Newton, Charles T. [Editor]; Pullan, Richard P. [Editor]: A history of discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus and Branchidae (Band 2, Teil 2) (London, 1863)

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CHAPTER XXVI.

EXCURSIONS IN CAKIA.

Guverjilik ; Bargylia ; Mylasa; Labranda ; Stratonicasa ;
M ugh la ; Marmarice ; Keramos.

The district of Budram is under the jurisdiction,
of a Cairnakam resident at Mughla, a large town in
the interior. I had occasion in the course of the
expedition to make several visits to this place.

The route is an interesting one, passing through
Mylasa, the ancient capital of Caria, and Strato-
nicooa (Eskihissar).

Two roads lead from Budrum to Mylasa. One of
these passes through Kerowa, an inland village,
situated in a wooded and thinly-populated district.
On this route T could hear of no ancient remains.
The other road to Mylasa passes along the shore of
the Gulf of Mendelet hy Guverjilik, in the imme-
diate neighhourhood of which the ancient Bargylia
is situated. The first part of the route from Budrum
to Guverjilik traverses a rocky and desolate dis-
trict destitute of villages, and with no vegetation
hut the arbutus and other mountain shrubs. At
the distance of an hour and a half from Budrum
the road descends to the shore of the gulf opposite