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CHAAL TOPRAK.
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a house belonging to a respectable old man, the head and
principal proprietor of the village, recognised by the Pacha
as a local governor, without being absolutely dependent
upon him, or being compelled to pay any contributions.
Monday, June 19.—At half-past six we left Medere,*
and soon came in sight of the Mseander, flowing: at the
bottom of a deep ravine, 400 or 500 feet below the plain, and
issuing from a narrow gorge in the mountains, two miles
to the east of the village. North of the Mseander the rocks
consist of contorted schistose and quartzose formations
with white saccharine marble of a rather large grain, dip-
ping 30° or 40° S.E., overlaid by argillaceous schist. After
traversing these mountains in a south-east direction for
above four miles, we reached a remarkable-looking valley
or plain, the soil of which consisted of a yellow earthy
concretionary marl, horizontally stratified, containing many
fragments of schist, gneiss, and marble, and resting against
the rugged ridges of schistose rock, which rose on both
sides. The Majander flows through it from south to north
with a winding course, having worn itself a deep channel
in the yellow beds, which I have no hesitation in calling
lacustrine. The length of the valley is about seven miles
from north to south, and about four or five, in its widest
part, from east to west; it is highly cultivated, and the
surrounding hills are covered with vineyards. This is the
Chaal Toprak ; it contains many villages, and the Agha
under whose jurisdiction they are placed resides at Demirji
Kieui.
At nine we crossed the Maeander by a wrooden bridge;
it was here a deep and rapid stream, and not so turbid as
below its junction with the Banas Chai, which comes down
charged with much muddy sediment: this I imagine to be
* The following distances from hence were said to be correct.:—
To Ushak . . . .10 hours
To Demirji Kieui . . . 4 „
ToGobek . . . . 4 „
To Kran Kieui . . . 12 „
The last, however, seems to be overrated.
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CHAAL TOPRAK.
101
a house belonging to a respectable old man, the head and
principal proprietor of the village, recognised by the Pacha
as a local governor, without being absolutely dependent
upon him, or being compelled to pay any contributions.
Monday, June 19.—At half-past six we left Medere,*
and soon came in sight of the Mseander, flowing: at the
bottom of a deep ravine, 400 or 500 feet below the plain, and
issuing from a narrow gorge in the mountains, two miles
to the east of the village. North of the Mseander the rocks
consist of contorted schistose and quartzose formations
with white saccharine marble of a rather large grain, dip-
ping 30° or 40° S.E., overlaid by argillaceous schist. After
traversing these mountains in a south-east direction for
above four miles, we reached a remarkable-looking valley
or plain, the soil of which consisted of a yellow earthy
concretionary marl, horizontally stratified, containing many
fragments of schist, gneiss, and marble, and resting against
the rugged ridges of schistose rock, which rose on both
sides. The Majander flows through it from south to north
with a winding course, having worn itself a deep channel
in the yellow beds, which I have no hesitation in calling
lacustrine. The length of the valley is about seven miles
from north to south, and about four or five, in its widest
part, from east to west; it is highly cultivated, and the
surrounding hills are covered with vineyards. This is the
Chaal Toprak ; it contains many villages, and the Agha
under whose jurisdiction they are placed resides at Demirji
Kieui.
At nine we crossed the Maeander by a wrooden bridge;
it was here a deep and rapid stream, and not so turbid as
below its junction with the Banas Chai, which comes down
charged with much muddy sediment: this I imagine to be
* The following distances from hence were said to be correct.:—
To Ushak . . . .10 hours
To Demirji Kieui . . . 4 „
ToGobek . . . . 4 „
To Kran Kieui . . . 12 „
The last, however, seems to be overrated.
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