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leave KOULA.
[Chap. xl.
CHAPTER XL.
Leave Koula—Calcareous Plateau—Medere—Cliaal Toprak—Mwander—Demirji
Kieui—Ishekli—Emir Hassan Kieui—Ruins, probable Site of Euphorbimn—
Sandukli—Obrimas—Reach Afiom Kara Hissar.
Saturday, June 17.—My first object on leaving Koula was
to examine the course of the Meander, between its junction
with the Lycus in the plain of Hierapolis, and Ishekli*; for
this purpose I wished to strike upon it somewhere to the
S. of Koula, in an intermediate parallel between Sulei-
manli and Gobek to the N., and Chonos and Laodicea
to the S. Unfortunately, no great road or line of traffic
passed through the country in this direction. On the one
hand I was advised to proceed by Taeniae and Gobek
towards Afiom Kara Hissar, which would have taken me
along a well-known road, too far to the N.; on the other
hand it was proposed that I should go direct to Philadelphia
or Bulladan, and thence by Chonos to Deenair, if my object
was to explore the sources of the Mendere ; this route I also
knew, and it was too far south for my purpose. The Turks
could not understand why I wanted to see the country
between these two lines; but at length they proposed to me
to pass through the Chaal Toprak or Chaal district, which
I found was watered by the Maeander, was about three days'
journey off, and about four hours to the S. of Gobck. It
seemed to be the very line I wanted, and I accordingly
ordered my horses for that point.
Everything was in readiness this morning early, and
* The following was (he route given me to Ishekli:—
Koula to Kran Kieui . . . G hours
Kran Kieui to Geunek Kieui . . . 9 „
Geunek Kieui to Chaal (Demirji Kieui) 5 ,,
Demirji Kieui to Ishekli . . . !) „
leave KOULA.
[Chap. xl.
CHAPTER XL.
Leave Koula—Calcareous Plateau—Medere—Cliaal Toprak—Mwander—Demirji
Kieui—Ishekli—Emir Hassan Kieui—Ruins, probable Site of Euphorbimn—
Sandukli—Obrimas—Reach Afiom Kara Hissar.
Saturday, June 17.—My first object on leaving Koula was
to examine the course of the Meander, between its junction
with the Lycus in the plain of Hierapolis, and Ishekli*; for
this purpose I wished to strike upon it somewhere to the
S. of Koula, in an intermediate parallel between Sulei-
manli and Gobek to the N., and Chonos and Laodicea
to the S. Unfortunately, no great road or line of traffic
passed through the country in this direction. On the one
hand I was advised to proceed by Taeniae and Gobek
towards Afiom Kara Hissar, which would have taken me
along a well-known road, too far to the N.; on the other
hand it was proposed that I should go direct to Philadelphia
or Bulladan, and thence by Chonos to Deenair, if my object
was to explore the sources of the Mendere ; this route I also
knew, and it was too far south for my purpose. The Turks
could not understand why I wanted to see the country
between these two lines; but at length they proposed to me
to pass through the Chaal Toprak or Chaal district, which
I found was watered by the Maeander, was about three days'
journey off, and about four hours to the S. of Gobck. It
seemed to be the very line I wanted, and I accordingly
ordered my horses for that point.
Everything was in readiness this morning early, and
* The following was (he route given me to Ishekli:—
Koula to Kran Kieui . . . G hours
Kran Kieui to Geunek Kieui . . . 9 „
Geunek Kieui to Chaal (Demirji Kieui) 5 ,,
Demirji Kieui to Ishekli . . . !) „