The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-20

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cd nv wild Turldsb dogs. Most of the noun
tains In this bleak region are bald, rectilinear
ridges. Now and then from one of their uun-
Gated cups CLEANS n tower-shaped structure, the
shabby monument Of some local saint, while on
the meagre bushes around the shrine hutter
colOred rags hung up Dy Turkish quacks In the
hope Of imbuing them with the healing and
miracle working power.
The great caravan track. however, which bl-
sects Anatolla from northwest to southeast
| does not traverse this steppc country. At
EsIshur II leaves the hill range OF the Sacara,
and winds past the remains OF Dorvgum to
Cutahia, a toerably thriving Turkish town.
From this point nve.days Journey southwark.
| through cool mountains, brings in view a colns-
sal cone OF basalt. crowned with extensive
| walls, which once composed famous fortress,
! where handful Of Seljukcan Turks has with
| stood Thousands OF enemies. At Its foot lies
the town Of Carahssar, whose gloomy houses
built entirely OF basalt, and narrow, crooked
streets Justify the name of the "blsck city,"
| but YOU appreciate the commercial importance
| OF the place upon entering the suburbs thronged
| with camels and horses and checduered with
| endless rows OF tents Carahissar, in fact Is
| the chief entrcpot In the great channel of trade
tween SMYRNA and the interior OF Asia Minor.
| The population Is mainly OF pure Turkish
| stock although the merchant class Is partly re-
| cruIted from Greeks and Armenians.
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these curious species are only found In a mar
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valleys 81 the Sacara and pursac rivers, and tn,
intervening hall country as far as Cutahia. Some
wears ago the stock owned within this distric
was computed at more than million goats, and
about eight hundred thousand lat-ttileu shecp
Blt his wealth has disappeared, PERHAPS for
ever. The last two winters have been marx ed
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population. Ia ls1i the whole country was GOV
cred 10y fail Of snow which mhatatned 70
months "A uniform depth u four 20 six feet. Tn
wretched villagers were completely buried, a
communication ceased, and the live stock stafv
"a by hundreds and Thousands, no winter f'dde
being attairahle. This frightful scour e All c 90
especially the country Of the uppeg S,cari
where ia short time every hamlet had los
more than half Of its inhabitants. Months pass
ed before the authorities hestirr'd themselves
, STEAMBOAT remaining perfectly quescent ln pres
= ence OF these events, ana u was "hIN win IN
, advent OF the milderseason IN acolnml's'oh'
appeared ~ the distressed district Even the
there was no talk OF assistance nut tho ON
. mission was supposed To be tulhIled by an In
/. spec'ion OF the desolated land' ana Tue lhdlVh
Of m elaborate report
, Unhaopily. the surernrs Of the wretchc
population were still more appalling the secon
e Nint y. rue snow lcll III suth plsutltlr7 Una