No. 58.— 1907 ] 



NTJWARA - GALA . 



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following this path for about two hours I noticed that there 

 were occasional traces of large blocks of stone that at an early 

 stage appeared to form into a sort of line, and upon a distinct 

 fixed inclination. 



Following this for about half a mile further, the ground 

 began to show signs of being steeper and more rugged, while 

 the above-mentioned stones correspondingly became more 

 and more wall-like, till at last it was obvious that they sup- 

 ported the path I was following. This form of structure now 

 began to become more and more elaborate, as the path followed 

 up into a mass of rocky hills, terminating in a sort of dead end. 



Here the road made a zig, and the walling correspondingly 

 presented a deeper and broader surface as we climbed along 

 the edge of a huge mass of rock. The path now becomes 

 entirely built of large close-set masses of rough broken stone, 

 but so perfectly have the stones been laid, both as regards 

 gradient and position, that one could ride a horse along the 

 path if the branches of overhanging trees were only removed. 



After making a few more zig-zags that were rendered 

 necessary by the bends or hollows of the rocky mass that the 

 path climbs, it became quickly evident that we were well 

 above the plain, that now lay far below. 



It was also apparent that we were climbing a huge mass 

 of precipitous rock, standing out like a vast column from 

 among its smaller brethren. On one side the rock is vertical 

 or nearly so, and as soon as the angle of the slope became very 

 high the path zigged back towards the flatter surface, seizing 

 as it went all points of advantage in formation or surface. At 

 one particular spot I found what at first sight looked like 

 sockets cut into the living rock for a doorway, but after later 

 consideration I have reason to suppose that this doorway was 

 for a huge block-house constructed for a special purpose to 

 defend a weak point. Near these sockets are a number of 

 steps cut into the rock to enable one to take a short cut up 

 the rock without continuing along the more even line of 

 constructed roadway. 



