rutns a.e
wonderfully pIese1ved Toto what inltentac1nce
such p,esore et assiqus1 . tais: wens nsa
to the n,nEnirceut Temple OF the 6an, tho cclunnA
on s'es,'sa Sonna laeIog ne
ltIRett theatre. Returning TO the CREST street. we
decorated gateway, md then proceeded to The
Forum : an NJ 4! Space. surrounded with columuA
On TIE bloW Shove Is Atapd smother temple and
theatre. TEE latter Il wonderfully little injured
by time: the ktsge u alEnos. perfect, and vesJ
tastefn,I3 deeoraled." When Will some photo
fesp t6e sice md, - Jes, a!uost untoached deIsi
wlicn AZ ais nim AMID the r0tnA OF AmtAnn, Je-
This loar1e, supplied Mr. Fsc.aueld with some
chnrnlpH traits Of Arab naupefa Wttle they
were csnpcd at Jernsh, the sheik Of q neghbot
Ing s,sGe came to Wilt them, tho itertica Snelk
| Q! 6rf, Of whose ,ntquitltA Mr. TrutS1u 41ves !
viva Account They inspected hls 1estinonlais, !,
i which extend oEer thirty yeslf, aud arc p:obsNy
have sn,,hsne 70 do With The bearer Of tnis; be Ii
thorough villain and q ex1ul rnr." The o,her1 M
IN q similar ssA,n Ths aen.'ssnsn ti1ed 70 torct
great character, stopped him BY seizlnr hts beard
and wne Rlit & htr head wrh one band, while tns
soEpd!y boxed bis ears w!th the other. At Derat,
Bozrah. Ncuran, md kutr, they found tho 1utui
-! perfect and most snttres.lne but ccl
tnnl Iet ca1uina out the giant theory
tse 10 ,s's NJ noeess 20 s Soen g ca. one xoa
peseens to hs fable of "Tse Trsyelea Monkey.
''The Ecad nnu OF one Of ths villages gave teas
eqI sfe 9ss 1as q ,a' asn sa'
not Jet lessrea to eat with h,a GuRers!'" In tht
! c1r!orauon OF tte Lexsh, they experienced X
lt.e u.tcuity, that they foaod 1t hasd to teallz
the 1set tnat, Wl1h the exception Of Bulckhard
rem ,lass;!ers Who I'D evef succseded IL pese
b xec!utous u u vas intefesitns: and AI: FTeah
r. now IN exisience sse those Of tho cue
fooges.eas IN, Moses MI ~ 's.,
that The SIZE Of the stone houses shora t1At The
!. were bttltly race Of nbuotnM stature, au
!ro.e. tte date @ 81 Their eonssraesioa IN sea!,,!
d AID the rooua theJ c.utA,n are 10 modern Idcs
snal1 II Eates arc sometimes found eignt feet
- veil a nen nsd 10 pasa under them, and shoz
II found =, The Freeent day tn ainfls1 s1nauonA .,
OF the eaHo dImens.onA Tue stone doo1s Euaru'u
4 M d fThFn n 80
/ | lAtRe1 End more mAsklfc than any va raw
it Da.nAn- The extent aAd number Of the rutne
i remains .. tne SKY fenced cites conquered ~
forget that Syria formed portion o. the ChliA.la
esDtu15 sse1e Te1e cns.an I'M ~ 81 Bl.aos M
:. sne c1urenea and ,hc tacattr 1as quite nuntrot
Il femaln. II kny buildings older than our era
le exut in the Hasr.n, they Ar, beeTe exception
~ IN aprrs,ion u gwen by tessTsonS sne ruins -
n Bc1tar, keIpaNst, SawcldRn, and shuob4-!n t&e
j. those OF Roman provincial towns-as' giant cioe!
I 1t IS rot OF OC, out OF the AntontneA not OF u
a lbIaet.tt.h, tn: Of the SaI4cenlc oouq7esi, III
mott Ecdcsn travellers IN the Haursa VII Be r
u nss1rg lef, Dauascaa, and Dsa,oec, for q
i: lctacon tho travellers detc1nined to DO anoth
Y feat which drasnDans md d1eller. u Dsuasc
u the fauous cedAza. In apise Of The nnow, They
TO y1ced nc parry tnto three sections, and lheJ
At succeeded, ttouRh Mr. Ffesh1eld aeknoElouG
r.. ~ reavy tnrec ho1rs' ta.k ~ he has ever dor
sn II tcot cne hour and forty minutes ahasp cltsz
e .ss3 81 ns
At mean The sp endjt t:cw veil repaid the e1'
I'd non, ard lnej found the iumemorts. trees IN u
to W1de-egreaa,nS branches, the only G1reu thing
q, 1ole on The great wh1:e slopes
n .na W went % 10 Epacsna. IT Il sounds oddiy % tsit
lie ! Al.ajook the pearess s'aftou to Epaes7s, =
~ now tney were entertatped BY Nj. Wood Who
Temple ii DlsnA. ne hsd already done : g.
IL | deal. The theatre, The scene Of the Eo@diult
,ts r,ot, y uncovered, the stage cleared, r. maaJ
" excaYnted marbles arc ~ white As on the !
IA, they verp cut. Nj. Wood has Aso dsseoyesrd
aat smau bu,lalnr, which. oa the strength Q. 10
70, Tonn Of St LAKE, marble ba.tn Of noee d!m
t1. sIons, and ! sort OF "yM StGA" outtt1e
sea itned w.sa salsopase, .ad snosr nae1 ,n,e
So, st:e 81 the Temple OF Dsaa. and seemed q
Consisntiaope S iney receised &c I'd aud insIncs
70 Itom pc Nnsttan Government. and % = one \
sy ss IN 1 A9,s'1 Dsa s
! !! lhe saecessivs isrsisuoas q aoons,ia etsnd
him o. olmy.senouA uaroodsa Eb1n1. The e1ploss,
An. ,e.sr,.s nd S,.tssel aneesauen e uast
! kAGA AuC4 tEA[VGu 4luUs Cky C3 NRkcn u<1lt
ns | Epown II Wessern Europe but wnich IL ral
q TO "Crnckcd ur, In The Eest Mr. FrnlhneId IA!
no opinion Of Il, and 0tspose1 OF II brirrV RI 4 d
very wherein ore u1ny cIpend . Rrca. ocal Of nd
" and get ve1J lutle va1ae for H. Ttots Was to be
rels tase ol ore1ANoua OF which The topst lnieres
uU- Wa1 the accent OF Mpr,nt Ari
~A1 The march along the Valley Of
past Eur was indeed weird and
and OEe pAt1lD1 through tho bortellAud of the st4
otre county, which Il tnhxalted only BY TIC Varde
anA | tF!bca OF Iu1konAns md k1rd1 Thny m
rock. styez1i underground vflagta wnoae eIn:enc
indicated. q, I dlA1Ance, only BY n1o m b!otc
,tngs 1he surface Of lne pla,n on NEARER apprpsc
sope Low mound OF taYtu, w1t6 thin column OF u
F2oS l<sntnR from II rho m the position Of tach he
uere Il \ strange picture IN lev Nnea. u
that men wore gEeat kheepstta costl and contcl
Ind nata; the women, drc1bea Of c1imson-t4ke
IL 10 which III up wonderfully the dou green lAndst
1ked Every hau-hour va cane 70 = I
NJ group OF rnndy toubstonel averaging
and iees high, sud otrsn dellcately c21
~ Of they resemble UPRIGHT safcophaGt n 4
cate1 Thtso strange RraTty1fdt make much mara
pas. thAn tho yllkctk Companies OF ca0cls