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have been, seeing that the latter fortress or town 

 was hostile to Alexander, and besieged and taken 

 by him. This view respecting the connection of 

 the city at Sarahagik with the Thracian guides 

 of Alexander's army, interesting as tending to 

 illustrate an obscure point in the history of the 

 great conqueror, was suggested by Mr. Daniell 

 on the spot. 



April 20th. — To-day our journey lay through 

 that portion of the mountain-pass leading from 

 Kosarasee to the plain of Adalia. The old Turk 

 who guided us upwards volunteered to stay 

 with us as long as he knew the way. At first 

 we reascended to a point about five thousand feet 

 above the sea, where we entered the road leading 

 from Phineka, along the east side of the valley by 

 Geodena. From this we descended along the 

 back of Climax, the bed of the valley being 

 several hundred feet below us. In three hours 

 we arrived at the village of Tchandeer, near 

 which we had been assured extensive ruins 

 existed, at a place called Tchandeer Hissar. 

 They were described to us as those of a castle, 

 and fancying from the position they might prove 

 to be those of Olbia, we anxiously hurried on, 

 taking our chance of a resting-place. In half an 



