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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...seemingly abundant and of fair quality, is of great importance to Russia, as, in the absence of forests, and if the supply of astatki (or petroleum refuse from Baku) should fail, the fuel for the railways of Turkestan and TransCaspia, and for the river and lake steamers, must be derived hence. There are no such forests in Turkestan as in the Altai Region further east, but the Russians have done a great deal in the way of tree-planting in and around Tashkend, Samarkand, and on a lesser scale at or near most of the cantonments of Turkestan and the Trans-Caspian Territory. Millions of sheep and goats are reared, and horses, camels, and cattle are numerous. The commerce is almost entirely a transit trade, the caravans between Russia on the one side, and Persia, India, and China on the opposite frontiers, passing through this territory. Cotton, corn, wool, and skins axe the chief exports. Means of Communication: In summer, the Amu-Daria and the Syr-Daria are important waterways, and the Russians have steamers on the Irtish and other streams, and numerous war-ships and trading vessels on the Sea of Aral and the Caspian. The Trans-Caspian Railway starts from the port of Usunada, on the eastern side of the Caspian, and runs in a south-easterly direction along the Persian borders, then passes through the Turkoman desert via Merv towards Bokhara. It crosses the Amu-Daria at Charjui, and passes through Bokhara and up the Zarafshan Valley, terminating at the ancient and famous town of SamarKand, the "mother-city" of Central Asia. This line, which is now 900 miles in length, will doubtless be extended from Samarkand to Tashkend, while a branch line from Merv towards Herat will ultimately meet the British military railway from India through the Bolan Pass. The ...
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