. Russia's railway advance into Central Asia; . l changes—Retirement of General Komaroff — Alikhanoff—General Kouropatkin—Appointment of M. Sessar toBokhara—His opinion of Abdurahman — Militarytrain service—Strategical position of Merv station—Proposal to refill old bed of Oxus from Chardjui—Station of Bokhara—Steam navigation on the AmuDaria—Projected canal—Kara Koul wine—Dimissalof the Khans of Merv ...... 403 Appendix 437 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. Arrival of the First Train at the Station of Samar kand ..... 2. Tiflis 3. Georgian Military Road at Ananoor 4. General View of the Station of Ge
. Russia's railway advance into Central Asia; . l changes—Retirement of General Komaroff — Alikhanoff—General Kouropatkin—Appointment of M. Sessar toBokhara—His opinion of Abdurahman — Militarytrain service—Strategical position of Merv station—Proposal to refill old bed of Oxus from Chardjui—Station of Bokhara—Steam navigation on the AmuDaria—Projected canal—Kara Koul wine—Dimissalof the Khans of Merv ...... 403 Appendix 437 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. Arrival of the First Train at the Station of Samar kand ..... 2. Tiflis 3. Georgian Military Road at Ananoor 4. General View of the Station of Geok Tepe 5. Ruined Mosque near Askabad 6. Railway Bridge across the Amu Daria 7. The Tomb of Tamerlane 8. A Street in Bokhara 9. Turkomans drinking Yellow Tea10. Tekke Turkoman Ploughing . Frontispiece, y, ■ PAGE J78 8S1581661S8220254326334 MAPS. 1. Existing and Projected Railways between Europe •and Asia 22 2. Central Asian Railway in relation to the Afghan Frontier ........ 3^ 3. The Eussian Cential Asian Railway. RUSSIAS RAILWAY ADVA^XE CENTRAL ASIA. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. Hasty completion and opening of the Central AsianRailway — The first locomotive whistle heard inSamarkand—Climax to the Russian tide of conquest—General Annenkoffs triumph—International in-auguration of the railway—Foreign guests—FirstEnglishman to enter Samarkand by railway—Diffi-culties of obtaining permission —■ Opposition toAnnenkoffs desire to throw open the railway to thegeneral public — Invitation to Professor cancelled by the Diplomatists—Objections to foreign-ers, especially Englishmen — Excursions to theAfghan frontier forbidden—Authorization requiredlo visit the railway—Authorities to be applied to—Favours to Frenchmen—Permission granted to fewEnglishmen — Many applicants refused — Russiasimitation of the ostrich in the Transcaspian Sands— li 2 J^7issms Raiki^ay Advance. What she is probably afraid of—Asiatic suspic
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