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Sterrett, John R. Sitlington: An Epigraphical journey in Asia Minor: during the summer of 1884
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AN EPI GRAPHICAL JOURNEY
No. 351.
Pulat. Stele by a fountain. Copy.
A I .□ A □ T □ C T I K E F N □ Y
H A I A A I □ Y A V □ Y T H
* lADTEKNl/MMHTM
AtoSoro? TiKepvov
'HAiaS(i)oi/ 'Apovrr)
$>l\0T€KV0) fxrjTpi.
August 12. Pulat to Kalai'k, 8 h. 19 m. Thirty-nine minutes
north of Pulat we reach the low watershed, and thenceforth go down
a small arm of the Sultan Tchai, which we cross a short distance east
of Tchutlu. The eastern bank of the Sultan Tchai is a great bluff,
which is ascended in 21 m. We then find ourselves on a great
elevated plateau, which is broken by the two rivers west of Kalai'k.
Kalai'k is situated on the western bluff of the river, and about six
hundred feet above the river. A very large canal of ice-cold water
flows through Kalai'k, and goes all the way to Malatia. It is this
canal which furnishes the city of Malatia with its abundant supply of
water. Besides this it irrigates the whole intervening country, which
is a veritable garden spot. A great variety of fruit trees grow on
every hand, and the fruit of Malatia is celebrated far and wide.
August 13. Kalai'k to Malatia, 1 h. 46 m. We pass through the
delightful forest of fruit trees that extend all the way to Malatia.
Their cool refreshing shade is delightful to the traveller after a journey
of weeks through a treeless country. The new city of Malatia is
reckoned as the half-way station on the overland route from Con-
stantinople to Baghdad. It is a wide-awake business town, and in
this respect it differs very materially from the ordinary Turkish town.
When the Egyptians were at war with the Sultan a large number of
Turkish troops were quartered for an indefinite period on the people
of old Malatia, which stood on the site of Melitene. This was more
than the long-suffering inhabitants could bear; so they abandoned
their old homes to the soldiers, and built a new city among the
gardens seven or eight miles southwest of Melitene. After the war-
troubles were over the people still clung to their new abodes.
AN EPI GRAPHICAL JOURNEY
No. 351.
Pulat. Stele by a fountain. Copy.
A I .□ A □ T □ C T I K E F N □ Y
H A I A A I □ Y A V □ Y T H
* lADTEKNl/MMHTM
AtoSoro? TiKepvov
'HAiaS(i)oi/ 'Apovrr)
$>l\0T€KV0) fxrjTpi.
August 12. Pulat to Kalai'k, 8 h. 19 m. Thirty-nine minutes
north of Pulat we reach the low watershed, and thenceforth go down
a small arm of the Sultan Tchai, which we cross a short distance east
of Tchutlu. The eastern bank of the Sultan Tchai is a great bluff,
which is ascended in 21 m. We then find ourselves on a great
elevated plateau, which is broken by the two rivers west of Kalai'k.
Kalai'k is situated on the western bluff of the river, and about six
hundred feet above the river. A very large canal of ice-cold water
flows through Kalai'k, and goes all the way to Malatia. It is this
canal which furnishes the city of Malatia with its abundant supply of
water. Besides this it irrigates the whole intervening country, which
is a veritable garden spot. A great variety of fruit trees grow on
every hand, and the fruit of Malatia is celebrated far and wide.
August 13. Kalai'k to Malatia, 1 h. 46 m. We pass through the
delightful forest of fruit trees that extend all the way to Malatia.
Their cool refreshing shade is delightful to the traveller after a journey
of weeks through a treeless country. The new city of Malatia is
reckoned as the half-way station on the overland route from Con-
stantinople to Baghdad. It is a wide-awake business town, and in
this respect it differs very materially from the ordinary Turkish town.
When the Egyptians were at war with the Sultan a large number of
Turkish troops were quartered for an indefinite period on the people
of old Malatia, which stood on the site of Melitene. This was more
than the long-suffering inhabitants could bear; so they abandoned
their old homes to the soldiers, and built a new city among the
gardens seven or eight miles southwest of Melitene. After the war-
troubles were over the people still clung to their new abodes.