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Dagh, rise above the general level, and there are some remark- 
able mountains of volcanic origin, among which Mount Argaeus, 
near Kaiserieh, is the loftiest and best known (13,090 feet). 
The streams of the central and southern part of the plateau 
are lost in salt lakes, or supply fresh-water lakes, the waters of 
which find their way beneath the Taurus and reappear as noble 
streams running to the south coast. Thus the waters of Eregli 
lake reappear as the sources of the Cydnus, whilst those of the 
large lakes, Beyshehr and Egirdir, swell the volume of the Melas 
and the Eurymedon. Many hot springs occur, marked often 
by the ruins of Roman baths, and still used by the Anatolians. 
The climate is much like that of New England, cold in winter, 
hot in summer. On the south coast the winter is delightful. As 
three sides of the country are surrounded by water, there are 
three summer sea-breezes, from the north, west and south. hese 
Opposing breezes produce a calm belt of intense heat in the cen- 
| ter, In winter intensely cold northern winds with torrents of 
‘Tai and heavy falls of snow- prevail. At the break-up of the 
winter a dry south wind rapidly thaws the snow, and by the 
€vaporation produces a feeling of intense cold. Forests flourish 
Most in the north, but the entire country has tracts which are no- 
where Surpassed for agricultural and fruit growing purposes. 
the enormous mineral wealth of the country, gold, silver, lead, 
iron, chrome, rock-salt, kaolin, etc., is as yet undeveloped. 
It is usually supposed that Anatolia is the home of the Turks, 
but it seems as though whenever the modern so-called Turk is 
examined, he is found to be the descendant of the native races of 
the country, and to differ from the Christians of the region only 
in religion, In Anatolia the Galatian and Cappaduan are still 
well-marked. Since the Greek war of independence there has 
been a great movement of Greeks to the western sea coast, result- 
ing in the almost entire displacement of the Moslem population. 
The so-called Greeks of the interior are, however, of Pentic or 
appadocian origin. There are a few villages of true Turks in the 
Angora and Brusa districts : they occur also in the towns, and form 
Most of the official class. Around the head of the Gulf of Scan- 
derûn is a knot of mountains in the valleys between which flow 
the Cydnus (Teraus Chai), Sarus (Sihtn) and Pyramus (Jian). 
The Cydaus is formed by the junction of three streams which 
nse in deep gorges at the foot of the Taurus, here called the 
Balghar Dagh. The Sihûn is formed by the junctio 
