THE RIVERS EURYMEDON AND CESTRUS. 23 



ning to the Eurymedon on the east ; which latter 

 noble river soon after became distinctly visible, 

 running in a south-easterly direction through a 

 magnificent valley between the first great range 

 of mountains from Adalia, and that extremely 

 distant square ridgy range which you may have 

 remembered seeing at the far eastern end of the 

 plain of Adalia. I had now this great square 

 ridge directly opposite me, due compass-east, 

 gradually opening more and more to us. At 

 length we turned suddenly to the left over the 

 top of the slope, and bivouacked for the night, it 

 being nearly dark. Finding myself so completely 

 between the upper waters of the Cestrus and 

 the Eurymedon greatly raised my hopes ; but 

 nothing was certain, for I found that evening to my 

 annoyance, looking into Arundel and other books, 

 that there are several Serhghes scattered over 

 Asia Minor. In the morning I asked the old 

 man in what direction the ruins lay : he pointed 

 to the next slope from Boz-boroom, but it was so 

 nearly in the sun's eye that I could scarce see 

 anything. We descended into the valley which 

 lay between us, passed the bed of a torrent 

 separating the two slopes, and to my great sur- 

 prise, within half an hour came to some vestiges, 



