230 Information regarding the Kirghiz Steppes and Turkistan. [Aug. 
of the Ural range which stretch along the right bank of the river Ural 
to Orsk. 
7. Arzas, Argas, Azar, Arznn, Arzar, Arza. The no longer existing 
stream between the Aral and Caspian Sea. 
8. Arkan, Yarkan. A town beyond Turkistan, probably Otrar. (See 
Schuyler’s Turkistan, Yol. I, page 68.) 
9. Aspaga, Aspuga. One of the rivers which do not reach the river 
Ural, probably the Buldurti. 
10 Barsuk Kiim. The sands of the Greater Barsuki, which border 
on the Sea of Aral. 
11. The Great Hagai. A people dwelling in the western portion of 
the Kirghiz Steppes. 
12. Bozin-Hinchal-Ilgen, Bozin-Hinchan-Ilgin, Bozin-Hinchal- Ilegen. 
A river, probably the UTkoyak, the right branch of the Turgai. 
13. Bukhara. A town. (See Schuyler’s Turkistan.) 
14. Buzuvluk. The river Buzulu which falls into the Samara. 
15. Yor, the river Or, which falls into the Ural at Orsk. (See 
Schuyler’s Turkistan.) 
16. Hem, the river Emba, which falls into the Caspian Sea. (See 
Schuyler’s Turkistan.) 
17. Zelenchik, Zilanchik. The river Jilanchik, which falls into Lake 
Ak-kul. 
18. Uez, Izlay. The river Ilek, which falls into the Ural opposite the 
Ilotsk settlement. 
19. Iuder, Aider. A mountain and a Salt lake of the same name in the 
neighbourhood of the river Ural. The lake belongs to the Cossack settle¬ 
ments of the Ural. 
20. Irgiz. The river which, after uniting with the Turgai, falls into 
Lake Ak-Sakal-Barbi. (See Schuyler’s Turkistan.) 
21. Ishin. The river Ishim which falls into the Irtish. 
22. Kagan. A town, probably the same as Kyat in the Khanate of 
Khiva. 
23. Kainyar-Sakgiz. The river Sagiz (to the north of the Emba) which 
does not reach the Caspian Sea. 
24. The Cossack Settlement (Kazachi Goro-dok) on the island in the 
Ural, just above the point at which this river receives the waters of the Ilek. 
The history of this settlement is still an unsolved mystery. 
25. Kazatski Horde. The people who call themselves Kazaks (Cos¬ 
sacks) but whom we call Kirghiz. 
26. Kalmicks. Those who, in the 16th century, dwelt in Jungaria 
and the eastern portion of the Kirghiz Steppes. 
27. Mount Karabas and the town of the same name on the hill. The 
