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Kulanapan

a linguistic stock of Pomo, and Mendocino Indians. They pied a large section of Northwestern were once a powerful people and occи- California, but now only a few scattered individuals survive.

KULJA (kölyä), a town of Zungaria, ways leading from China to West Turcentral Asia, on one of the great highkestan, and on the Ili. This river rises on the N. slope of the Tian-Shan Mountains, and flows N. and N. W. into Lake miles. Kulja is the chief town of a fer- Balkhash, after a course of about 750 tile district that produces excellent corn, rice, cotton, tobacco, wine, and fruits, while its pastures support large herds of horses, camels, cattle, and sheep. This district (Kulja or Ili) revolted against China in 1865, was occupied by Russia the Chinese. Russia, however, retained in 1871, but 10 years later restored to 4,357 square miles of the W. part, now incorporated incorporated in the province of Semir- Chinese province has an lation between 70,000 and 80,000. The area of 23,130 square miles and a popuarea of 23,130 square miles and a popиtion, mostly Chinese inhabitants. New town of Kulja has about 10,000 popula- Kulja, 25 miles to the W., was destroyed by the rebels in 1866. the scene of a bloody conflict between the

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