, 1876-11-04


miles from ,sen,arkan,t 10 rerhownr h7 lha En-
gllAh. Vnrfaua otrr pr0JeEts for railway .cDn1fnn
nlcht'on l'st%cen lnlla and llnssia actors Ccntrn
As1 ns: ss " r h a III @ 9M,; 2 s
maay years before thr whthtIc ot tltu lurnmubsc Is
hear! in Turistan. Tn account "f tl,u lack ni
rnnnfn9 ras,rontl from, t,rcnnry II, san,arkanI,
would BE- finnct'.e; witllt thr poverty u tc rn,,.
Try Wou aitot.' but fnrnrre fetHrI,s. Tho ulIcasa
nri*ng freni their reEpcciiTo p%sc1stons In AtIa,
nlro form retious impchialcnt 10 the building uf
faWaSs a Ssast "Rsa1s a,i up II f.
With Russia cannot bo pFocnscf hit tho ynun of
tic !ports and exports .iufag tLc year 1s72 have
con.iara'1s accroasc from ti,c nmaunt collected
tot lR'i7, Which was based n1tnn Tho c,,sns.s
fnrns On ae s fs"n,ier @ he ossl Trade VIII
kamc ynar tho trade With Khobnfd amounted to
2, 403..%g tatlot. Thu chIef articles sent from
IT, Massa 70 9tc p.iats ana eotton Eoos
asnt n 'atge qantca iton 9seoS @ Ths mnSst
liz Chinese. .aaa now temporarily hcll by inc
i t' 10 sS: as, HE'Ss % s1$s' 'i'
The area ot tho RussIan possessions IN centnai
Ala, including tho moro recent acquisitions, Il!
t9o sa'asts a",t,s cIm.nv terSry 1sun
At ~ RSeas tset PS ss,tsss
M WV y s Te aoma ls IL.
yenr 1879 ABOUT 80, 600 men, but hnH since bcen
TnS co., q he assan
aH1tiist lhtvA ant the late campaign agalntt Eil-
hta!a, lns been tl0. o0o rnb1ce OF which l!ukhara
It was ~ ~ purpose Of studying Tic political
aesens by aS sSqa a n M SsnS As
Schuyler. tile United taten Charge ia flares ut st.
Petersburg, 1ondcn Journey into Central Asln Ills
lsnsslan affairs. gained hy lang residence In tlu
aesSMpliatn,rn! of his object; whtio ito supcrloT
nuhoflties, anil hl, sw' tnlusrlous ,a,.d careful
h.y . y s"1s es M saf @ s 1n s"
If nls trave ad research, ase cmboir,! nrc crowd.
t!on Il w'D n'Se'' Important and "t0f"a-
f9r r"rEtssan. hastn9 fora travelling companIon
New York Herald, whose brilliant book, cnttlud
'can'palgnng on tho Oxas. made HIN fasosabiy
Io known Q TO tho rsaaIng wut'd trw nvnlia later.
sarntof aud kazaln while tile grund wns sill COW
crea with saow, performing most Of TIC dlbtacc
s{ I'D s ssd ,fvsss s, I'll" Il:
afs @ asssq wsai sfy ywn sfP 81 on sxs ',ss J. oSo e
/. 600 inhabitants l,hs grown VI around, tic
fortress of Kazala. which, in 18a5 was bnlIt by
tho Syr-Dhrya Rtvcrs. 1t lies at tie junction Of
gil tlS ttndc IN centsHl Asia --tha. road
from orenb1tE meeting here tho roas from l!yn,
post On tic AyF. .DaFyn md llaa large trade.
leaving h1zaln fgr Eort tsroyssy. April ~, Tho
spRaS ssRnf sss and e is os as ssy @ s
to nva ssea u Wy s ' to tic heat Of % dsu.acr, min % anil
i pods H. nda s eli us aans 1
nuns expedition aaaiSst Khiyn, aid Mr, Schuyler
was nov the Let of 3Iay, and tho Htepps was cov-
cred VIZ! scarlet norpes. Wild tulips, eeraniu1ns,
'na o Stss y,sn :SHy ow naSe " sfcut as to
Schuyler, OH his lrst eMttancc, liko a quiet little
village hi csn;rnl NV York, 1.-THE broad. t,.l4ty
o snnn " pn9e ct t'
white houses, rot little lack from tic streets, With
trees md pal!saac IL front; te iarss 4auare fpl
dIc,-al! combined to .gtyo this familiar impress
S|on." Tho town ls but OH the stcppc, ind canuls
carry wator through Gver5 stroet. ii fs tho real
by U. 600 Cossacks. This Rnratan population ia
ahnns Z, 600. This foreign quarter Merges grnlu.
sally inio the natise city vt Taskent, which wa'u
,of mosqucs e said to By 900.
- No LDNH III AGsllfal Asia pfGe1Gt3 huCh TnrICs
IT," eays Mr.. Bchuylcr "uA The rcal nattve Tash-
,kert. Tho strcrta nru rarely htruIEht: and, IN
rambling about the town, wc 20 up aud !oWn iili,
turning 10 this side and TINT; sometimes bctwcu
high wills, somettrnus beneath the wooden porsico
Of d n,psgo which mounts hiell tn tic QIr nav
along lilo edge OK sus deep rayinu and now Cross
luz soM,o rushing stream ou low wooden bridge.
Ycrywl,ose trees arc leanin. over tho yalIr, 7or
'everywhure there arc gardens; mud We can luaye
the street and talto BY pnth up tue cdge 0f Ku,ne
'Httean where I'LL OLD wooden Ii-wlleui Ia busty
turning, and foul oArIGlsos almost In country
nook. Tho wall surrounding Tashkcnt Ia yuIL 10
DO sixteen miles IN lougt.. ind ~ in places from
blocks Of clay. coated with plaster. Outside Of
tho walls, gurdens, thIcky rlanted with trees cx-
tend for several miles crery vide. Thu town IL
controlled by ussInn policc and 0u may walk Ut
ride through IT, streets, by dny night, IN parfcct
safety. Thu historical rocortia Ut the old lily Of
'Inshkont extend b,ck to tho seventh cuntuFy.
DnsIny hts cIuht months sojuurn lii Central ASIA
quarters, ,uaking several returns to It. and having
t!mu to cultivate ftendfy acquaintance With III
h1ussutuan society. Tho housca nre generally Of
but ono story aud tho walls rising from tic street
arc ntbrokcn by wtndows. They arc built Of sun
hunt bricks, aud tho INT roof u 1nadu of rgotls OF
thutch. thickly plastctcd oycr with clay, which
furnishes llarbor for innumcrable scorpions. I'D
occasional tarnntulas md other ,ysnomUIs hpltlcrs
Thu rooms, nal opening: OIL tho inner cnurt+, nrc