278 FROM BUKOREST, 
D'Argish, where the view of the village with its 
church, and of mountains covered with forests, 
and of more distant summits capped with snow, 
reminded us of the Tirol. Corit D'Argish, at a 
distance, resembled Inspruck. We saw here the 
remains of a Roman temple that had been con- 
structed with terra-cotta tiles. The houses, 
small but extremely clean, were built entirely 
of wood. From this place we took with us 
four men, besides the fjostilUom, to assist during 
the route, as we had a journey of five hours to 
perform to the next station, Salatroick, through 
the mountains ; the pass begins after leaving 
Cortc UArgish. High snowy summits were 
now in view, belonging to the great Carpathian 
barrier, which separates Walachia from Tran- 
SYLVAXiA. We soon found, that, had it not 
been for the preparations made to facilitate the 
progress of the Ambassador, this route would 
have been impracticable, until a more advanced 
season of the year. Leaving Corte DArgish, 
we crossed a river, and began to ascend the 
Salatroick. mountaiu?;. among which Salatroick is situate ; a 
very small and poor village : but the houses are 
as clean as the cottages of Switzerland. Upon 
our arrival, we learned that the Turkish Ambas- 
sador had slept in this village only the night 
before ; and that he had left the place for Boitza 
