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xii ILLUSTKATIONS IN THE TEXT SUBJECT OF ILLUSTRATION. Photographed by Page At Naltshik, V. Sella 159 The Mountains from Naltshik, „ 160 The Gorge of the Cherek, M. de Dechy 164 The Cherek Valley and Fytnargyn, „ 169 Bezingi, V. Sella 174 Zageri, H. Woolley 188 The Cancellaria, Cholur, „ 190 The Path above Lentekhi, „ 191 Native Travellers, V. Sella 196 The Source of the Skenis Skali, „ 197 Dwellers in the Wilderness, „ 200 A Suanetian Landscape, „ 206 A Tower at l^shkul, „ 208 Church with Frescoes at Lenjer, „ 209 Triptych at Mestia, . „ 210 Ancient Church Ornaments at Mestia, „ 212 Funeral Feast at Mazeri, „ 217 Ushkul, • „ 231 Street in Ushkul, „ 232 Watermills at Ushkul, „ 236 The Hunter's Home, Ushkul, „ 237 Suanetian Homesteads, „ 243 The Government Buildings, Betsho, H. Woolley 245 Gulba, .... „ 248 Suanetian Women, V. Sella 253 A Mountaineer's ' At Home,' H. Woolley 255 Ipari, „ 262 The Adish Glacier, V. Sella 264 Suaneti.ans, „ 266 A Boy at Mujal, „ 268 A Suanetian Hunter, „ 269 I. A Modern Prometheus. 11. A Horse-pass. III. Suanetian Women at a Funeral Feast. IV. A Village Scene. V. Women at the Well : VI. The Karagom Glacier. Gebi. General Map of the Caucasus, VIGNETTES VII. In the Urukh Valley. VIII. Natives of Bezingi. IX. The Barber at Work. X. A Suanetian Land.scape. XI. A Caucasian Group. XII. A Suanetian Chalet. From Photographs by Signor V. Sella. MAP To face page 278
CHAPTER I THE DISCOVERERS OF THE CAUCASUS The power cf :—-.' _ " • scholar . aptly iers— amono: — - - -.-~ fields of the v-.-^r_.; extremities of the civ.._;._ ........ the homes, formed part of the daily enjoyment, the poetry, and the rel:_ ' "' - - - round the Midland Sea, were of a .t type. of Lebanon, the pathless crests - wide pastures : :' " Apennines peaks, passes, ._- ^.iciers of t-. ^-_.. .. T^; s-i Pi- VOI_ L X the Old World of the West— the orhis veteribus otus of our atlases— the World of the Bible and the Classics— there were only two great mountain- ranges whose crests pierced into the region of eternal snow, and sent down streams of ice— ^those 31iracle- Nature, as a mediaeval the forests and the com- " -" rse at the fert> -- " >,ins that shado -• . ^ -re woTcn irro the : the races wL 1 :5, the dee: 'r -~ -
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CHAPTER I<br />
THE DISCOVERERS OF THE CAUCASUS<br />
The power cf :—-.' _ " •<br />
scholar . aptly iers— amono:<br />
— - - -.-~<br />
fields of the v-.-^r_.;<br />
extremities of the civ.._;._ ........<br />
the homes, formed part of the daily<br />
enjoyment, the poetry, and the rel:_<br />
' "' - - -<br />
round the Midland Sea, were of a .t type.<br />
of Lebanon, the pathless crests -<br />
wide pastures : :'<br />
"<br />
Apennines<br />
peaks, passes, ._- ^.iciers of t-. ^-_.. ..<br />
T^; s-i Pi-<br />
VOI_ L<br />
X the Old World of the<br />
West— the orhis veteribus<br />
otus of our atlases— the<br />
World of the Bible and<br />
the Classics— there were<br />
only two great mountain-<br />
ranges whose crests pierced<br />
into the region of eternal<br />
snow, and sent down streams<br />
of ice— ^those 31iracle-<br />
Nature, as a mediaeval<br />
the forests and the com-<br />
"<br />
-"<br />
rse at the fert> --<br />
"<br />
>,ins that shado -• . ^<br />
-re woTcn irro the<br />
: the races wL<br />
1<br />
:5, the dee:<br />
'r<br />
-~ -
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