(He then proceeds to give an abstract, of which the following is a part:)
"The famous Dagh bary (mountain wall) now begins at the village of
Djelgan 4 versts south-west of Derbend, but we know that as late as the
beginning of the last century it could be traced down to the southern gate
of the city. This ancient wall then stretches westward to the high
mountains of Tabasseran (it seems the Tabarestan of Mas'udi).... Dubois de
Montpereux enumerates the following sites of remains of the wall: - In the
famous defile of Dariel, north-east of Kazbek. In the valley of the
Assai river, near Wapila, about 35 versts north-east of Dariel. In the
valley of the Kizil river, about 15 versts north-west of Kazbek. Farther
west, in the valley of the Fiag or Pog river, between Lacz and
Khilak. From this place farther west about 25 versts, in the valley of
the Arredon river, in the district of Valaghir. Finally, the
westernmost section of the Caucasian Wall has been preserved, which was
evidently intended to shut up the maritime defile of Gagry, on the Black
Sea." - H. C.]
There is another wall claiming the title of Sadd-i-Iskandar at the S.E.
angle of the Caspian. This has been particularly spoken of by Vambery, who
followed its traces from S.W. to N.E. for upwards of 40 miles. (See his
Travels in C. Asia, 54 seqq., and Julius Braun in the Ausland, No.
22, of 1869.)
Yule (II.
