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latter place, which we conjecture to have been 

 the ancient Amelas, (a town certainly situated 

 in this part of Lycia,) and not Podalia, as sup- 

 posed by Sir C. Fellows. 



May 15th.— On the journey of the last-named 

 traveller from Eski Hissar to Denizlee, he ob- 

 served a remarkable inscribed monument, which, 

 from apparently making mention of Milyas, he 

 fancied might have been a boundary-mark be- 

 tween two districts. This tablet had escaped 

 our notice on our descent through the moun- 

 tain glen in which it was observed. Anxious 

 to examine it, and hearing of others in the neigh- 

 bouring mountains, we retraced our steps, guided 

 by a villager who knew the localities. About 

 a mile above Eski Hissar, the torrents from two 

 valleys unite ; the one from the east coming from 

 a fertile spot, called Boonar-bashi, lying high up 

 in the mountains ; and the other by which we had 

 descended on our way from Seydeleer Yailassey, 

 passing through the village of Kooyoo. Below 

 the junction the stream is crossed by an ancient 

 bridge of one arch, apparently of Roman con- 

 struction. Above, the valley becomes narrow 

 and rocky ; and upon the first of the cliffs jut- 

 ting into the gorge, we found the wished-for 



