218 JOURNEY OVER THE TSHATYRDAG, AND THROUGH

climate, and in a dry marly foil, could not be fuccefsfully pur-fued. Of this fubject, I propofe to treat more minutely in afubfequent fection, entitled : " On the culture of the vine inCrim-Tartary."

Although the mountains, that furround the dale of Sudagh,are not among the higheft of Taurida, yet they are uncom-monly dUTevered, fteep, and therefore, at firft fight, con^fiderably larger, than they would appear with more gradualacclivities. They prefent an afiemblage of various minerals \in confequence of which the hüls exhibit diverfified figures.This Valley is, on its eaftern fide, contra£ted by a barren,round, lofty hill, termed Altfhak-kaya, and forming cliffswithin the fea: it conüfts of the marmoraceous lime-ftone,which the Tartars uniformly denominate Kokatfh, or the BlueRock: on the weftern fide, the vale is bounded not only by aftill higher conoidal mount, called Kufh-kaya, or the Eagle'sRock, compofed of a fimilar foflil, and being covered withpine-trees on its more gradual northern declivity, while everypart expofed to the fea is inaccefhble; but likewife by anotherrock that is feparated from the preceding by a deep narrowglen; has alfo a fteep verge towards the fea; and on thefummit of which is fituated the ancient Genoefe fortrefs ofSudagh. On withdrawing from the (höre farther into thecountry, we obferved, on both fides of the valley, extenfivemountains partly wooded : in a wefterly direction lies thePertfhamkaya; and on the Eaft is another, by the Ruffianscalled Golaya, or the Naked Mount, together with feveraladjacent hüls, that are connected with its bafis. Towards theNorth a the proper vineyard-grounds of fuch vale are confined

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