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Chap, xxxvii.] SINGERLI.
valley opening to the Simaul Su on the west, and then
continued for several miles over rugged hills and broken
ground of trachyte and trachytic conglomerate, varying
considerably in colour. A high rugged mountain of coni-
cal appearance rose in front of us, bearing S. by E., beyond
which was the lofty chain of the Demirji mountains, extend-
ing from E. by S. to W. by N., almost as far as the eye
could reach. They are on the other side of the Macestus,
and form the line of separation or watershed between that
river and the Cai'cus.
After crossing these trachytic hills, in some places
slightly wooded, we descended to the Macestus, here called
the Simaul Su, which we soon reached and forded; it flows
through a stony country, and between hills of no great ele-
vation ; it was much smaller than when we had last crossed
it near Kespit, but its stream was more rapid. After as-
cending the low hills in a S.W. direction, we dropped into
a rich plain, the eastern part of which we traversed as far
as the village of Singerli, two miles and a half S. of the
Macestus.
We had passed through the village, and were on our way
to the Agha's chiflik, when I halted for a meridian observa-
tion, which gave the lat. 39° 12' N.; whilst thus engaged
we learnt that the konak of the Agha was filled with sol-
diers and recruits, and Hafiz recommended my halting at
the new Greek khan in the village. Thither we accord-
ingly returned, and I was delighted with its clean appear-
ance, and the cheerful view from its windows. I had seldom
seen a more prosperous place ; it was rising rapidly in wealth
and importance by the fostering care of the Mutzellim of
Baluk Hissar, who owned the surrounding country, and the
chiflik where his brother resides as Agha. Within the last
ten years the Greeks have been encouraged to settle here,
and have been allowed to build a church; they are also con-
structing a new market-place or bazaar. The village con-
tains between forty and fifty Greek, and fifty or sixty Turk-
ish families, who live together on very friendly terms.
valley opening to the Simaul Su on the west, and then
continued for several miles over rugged hills and broken
ground of trachyte and trachytic conglomerate, varying
considerably in colour. A high rugged mountain of coni-
cal appearance rose in front of us, bearing S. by E., beyond
which was the lofty chain of the Demirji mountains, extend-
ing from E. by S. to W. by N., almost as far as the eye
could reach. They are on the other side of the Macestus,
and form the line of separation or watershed between that
river and the Cai'cus.
After crossing these trachytic hills, in some places
slightly wooded, we descended to the Macestus, here called
the Simaul Su, which we soon reached and forded; it flows
through a stony country, and between hills of no great ele-
vation ; it was much smaller than when we had last crossed
it near Kespit, but its stream was more rapid. After as-
cending the low hills in a S.W. direction, we dropped into
a rich plain, the eastern part of which we traversed as far
as the village of Singerli, two miles and a half S. of the
Macestus.
We had passed through the village, and were on our way
to the Agha's chiflik, when I halted for a meridian observa-
tion, which gave the lat. 39° 12' N.; whilst thus engaged
we learnt that the konak of the Agha was filled with sol-
diers and recruits, and Hafiz recommended my halting at
the new Greek khan in the village. Thither we accord-
ingly returned, and I was delighted with its clean appear-
ance, and the cheerful view from its windows. I had seldom
seen a more prosperous place ; it was rising rapidly in wealth
and importance by the fostering care of the Mutzellim of
Baluk Hissar, who owned the surrounding country, and the
chiflik where his brother resides as Agha. Within the last
ten years the Greeks have been encouraged to settle here,
and have been allowed to build a church; they are also con-
structing a new market-place or bazaar. The village con-
tains between forty and fifty Greek, and fifty or sixty Turk-
ish families, who live together on very friendly terms.