The Red Cross : in peace and war . etta is eight to ten Constantinople to Samsoun, two days. From either of these portsthe interior must be reached by land. From Alexandretta to Harpoot is fifteen (15) days, ** Marash is five (5) days. Zeitoun is seven (7) days. Oorfa is six (6) days. ** Diarbekir is twelve (12) days. On the north from Samsoun to Harpoot is fifteen (15) days. These journeys were made by horse, mule or donkey, over moun-tain paths, rocks and precipices. Only in comparatively a few placesare there roads allowing the passing of a wheeled vehicle of any kind,even the pas
The Red Cross : in peace and war . etta is eight to ten Constantinople to Samsoun, two days. From either of these portsthe interior must be reached by land. From Alexandretta to Harpoot is fifteen (15) days, ** Marash is five (5) days. Zeitoun is seven (7) days. Oorfa is six (6) days. ** Diarbekir is twelve (12) days. On the north from Samsoun to Harpoot is fifteen (15) days. These journeys were made by horse, mule or donkey, over moun-tain paths, rocks and precipices. Only in comparatively a few placesare there roads allowing the passing of a wheeled vehicle of any kind,even the passing of a horse along the steep declivities is sometimesdangerous. Communications. As will be seen, the sending of a letter from Constantinople tothe interior, requires at the best vsix weeks, or forty-six days with nodelays. Only the large and more important towns have telegraphic com-munication. This requires two, three, four days of a week, accordingto circumstances. These dispatches are all sent and must be answeredin Head of Turkish 1 Blank. ARMENIA. 307 ^.l Grf [Translation of above Telegram.] Arabker, May 17, Barton: Since three days we are attending with our doctors and their attendants to onehundred sick per day. The contagious fever (typhus) is diminishing. Miss Bushand all the party are distributing clothing and bedding. Lemme is giving imple-ments and seed to the farmers. The needs here are extreme. Wistars party areat Pyre. Wood with his party are working in the district of Palou. HUBBELL, The larger towns have mails usually leaving once a week, carriedon horses with a military guard. No newspaper is published in AsiaMinor. The missionary stations, with but two or three exceptions, are notnear the seacoast, but from three to fifteen days travel from either theMediterranean or the Black Sea, or three to twenty-live days to thenearest Mediterranean port. As will be seen by reference to the mapthe following stations are on the seaboard: T
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