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110 their dometic or economical commerce. Both this ea and the Palus Mæotis abound in fih of a large ize, and excellent quality. This is acribed by Pliny to its waters being les alt than thoe of the Mediterranean, which made them more proper for hatching the pawn, in the ame manner as we oberve ome ea-fih, almon particularly, come up the freh-water rivers to depoit their ova. The Mæotis being, by the influx of the Tanais, les alt than the Euxine ea, attracts them thither, as a breeding-place, and perhaps on account of its cold climate, the tunny fih being, according to Ælian, very impatient of heat.

The fih, when they have attained a convenient ize, pour out through the Cimmerian Boporus into the Black ea, and wim along the outhern coat to the Thracian Boporus, in their way to the Mediterranean. Their growth is very rapid during their paage. The fihery, according to Strabo, begins about Trapezus, or Pharnacea (Ceraus); but they are eldom caught at either of thee places of a time ufficient to alt as an article of trade.

By the time the hoals had proceeded wetward as far as Sinope, appulears