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veftiges of an ancient Venetian town are ftill difcoverabie.Its diftance from Kaffa is computed at about fifty, and itscircumference at twenty-three verfts. The lake does notdepofit falt every year; and, if any be formed, it is fmall-grained, and difficult to be dug out. In favourable years,it is partly conveyed to Kaffa for exportation, and partlycarried to the fjfheries in the fea laft mentioned by the boatswhich navigate the Don. The Alinfköe prefents a few iflands,and has evidently originated from a bay of the fea.

At the village of Shrik-Ali, thirty-five verfts from Kaffa,there is a faline lake, meafuring one verft in circumference.Its is richer in falt of an inferior quality, and is refortedto only when other lakes, in confequence of heavy rains, arenot produktive ofthat ufeful commodity.

T/hokrak, likewife called MiJJir, is a roundifh falt-lake,upwards of ten verfts in circumference, with feveral creeks;being feparated from the Sea of Azof by a low and narrowifthmus. It is feventeen verfts diftant from Kertfh, at the fideof a bay, formed partly by the point of land which is termedUfuk-Kaleßi. Salt of a good quality is found in it every year,though not a fourth part is taken out for exportation toAnatolia, and for fupplying the Government of New Ruffia,by means of the boats from the Don, which here find goodfhelter.

The Shungulek is fituated on the Bofjphorus, and has ori-ginated from a bay of the ftraits, as I have already ftated.

Another falt-lake, denominated Elken, or Itaraltß>ik, lies tothe Weft of mount Opuk. It is of an oblong form, extendingfrom North to South ; and at leaft eight verfts in length, with

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