'A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809, in which is included some account of the proceedings of his Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart., to the Court of the King of Persia. With twenty-five engravings from the designs of the author; a plate of inscriptions; and three maps.' [‎330] (411/524)

330 arz-roum to amasia.
the other side of the stream is Pekesidge a town with a castle on a
conical hill. This is on the high road leading from CaUh to
stantinople, through Shoghoun Berth, the pass occupied by the
After this is the village of^ Doghan, and then that of but
both deserted. The cultivation is however very plentiful. In our
line to the W. we crossed a branch of the river, where the water was
up to the horses'bellies.
Kara Colagh is a large village, and the Menzil Khoneh is here, ihe
surrounding mountains still bear an appearance of mineral. The clouds
gathered at the usual hour, but in a much smaller quantity than on
the preceding days. There was round the road a great profusion of
wild herbs, and amongst others asparagus. , ^
25th. On the next morning we had a great dispute at the Menzil
Khonth. The master peremptorily required that we should pay for the
horses with which he furnished us. In vain did the Mirza persist that
he was an Elchee, an Embassador; our host swore that he cared neither
for the Shah of Persia, nor for his own Sultan, and that he must have
our money before we should take his beasts. We agreed at last to give
twenty-five piastres for the hire of twenty horses.
Our road first took a N. direction among uncultivated mountains,
where I am told that the snow is frequently so deep in winter as to im
pede the passage of travellers. It then varied W. and N. and N. and
W. frequently; but on a general bearing, I think that we averaged
]SL 60 W. to Chiflih a distance called twelve hours, and which we per
formed exactly in that time, on a reckoning of forty miles. In winding
through the mountains, we came to parts beautifully wooded with fir,
pines, and walnut-trees; and forming, particularly on a long descent,
the most picturesque forest scenery that can be imagined. At the sum
mit of the mountains we had a continual rain for two hours, accompa
nied with thunder. When we reached the close of the descent, we
discovered on our left hand the village of Sadac, situated about two
miles from the road on the declivity of the hills, with a surrounding
territory admirably fertile in corn, and well watered. From this place