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VALLEY OF TCHORGONA. 
CHAP. 
VII. 
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Valley of 
Tchorgonu, 
a window, of very massive and solid construc- 
tion, are yet visible. 
Wearied by a laborious investigation of ruins, 
without having discovered a single inscription, 
medal, or bas-relief, we hastened to enjoy the 
beauties of Nature in the delightful Valley of 
Tchorgona; whither the Professor conducted us, 
to pass the night in the mansion of his friend 
Hablitz, whose name he has commemorated by 
the Salvia Hablitziana, and whose good offices 
he so often and so pathetically mentions in his 
writings’. Perhaps there is not a spot in the 
Crimea more distinguished by its natural per- 
fections. Although comprised within a smaller 
scale, it far surpasses the boasted Valley of 
Baidar. The seat of Mr. Hablitz was originally 
the residence of a Turkish Pasha, and it pre- 
serves the irregular structure and the grotesque 
magnificence of Turkish architecture. It is 
shaded by vines, tall fruit-trees, and poplars ; 
standing among rocks and mountains covered 
with woods, and gardens watered by numerous 
fountains. Near to the house there is a large 
antient tower, covered by a dome : this was a 
place of refuge for the inhabitants, when the 
(l) See particularly ** Travels through the Southern Provinces ,** SfC> 
vol. II. p. 99. 
