The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-26

east az Hamadan, lspahan ana Shiraz and west and
south to Damascus and Central Arabia.
| TO THE TIGEIs.
From Baghdad southwark the railway must run
Of the Tsris 70 Bussora large and important town
| situate on the banks or the Shat-el-Arab midway
h If hs ss 81 hs
Omar the population or which Is between $4,000 and
10000, consisting OF Arabs Turks, Persians and
Following the course OF the Shatel-Arab as low
down as Mohammerah, 1t would then turn east
0ften for D0rak the chief town OF the Chaab Arabs;
then continuing It's route over the same swampy
skrting the cAalky bluffs OF Northern Lehroni
| would run over perfectly level land, tecming with
former cities passing Bender Deelem, Boirat Hoo.
! sar Gunaweh Bender Reeg, Shah-guduck to
erah to ushre need not cost more ' than sooc
per mile; for labor is cheap tho region is close to
the shore, and Is mostly dat and under cutiya-
1 ton.
| From Busliir to Bunder Abbas aud Kurrachee
the railway would skirt tho eastern coast Of the Per
| sian Gull, which Ii mainly series or sandy waves
| iniersected by juttnR olulis OF gypsum and lime
over 3.O5 miles is, from Oonstannoplsto Eur-
! rachee, and are well acquainted now with the ma
| Great Indo-Eufopean halfway That the work IL
feasible we may accept AZ proved: the next question
| Is,
| 10 answer winch must refer YOU to the follow
Ing brief statistics. which nave taken pains as
certain:
Consrantinope ms popnlation OF ZOO 900, and
imports British merchandise TO the value OF
Broussa has q population OF 100000 II is the CEN
tire OF district yielding on an average 900 600 pounds
OF silk, OF the value OF x922 50o but in some years
the yield Is valued ut 81, 100000 II also exports
wool e. 900: cotton, 81 y6O0 opium $4,000; cloro
mate of IRON. e5o0oo; wine, s2O,0oO hides 100000;
sailed olives, 100000; sundries, fA5oo0. Total,
Kutabla possesses population OF $4,000; il Is
the centre OF rich agricultural district which IL
also most DODulOus.
Arium-kara,hlssar population 10000. in very
wealthy district exports considerable opium, corn
hides, nOriehair, cotton, madden, bones and wool
Good roads converge here, leading from the popu-
lous northeastern section Of AnaIodia from Angora
saba, sanduklu, all great towns, averaging popu-
lation OF rs. 00O each. THEN II Ii be- couple
have been some time age-of the Smyrna Cassaba
kouiah, Ouchak an q Bunuz Railway These cities
cbs town o. q
Eyalet OF Karaman. It's PLAIN produces fr1lts,
grain aud max. The town manufactures carpets,
and prepares cotton leather, wsol and hides; Com
muRications nre facilitated by pretty good roads
with the populous towns Of Bei-cbetn ana Karaman.
kasaria, chief town Of the Kaisar district popu-
lation $4,000. Caravans bring the produce here
from the richest portion Of Asia Minor--vz., the
region around Sivas, which town IL but 100 miles
or; also from TOkat or the most important
places; also from Yozgad and Khanzir
the neghpone great towns Or ea Behssn Y
Malatie Kharp0ut, Diarbekir. Adana and
Tarsus. This Town itself imports British goods.
very bad road which leads to il from Iskanderoon
tAexandretta. The towns which ! have named
possess IN the aggregate population OF 200 O00 and
import foreign goods such as cotton twist Calico
prints musins linen, woollen and cotton goods
and copper to the value OF ESQ, 900 every year.
Amtab surrounded by 800 villages, winch, with its
own, possesses population Of $4,000. The country
gali nuts. scammony, tobacco and wax. It imports
$500 bales OF English goods valued at f54. 000 every
year Seventy miles east Of Aintab Is Orfa ancient
ports Zoo 900 value or foreign goods One hundred
miles east OF Ora, ana thirty miles southeast OF
Diarbekir s Mardin, having population Of $4,000.
One hundred and Hfty miles southeast OF Mardtn Is
ancient Nincveh, called Mosnl at present, largo
city, whose population is varlousy estimated at
between 10000 and 100000 But all the great cities
OF this parL OF Kurdistan. Armenia and Azerbijan,
i ~ Western Persia, such as Btis, Van Urumlah,
by this line with British goods.
Aeppo. the chief town OF q pachalic and tha
metropolis OF Northern Syria, has n population
10000, having nearly 5000 shops sssl 81 II manu-
70 ,he OF fsS2ooU annually
rash Ora, Aintao. Kills. Idiib, Kiha, van, Tlfs.
kars. Erzgroom, Sivas. auzun, Tokat, Trebizond,
Maatic, iftaNa COnstantineple, Br0ussa, Smyrna,
Tarabolus Damascus, Mecca India, England, France
and Austria supply its capaclous marts. AleDpO inn
porLs from England G5OO,U0O IN manufactured goods,
and exports abroad e200,000 In wheat, barley. mil.
let sesame, gals, cotton, wool, nour, madden scam.
1t must be the entrepot OF the whole OF
Syria, OF the populous cities OF Hannah, Hons Da-
mascus Beyroni and Jerusalem, and the cities OF the
seacoast via lsxanaeroon. bnslness which must
involve the transportation OF 900 worth Of
goods besides numerous pngrms from the heart OF
ASIA Minor
Baghdad chief city OF a pachalic, ami metropo-
LIS OF Mesopotama. or I'll Jczireh. has population
OF 10000 This city imports goods to the value OF
f3 900 for Itself and the upyer Places together
with Eussorah, the latter place taking much as
E325, 900 from India. Notwithstanding it has
smaller population Than several cities in Asia Minor
such as Smyrna. Damascus aud Aleppo, as u centre
Of trade II Is second only 70 smyrna, winch has
popularon OF 100000. rho whole OF Persia aud
kurdisian, Turkey, Arabia, Europe, Egypt and In
dia supply is bazaars. Another great source OF
rayn n III
valuable goods VIII be from the thousands OF Had.
jees hooking towards Mecca BY way OF Bagdad,
Which Is Only distance Of 700 miles, measured
rs GIDbon says from The interior OF Asia Minor and
Kurdistan. We Shall then see Bagdad resume Its
phoenix. The days OF Mahadi and; Haroun al Ra-
schld VIII be repeated Gorgeous bargcs and boats
EiosEs and paIatial serials win gesin as in the
days of old on It's banks clad with verdure and
palm and asss M &c they MAKE
the time when evil days were ever the land and
no European dared to cross me desert eApanse
PROOFS AND LOGIC.
Bnt do you not think that have proved sufficient
ly tnat tnis rail- way win DC amply supported even
by the bye traIhc when must transpre between The
not think tnat the l5,O0o,0J0 people whose coun.
Iry Will be crossed BY the great railway are able to
switzerland Of the Asiatic Continent, am aware,
but It's valleys and plans are rich beyond magma
ton. Every product that conduces TO the support,
comfort and luxury of mankind Is supplied tenfold
in this wonderful land. As for scenery, there Is
country III Europe it 70 compare wlthit II possesses
the physical characteristics or each and ALL 1t
boast the grand rugRedness of Scotland, with her
lakes aud clear streams, IN Southern Anatoia:
Cappadocia Eastern Anal ola, Will present you
with the beauties OF English wales ana her rounded
hills the chalnpagnes OF france are seen over again
in tne plains around Siva,; the forests OF r, pine
and jumper OF Scandinavia are also visible on the
granuv lofty mOuntain ranges Of Taurus; the SWISS
Alps-excepr the Giaciers--have their smilitude in
| the mountains OF Armenia the dun expanse Of the
IberiaR Peninsula may be viewed also between To1at
| and Erzeroem; the happiest phases Of itay are
celled by the lovely scenery along the shores or
Marlnora the wijdness OF nature witnessed in Mon
! tenegro mas nothing 10 compare With that Of Kara
mama the genial fertility Of Prussia is exceeded ny
4 that vi Central Anatolia. where vegetation is spon-
! Janeousy productive without waste OF human ener-
gies; the orchards OF Sicily must yield In penitude
/ aud sweetness the fauions lrult tree groves of
| SMYRNA and Broussa; Sicily has her Etna and
| Naples It's Vesuvius: AnaLoa has her volcanoes OF
koula and Kona Lisbon has Its fearful records OF
earthquakes, Smyrna and Aeppo nave theirs; South
ern France IL visited by foundations sometimes, so