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LEAVE angora.
[Chap. xxv.
CHAPTER XXV.
Leave Angora—Baluk Kouyoumji—Hill fort of Assarli Kaiya—Beyjayes—Cross
the Sangarius—Its course and sources—Meulk—Ancient Inscription—Ortou—
Aslanli—Large Bustards—Sevri Hissar—Granite Mountains—Bala Hissar, anc.
Pessinus—Inscriptions—Tchander—Cross the Sangarius—Alekiam, anc. Orcistus
—Hamza Hadji—Hergan Kaleh, anc. Amorium.
Tuesday, September 13.—After a stay of eleven days in
Angora, I started for Sevri Hissar, distant twenty-four
hours; taking the southern and least frequented road,
instead of the more beaten track along the valley, hoping
to be thus enabled to see a portion of the district of the
Haimaneh. The ruined outer wall through which we passed
was almost entirely composed, particularly near the gate-
way, of fragments of columns, marble architraves, and other
remains of ancient buildings. Our direction was W.S.W.
the whole day, over successive ridges and intervening
streams flowing N. and N.N.W. into the rivers of Angora
and Chibouk Ova. We had not left the city half a mile be-
fore we began ascending amid the low undulations of gravel
and diluvium, from whence we had a fine view of the town,
spread over the steep sides of the hills.
This undulating country is perfectly uncultivated. No
traces of vegetation were visible, except in the dricd-up
stems of a few thorny plants and flowers, which cover
the ground instead of grass. We fell in with one flock of
sheep and goats, amongst which were a few of the fine
breed of Angora. A few miles further on, a hard, compact
limestone, dipping N.W. 30", rose in insulated knolls above
the surface. It was in parts fractured, and brittle, but it
contained a few marine shells, and in some places was much
contorted. At the twelfth mile from Angora the same
character of country still j>vovailed, viz. gently-undulating
LEAVE angora.
[Chap. xxv.
CHAPTER XXV.
Leave Angora—Baluk Kouyoumji—Hill fort of Assarli Kaiya—Beyjayes—Cross
the Sangarius—Its course and sources—Meulk—Ancient Inscription—Ortou—
Aslanli—Large Bustards—Sevri Hissar—Granite Mountains—Bala Hissar, anc.
Pessinus—Inscriptions—Tchander—Cross the Sangarius—Alekiam, anc. Orcistus
—Hamza Hadji—Hergan Kaleh, anc. Amorium.
Tuesday, September 13.—After a stay of eleven days in
Angora, I started for Sevri Hissar, distant twenty-four
hours; taking the southern and least frequented road,
instead of the more beaten track along the valley, hoping
to be thus enabled to see a portion of the district of the
Haimaneh. The ruined outer wall through which we passed
was almost entirely composed, particularly near the gate-
way, of fragments of columns, marble architraves, and other
remains of ancient buildings. Our direction was W.S.W.
the whole day, over successive ridges and intervening
streams flowing N. and N.N.W. into the rivers of Angora
and Chibouk Ova. We had not left the city half a mile be-
fore we began ascending amid the low undulations of gravel
and diluvium, from whence we had a fine view of the town,
spread over the steep sides of the hills.
This undulating country is perfectly uncultivated. No
traces of vegetation were visible, except in the dricd-up
stems of a few thorny plants and flowers, which cover
the ground instead of grass. We fell in with one flock of
sheep and goats, amongst which were a few of the fine
breed of Angora. A few miles further on, a hard, compact
limestone, dipping N.W. 30", rose in insulated knolls above
the surface. It was in parts fractured, and brittle, but it
contained a few marine shells, and in some places was much
contorted. At the twelfth mile from Angora the same
character of country still j>vovailed, viz. gently-undulating