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

.nd Palaces Roberto' Ool-
are-Tho Approach 70
Oonssantinoplo-ItoPoo-
plo The Imperial
Bank Sultan.
Ito. ITO. Dtc.
sp.e,al Cor s-Pondenss Of ~ nlnr..
rhe voyage from Bucharest to this
-. nrrsents little Of interest until We
..bed the entrance to the Bo.phovus.
:. smarda the Danube 10 crossed IN .
~..ll txat to Ruthschuck, on the Bull
-,,.n side, where the journey IL re-
..,ed by rail to Varna, on tue Black
-. This portion Of Bulgaria u quite
..,ductjve and well settled. At Varna
=. embarkation b made to the steamer
:, means of small boats which are, in
.s.,h weather, both difhcult and dam
".,o.,s. This is the case everywhere in
=. 1eyant. Nowhere are there. any
ao.ks, Ships anchor here in the Boz
,horus before the city, and the voyager
r.st get to land at his own risk and ex-
,.ns4 and in the same manner reach
=. ship in departing. This 10 quite in
.repipg with everything else under Of
,,n,an rule, which has the marks Of de-
~ and decrepitude stamped upon ito
sr.ry feature. The Austrian Lloyd's
company performs the service twice =
reek from Varna to this city, and their
.hius are large and comfortable. Leav-
~ yarna in the evening one may get
mt IN the morning In time to see the
am rise on the Black Sea and get
,n,epdid view Of its converging shores
nv,rds the entrance to the Bosphorus,
which point Is about sixteen miles
nth Of this place, where commences
ne Sea Of Marmora. The Bosphorus
u tortuous with high banks on both
sides and very much resembles the Hud-
.ou river below West Point. yet not 90
much timbered. In the hills there are
some ene locations and not = few palaces
md on the banks there IL o n either side
continuous series Of villages. In these
villages, on the west bank, not far from
the Black Sea, are the summer resi-
depces Of the foreign ambassadors, and
lower down on both the European and
Asiatic sides, commencing two miles
from the city, are the seraglios or pal
ees Of the Sultans, for 1t seems to have
teep the ambition Of each Sultan to
build y seraglio and also mo que
which should exceed in splendor those
Of his predecessor. In this manner have
hen built fourteen imperial mosques
and almost rs many palaces. About
midway in the straits on opposite points
sxpd tw, old castles or round towers,
bailt in the time Of the By.anttnes BY
the (:cnDese, who stretched . chain
serus and levied the toll Of the Bos-
phorus. Above the one on the west
hank stands an elegant building after
American style, with Mansard roof, In
annge contrast with its ancient neigh
boz: This Is Roberto College, built and
endowed by an American for the edu-
ation Of the youths Of the Orient.
We now begin to see the evidences Of
anear approach to a large city. We
meet vessels Of Russia, Turkey and 9TH
e. eountries on their way to the Black
Sea. Numerous little steamers are seen
plying along and between the shores,
and innumerable smaller craft, and
kaiks that somewhat resemble the gon-
ds'as at Venice, flit around in every d.
Netion. Soon the minarets appear,
then the cupolas and cypress groves Of
Senglio Point, and ere long our vessel
rounds to in the Golden Horn and takes
position, among hundred others, In
full view Of the most imposing and In
'esesting city that has ever fallen to my
lot to behold.
This is 4 scene that challenges In 1ts
description, the most skillful pen. A
celebrated writer has said that, to p0r-
tray it, human language Is powerie''s'
aid all agree that there Is no lovelier sP"
% earth, when viewed from the Bospho-
~ At the mouth Of the Golden Horn
The declaration is made in kaik TOT
tue Vessel is ut anchor far out IN the
stream and babel Of voices arises s'nldst
the numerous boatmen that seek your
Patronage The custom house Is easily
lassel Il. the obliging officer without
any attempt to examine your luggage
and with an air disdainful Of corruptl-
Ality, simply holds out his handsfor the
feeexmctesl. We had our first exam
reof" Lackslheesh'' which. In our coun'
ny, means "a tip" and which seems 70
bea Practice much cultivated among the
Levantincs. We now ascende(l through
narrow, dirty and steep street 70 tne
heights Of Pera where are situated 81
The hotels and residences Of the Europe
ans or NJ r ,,.;.,ht nn,,, annrODri0tely say,