The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-31

peeabrooeo. To a. 0ethod sui1D -
beotse. On'the lewese % 10 ssves hills
a 0tanbssl which leGsa To paint q
~ triangular p>sias1ls o. which TIE
city seasds = ~ site a to Old 6esagiio
which, slnee ~ reign a Nahmud In
i0os, has ceased - bethe rssi1soce q the
/ 6ultans. A gEsat wall ineloses . series
q courts and Gardens which - oos =
allowed to penetrate except BY special
pesmission and this y dimcalt b obGain.
The palace y visible amidst the trees
and . more lovely spot wherein 70 dwell
would b di@cult for the Imagination 70
conceive.
On the apex Of the ridge little ar
ther to the west W zee st. Sophia, the
great marvel Of Byzantine architecture
which was founded In the fourth centu-
~ BY Constantine the Great, and Wa u.
teeward burned and reconstructed In
great splendof BY Juleinian in the sixth
century. The church b about 26O feet
SQUARE and surmountd BY great dome
l07 1est in diameter the top Of which h
LOO feet above tho floor. This dome b
surmounted BY silded crescent with
the points upward that can b seen one
hundred miles at So A minaret rises
at each corner Of the foundation Of the
building resting on an independent baoe.
Tall, white - marble, delicately slendee;
pointed ct the top and enciroled in the
lower part with two narrow baleoaies,
these graceful ornaments of the mosques
which meet the vision in every diree.
ton are The most pleasing features Of
Eastern architecture. The interior Of
g. sophia = richly oenamented. There
sre columns Of every species Of marble
pofphyrv and granite Of which the
largest are the eight posphyry columns
carried hithef from the temple q the Gun
at Bsalbeo; there are also eight from the
temple Of Diana at Ephesus and many
ot1e1 taken from tho temples Of Troy,
De3os and Athens. A great portion Of
the interior b tnlaid with mosaics Of ex-
quisite pattern. After the conquest by
Aohammed this M. ni0cent church
W. oosseorated 70 tho woeship Of Islam,
the crescent taking the place u the
eross. Pefmissi0n must b obtained to
enter for which fee y paid and the W.
itor = obliged 70 take or biz shoes and
put On slippeEs. The Immense noor II
covered 6ut with . species Of mat over
which long strips Of Penian carpet were
thrown diagonally. In several places
W ssw groaps Of men in . sitting pos-
ture listening 70 priests who ut on great
pillows reading the Koran. Hiredrsad-
q. are kept constantly It this bs,sines
I'll day long. Here &nd there . Mu.ssl-
man W. sitting alone psaying or en-
gaged In chanting The Kosan q the snme
tine violsatly swaying the body hack
ward and forward. In this manner aleo
10 occasionally NV women chanting
tho Kesan at the doors ST tho mosques.
One day In saeh week y ct apart for
them 70 wosshjp In The mosquea Fem
tains, which ars WY numerous IN Con-
stantinopje, are beilt On the outside Of
~ mosques and Tie fAithhal azs obliged
- perform N sblutjoa beeore entering
for psaysr. Five times daring the day
some one appean a the little balcony Of
one Of The minaSets and In . loud voice
eAb the hoer IL wosship. The many
mooquesof TIE city aEe built after the
Same model, the small ones having one
Of Two minasets The larger eoes four and
one, Two and dx.
At tie Gland Bazaar may b found a.
most anything imaginable; garment,
silks, shswls, carpets and handsomely
embroidered eovses, antiquities and jew
81, bat voa can ct nothing at reason-
able price until after much barg.ining
and the manner in which yoa are i'm
postuned ct every step while wandering
through the labyrinth q hnse
between TIE little shops, rsadesing
. Wit there unpleasant q Dirt, but one
econ getD accustomed % It. II won't do
70 buy at Arst ol1ef. II you have time
% 70 the second q third time foe any
thing much desired and without mani
Ssstiag any anxiety, they viii take the
halt, sometimeD The one. fourth a The
Sum demanded q 1ruk Cu6eo = a.
ways served psnding The negotiaejeas.
Far Away Moss" described In I'm
noesats Absoad," be- shop here, and !
= eneaCsd d The carpet and antiquity
buine0 and derives . large tsade item
his acquaintanco With Amesicaas. II
0oco crossed tho Atlantic with him, and
an Indicted % him Ioe much inlbemor
tioa EslaGjve 70 The ways and mannsn
Of the 6tambouliteo.
On Friday anssnoeo ~ drove ont
3 The swsst waten, . Ssw miles from |
Pen. Thb = The only drive and eoen-