4i6 TRAVELS IN AFRICA, 
The Angora cats are confined to the fame diftrid with the 
goats. The foil is a fine red marl ; but there is no peculiarity 
fo ftriking in the fite, foil, or air, as to offer any probable induc- 
tion concerning the origin of thofe two remarkable breeds 
of animals, fo dillimilar from thofe of other regions of the* 
Eaft. 
Angora is one of the neateft cities I have yet vifited. The 
ftreets are paved with large granite, but without foot-paths. 
"Wax is produced in the neighbourhood, to the value of two 
thoufand piafters a year ; one fourth of which quantity is ge- 
nerally confumed in the city itfelf. It is furrounded by moun- 
tains, but there are numerous gardens near it, producing much 
fruit, efpecially excellent pears, which are fent for prefents to 
Conftantinople. The efculent plants barely fuffice for the city, 
and the corn is brought from other places, the land being em- 
ployed moft profitably in the pafturage of the goats. 
On the 1 6th of November 1797 proceeded towards Ifmit or 
Nikmid, the antient Nicomedia, a maritime town, diftant ten 
days. On the firil day of our route faw the river of Angora 
running north through the plain. Two days after met fifty 
camels laden with fuller's earth for the manufadurers of An- 
gora. The 30th of November obferved in the fide of a hill 
a mofl; beautiful appearance of ftrata, to the number of nine 
or ten in the breadth of eight feet, the wideft of them grey 
chalky ftone, then a wide one of red earth, or marl, then nar- 
row ones of red earth and chalk alternately, each about four 
inches wide j furface gravel. 
December 
