Scarcely two miles eastward from the termination of the
(lyd nus is the estuary of the river . Saihun, whose trunk is
formed by the meeting of two great branches almost in the
heart of the Taurus. The eastern and more distant of these
has one of its springs at Cheralik, on the sides of the Yel
Gaxlugi range, some miles southward of Gurun and another
more westward in the mountains, near Viran Shebr, from
whence the stream flows southward by Tomarse and Jemnick
to the supposed point of junction helow Farashak.2ii The
main, eastern stream has not been followed, hut its windihgs
through the Anti-Taurus and along part of the Taurus can
scarcely give less than 150 miles distance before it reached
the western branch. The latter, under the name of Kar-
mushlu-su; has its source near Bulderun Khauy from whence
it flows south-westward for nearly 80 miles along the Ailah
Tagh, receiving midway an affluent coming from the slopes
of the Uch Kapu Tagh, southward of Nigdeh. Being turned
by the Kizil Tagh, the river makes n bold sweep south-ea*t-
ward, along the north-eastern side of this mountain ; I at the
extremity of which it falls into the main branch, previously
receiving the Bozanlii-sii. This considerable affluent is
formed by the union of many streams on the northern slopes
of the Bulghar Tagh, of which the Kara Gechid-sd >ii^ the
principal. This last comes from the slopes of Armud Bell
Tagh, from whence; it sweeps westward and southward
through the ruins of Faustinopolis;; and leaving these' it
flows S.S.E. to the hot springs and ruins near Takhta Kopri.
Here, having received from the west two large affluents, the
trunk forces a passage in the: previous direction through the
Bulghar Tagh to Ak Kopri and the ruins o f Padandus I
from which, bearing the name of the Bozanlfi-sii, it passes
along the southern side of the. Kizil Tagh into the Kar-
mushlii-su if and the united waters i fall; into the eastern
, 1 Mr. Ainswortli’* Journey from Kaisariyah : Vol. X. Part IIJ-, p. 313,
of the Royal Geographical Journal. .
* The cdiirses of its northern {tranches' are yet' bui Imperfectly known.
3 In about 81° 30' N. latitude and 34° 4' E. latittide;!i‘i r , ',il!)'i
branch-1 The trunk, here known:as- thej Sanffífflj Chai, or
Adanah-sú, now flows east-soutli-easlsvanl, ¡receiving a great
putny feeders as .if winds ithrough , the deep and wild valleys
pf the Taurus,. from which,bearingtbe name of the Urlinjah-
SÚ, it finally .issues, paving ai breadth of 17.0.feet, ¡and such a
depfh that ferry-boats are indispensable, .throughout the
remaining lj2 aniles. of fifsi eastern course.: • ¡Near the village
of J/ikfi Guba/a considerable stream,, the JVlainish Chai, comes
into it from the north; and, after this accession to its waters,
the trunk of i the Saihun scoops a. valley bed first southward!,
and then, south-westward, through the plain, to Adana, where
it fiasfUi width of 1050 .feet ;* ! iteJcourse from. then«! continues
as before fon. upwards of-3ft mites¡ through, the rich alluvion
oliCamfestrisitpithe estuary already, noticed-
The ,ne?A riyer,, the,; Ja'ihini, has-1 a still -longer course, and,
like the preeeding, ¡ ft has.. two principal branches! One o f
these flows;from ;the Anti-Taurus westward to.Al BostaU!;
from, whence, after being joined by two affluents from the
north, if continues jn the, previous ,direction.¡for about eight
niiles. 1 lore, if Is, joined-, .by . another; tributary, which in
coming frpm. the slopes of the Bel-li Gedik range2 gives-to.it
a isQutherly..direction, ;.aiada little onward. it ¡is. ¡joined by a
morotconsiderable stream from. the. west. {¡ The latter. has two
firancfies: tin; northern,., Ithe Goksun-SU, after an eastern
course of about 00 miles, .recefees. the; Tengin Dereh-sú: from
the S-W., just; before, it falls? into the. Jalhán-. 1 This, last .now
takes a, ¡southerly direction,. receiving, a>s it flows onward, the
Nargileh Suyú <from, the east s . again,: the.Ternis-sn from the
West,; , and finally . carrying a considerable body qf water
ffiropgfii the, ¡deep . and wooded valleys, of Taurus proper, till
af a spat about; nine, miles S-W. of Mar’ash if is joined by the
Offim? principal branch.3 f ¡ The latter, in making ¡a.gentle siyeep
.■■A.Stony* pwfe-Qf a.mamisciSpbSurvey.bf Gappadotiia kindly sent. h,y .fylajoi
M w ft(t;hc,Pru,^Ían!Ei¡igi'l}e^s,;thr9HSb,ftQfe^OT,fo,tt6ií.o£ ^ t h l i í.= ih t>
* Between Ál ¿Bostfjn ,,aná De vendah.,(.Ityr.. Ajnavyoi-tb-’p¡"loun ¡Y?]- Jfij
pi i ll ; pi aifiof^dKoyafG^graphicar Journal. ■' .
3 From a Manuscript Survey of a part of Asia Minor, kindly^ent through
Prtiféfcsíor Ritter, by Batén M'olke of the Pfussfah fé'Mcé'.