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on the sides of the valley, which, with the help 

 of our glasses, we were enabled to distinguish. 

 Some of them are said to be on ancient sites. 

 At the far end is a deep gap in the mountains, 

 which descends much below the present line of 

 snow. It appears to be an opening leading into 

 the heart of Milyas; but our guide assured us 

 there is no road through it to the upland plains. 

 This is the only break in the chain that extends 

 from the summit of Massicytus, to the bold, bluff 

 Cape of Phineka, over which rises the lofty Peak 

 of Aladjadagh, nearly seven thousand feet in 

 height. Its outline we could trace down nearly 

 to the sea ; thus verifying the statements of 

 Pliny and Ptolemy, who both mention that the 

 mountain terminated at this cape. 



During our stay at Antiphellus, Mr. Daniell 

 crossed over to the Island of Castelorizo, where 

 he bought a few valuable coins from a Greek 

 doctor, one of them an Arpago coin, with four 

 arms. 



The principal motive of his visit, was to recopy 

 an inscription which had been seen there by 

 Colonel Leake ; but he did not succeed in find- 

 ing it. His inquiries, however, led to the disco- 

 very of another, of little importance, but singu- 



