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GENERAL REMARKS ON THE PENINSULA

South, with a narrow creek at the fouthern extremity, runningin a northerly courfe. Five verfts from the latter is the felt-lake Elöaga, which is fifteen in circumference. In thefe twolakes, falt is depofited only in particular years, and then not inlarge quantities; for which reafon, as well as on account ofthe diftance, it is not ufed by the carriers, but is given to theTartars inhabiting the adjacent country.

Ten verfts from the Elöaga, are fituated the lake of Kur/k,which is thirty, and an oblong lake, fifty verfts in circum-ference ; near the coaft of the Sivafh, on the peninfula ofTftiungar, and in the vicinity of the village Keere. Thefeare likewife frequented only by the neighbouring villagers, andfeldom depofit any falt.

Much more important, and abounding with falt, is the lakeyenits-khe: it lies upon a very broad part, near the northernextremity of the ifthmus of Arabat; is twelve verfts from theSea of Azof; and thirteen in circumference. It is much re-forted to; and a clandeftine traffic was here formerly carriedon to a confiderable extent. The falt, of which not a quarteris annually ufed, is partly conveyed by carriers into theGovernments of New and Little Ruflia, and partly fent bywater to Taganrog; being conveniently landed from the lakeby means of boats.

I now proceed to treat of the falt-lakes in the peninfula ofthe Bofphorus, which are chiefly ufed to fupply its inhabitants,and for exportation from the ports of Kertfti and Kaffa toAnatolia. The largeft is the Al'inßöe, alfo called Aktafo, beingfituated near the rocky point of land termed Kafandip^ thatftrongly projects into the Sea of Azof; and upon which

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