. Christian herald and signs of our times . parated only a mileat their sources. One of the rivers is theNahr el-Asv (the ancient Orontes), flow-ing north, and the other is the Litany (.theancient Leontes), which forms the naturaldivision of Syria and Palestine. It runssouthwest of Hermon and after passingthrough a deep gorge, turns westward toreach the sea, north of Tyre. In thelower part of its course, it has scooped outof the rock a deep and narrow channel foritself—doubtless a work of many centu- the Gissar il-Karddy—spans it at a bendof the stream where the scenery is peculiar-ly beautifu
. Christian herald and signs of our times . parated only a mileat their sources. One of the rivers is theNahr el-Asv (the ancient Orontes), flow-ing north, and the other is the Litany (.theancient Leontes), which forms the naturaldivision of Syria and Palestine. It runssouthwest of Hermon and after passingthrough a deep gorge, turns westward toreach the sea, north of Tyre. In thelower part of its course, it has scooped outof the rock a deep and narrow channel foritself—doubtless a work of many centu- the Gissar il-Karddy—spans it at a bendof the stream where the scenery is peculiar-ly beautiful. This is the spot shown inour photographic illustration on this the greater part of its course, theLitany flows west, through the romanticvalley of Bukah, (the plain of Coele Sy-ria), at an elevation of 1500 feet, until itreaches the imposing ruins of the old castleof Kat-at-esh Shakif, near one of the passesto Sidon. In its lower part, the river isknow as the Nahr el-Kasimeyeh. Thereare hamlets or settlements scattered V. which lies along its undulating surface, es-pecially on the swampy lower levels. Through the Bukah runs a post-road, fol-lowing, to some extent, the course of theriver Litany, and passing amid scenes cfindescribable grandeur. Indeed, from thepoint where the river enters the Bukah tillit breaks through the mountain chain, itsentire course is through dark ravines andwild, rocky gorges, mountain-girt all theway. At several points it is hemmed inbetween banks of naked rock a thousandfeet high, which are pierced by numerouscaves. Sometimes the cliffs seem to meetoverhead, and further on, the pent-up riverbursts forth in a white torrent, leapingover rocks in its descent, only to be againlost in some frightful chasm below. Thewhole region is volcanic and gives evidenceof the mighty subterranean forces thathave, in some long past age, rent the great m 0 u n tain chain in grand convulsion, andallowed the riv-r s of CoeloSyria, toforce their
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