Batoum

Batoum, a port on the Black Sea, 110 miles N.E. of Trebizond. It was ceded to Russia by the Turks after the war of 1878. The town is dirty and unhealthy, but has somewhat improved under its new master, and the harbour, which is the best on that coast, now serves for the export of vast quantities of mineral oil from the district between the Black Sea and the Caspian. The neighbourhood produces many cattle and excellent fruit.