Identifier: cu31924028627036 Title: Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map Year: 1906 (1900s) Authors: Jackson, A. V. Williams (Abraham Valentine Williams), 1862-1937 Subjects: Zoroastrianism Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. Contributing Library: Cornell University Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: The IKRsiAN Inn at Julia, with the Customhouse on the Left

Text Appearing After Image: A Part of the Koad between Julfa and Marand CHAPTER V THROUGH THE SNOW FROM THE ARAS TO TABRIZ They proceeded thence all the next day through the snow. — Xenophon, Anabasis, i. 5. 7. Immediately after crossing the Aras at Julfa I had toproceed to the custom house. There I was received by theDirector of the Persian Customs, a Belgian gentleman, whowas in charge of the frontier at this point. After scanningmy letters of introduction and my official papers, he made aninquiry only as to whether I carried arms and ammunition.I told about the episode across the river with my revolver.When the formalities were over, he extended to me a cordialinvitation to be his guest at dinner that evening, an invitationwhich I gladly promised to accept as soon as I could disposeof my luggage at the Persian rest-house across the way. This lodging-place was a house founded literally upon thesand, for it was built near the low bank of the Aras; it waslong, but not deep, had two stories and fairly large roo

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