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opposite Evdeer Khan, the northern is the Gule- 

 look. To it we bent our course on leaving 

 Lagon. Not far from the ruins, we crossed the 

 broad and deep, but dry, bed of a torrent ; fol- 

 lowing its course for more than an hour, we 

 reached the foot of the hills at the entrance of 

 the pass. Here our expectations were raised 

 by the appearance of ancient fortifications crown- 

 ing an eminence on our left, and of a fine 

 Hellenic tower at the foot of the mountain 

 on our right. 



The valley became more and more confined. 

 We were evidently entering an important pass ; 

 every here and there were traces of fortifications : 

 suddenly, in the narrowest part of the gorge, we 

 came upon a range of perfect and admirably 

 built Hellenic walls, stretching across it, for- 

 tified by towers, and passable only by the 

 ancient and narrow pathway. The fortifications 

 mentioned by Arrian, the pass through which 

 the army of Alexander marched, seemed before 

 us, and at every turn we expected to see the 

 walls of Termessus. Our guide pointed to the 

 summit of the mountain above us, and said he 

 had heard of ruins there. About a mile beyond 

 the gateway, we reached a khan, consisting of 



