The Jordan Valley and Petra . Ch Jerash 209 among the ruins on the west side, and have madenarrow cartways among the ancient pillars, rollingmany out of their places, and breaking up a fewthat they could not remote. But they have notyet begun to use any of the great buildings asquarries, and it is sincerely hoped that the govern-ment will not allow them to do so. The presentMudir of the Circassians is an educated and wellinformed man. When Dr. Torrance spoke to himabout protecting the ancient remains of the Greeksand the Romans he responded very dryly, that theCircassians had a hard enough tim
The Jordan Valley and Petra . Ch Jerash 209 among the ruins on the west side, and have madenarrow cartways among the ancient pillars, rollingmany out of their places, and breaking up a fewthat they could not remote. But they have notyet begun to use any of the great buildings asquarries, and it is sincerely hoped that the govern-ment will not allow them to do so. The presentMudir of the Circassians is an educated and wellinformed man. When Dr. Torrance spoke to himabout protecting the ancient remains of the Greeksand the Romans he responded very dryly, that theCircassians had a hard enough time in protectingtheir own living persons and present possessionsagainst the modern Turk, without being obliged totake care of what was left of the ancient Romans,dead and turned to dust. Amonof all the waves of emio-ration which havespent themselves along the frontier of this easterndesert, the Circassians are the most recent, and insome respects the most interesting. Prof. G. says that no power but Rome has everheld E
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