The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-27

to convey some idea of Constantine
pie, I gave a brief account of our voy-
age to Odessa, the great grain market
of Southern Russia and part Of Tur-
key, and from there to the war re-
nowned Sebastopol. The remarks re-
regarding this Russian stronghold and
some other places, rendered familiar
to our ear during the Crimean war,
will be found under the heading
THE CRIMEA, ITS GEOLOGY AND
TOWNS.
The voyage from Odessa to the
Crimea occupied but little over TWEEN
ty four hours, and we arrived at Sc.
bastopol pronounced as well Simfero-
pol, the capital, with the accent on
the syllable before the LAST landing.
not as at Odessa from a small boat
through the surf, but securely on a
pier. there being a good harbor
formed by the promontories on which
some Of the forts stand, one bay run
ming up as far as Inkerman. distance
of at least four miles. although be-
coming shallow towards the last. The
Malakoff Notifications are all leyeled
and a neat house, graveyard and
boundary stones mark the spot of
that celebrated struggle. The greater
and lesser Redan are seen from the
Malakof eminence as we'll as the
town and many adjoining forts Of mi
nor note. Most of the Russian troops
for this garrison are encamped across
the bay, on the left when boating up
to Inkerman. At this place after
examining the pass we found the re-
mains of a stupendous aqueduct for
supplying the town formerly, with
water. Itpenetrates the soft uummu
little limestone for about 200 yards,
and on emerging from this tunnel the
water was conducted around hiilsides
and over two valleys by very extern
sive aqueduct bridges. At Inkerman
they are quarryiug vast Quantities OF
| the limestone for building materials.
In some places the rock is white, and
so crumbling as to be unfit for build
ing; at other points we find, in a diff
| ferent formation. the hardest and
most durable building material. This
| diversity arises from the fact that in
an easterly and westerly direction
| high ridges, eliminating in the
Tchatir Dagh, or Tent Mountain
pass through the peninsula in the
line of the Caucasian and Carpathiau
Mountains. This system of crystal.
line granitoid or, often, metamor-
phie rocks forms magnificent bluffs
especially near the south shore of the
Crimea and is often externally like
our Hudson River palisade rocks
Crossing this range are parallel basal
tic upheaVals nearly all the way from
Balaclava to Aluschta, with a north
erly and southerly strike. forming The
points and promontories of the coas
and furnishing by decomposition o.
this, and the limestone, the soil fol
most of the Vineyards of that region
already quite noted for its wine.
The remarkable Mountain, Ursuf
or Bear Mountain, east of Yalta anC
running boldly into the sea, is of por
phyry. Much of the limestone il
nummulitic and of the Oolite period
some is Wealden, and toward Kertcl
and thence west in the northern par
of the Crimea, is Tertiary, furnishing
a pretty fair building material full o
the most beautiful shells, of the sc
nera pecten, cardium &c.
The northern portion Of the PENN
sula is chiefly a large steppe, render
ed arid for want of water; however
in portions, great focks of sheep, Con
German owning 10000, are fed ant
found profitable. A smaller river, tn
Alma, in the southern half, runs from
the mountains to its western embou
chure, markingits line bya belt of.tim
Der aud green heritage, very much a
along the Arkansas and other rivers
in Colorado and New Mexico. i
fact the Crimea, with its wild Tarta
population, its primitive woode
wagons, its small, sprightly, durabl
horses, its arid steppes, thorny vege
tation and rich narrow valleys, ii
table lands and mountain ridges, re
minded me forcibly of the plain:
valleys, mountains and people. In tn
approach to our Rocky Mountains
the southern district being somewha
thecounterpart of portions of the frul
and vine regions between Santa 4
and FL Paso, with arid steppes at In
tervals.
In the northwest of the Crimea
salt is made IN considerable quaint
ties, especially near Eupatoria; an
near Perekof, the town at the marrow
neck Of land leading to the continent
are several gas and mud volcanoes, Ii
low swampy spot, whence thes
volcanic vents throw off constantly, a
by a safety valve, the gaseous accumu
lation of subterranean decomposition
and decomposition. The southern
slopes, towards the Black Sea, ant
also some of the valleys watered b,
small mountain streams. as we'll as b.
the larger Alma, are sufficiently fer
tile and In some places the manuring
blowing with two yoke of oxen, tn
orchards, vineyards, haystacks, tobac
co fields, and loads Of apples going t
Sebastopol, for shipment, and cara
van of twenty wagons all loaded Will
cabbages, and some drawn by twt
camels with yoke over their necks
betoken some enterprise and consid
cradle success IN their culture.
NEARLY THREE. HUNDRED wERsTs Il
AN OPEN, sPRINGLEss, RUSSIAN POST
WAGON.
Notwithstanding the warnings 0
some travellers, who represented thi
mode of posting as being some
thing fearful, we ventured to secure
permit, called in Russian Podorog
ma, for which We paid about 50 90, t.
be supplied with horses and wagons
during a round which, with our vari
Gus directions, made nearly thre,
hundred wersts, or about two hun
dred and eight miles.
After the 18th of September o. s.
vnn are nhli0ad to naY for at leas