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ENTRY INTO TABRIZ. 
number of wells that are here and there concealed under the high grass. 
On the summit of the hills, to the southward, are to be seen collections 
of large stones, like druidical remains, close to the road, which the na¬ 
tives call jan goo, places of council, where the chiefs of former times 
used to meet to consult on their political affairs. These stones are 
arranged in a long square, and present nothing remarkable but their 
size and uncouthness. 
The mountain of Savalan, one of the highest in Persia, upon which 
the Persians say the ark of Noah rested, and which is situated in a range 
of mountains near to Ardebil, is seen from Ojan, on a bearing of N. 
671” E. 
Every honour that could be devised was shown by the Prince to the 
Ambassador on our entry into Tabriz. The chief personage who came 
out on the occasion was a child, apparently not more than ten years old, 
but who was the King’s son-in-law. He was the son of Mirza Bozurk, 
one of the King’s Ministers resident at Tabriz, and had lately been 
married to a daughter of the King. European military honours were 
also added to those of Persia ; for as we approached the town, disciplined 
troops lined the road to a considerable distance, and presented arms as 
we passed, whilst a numerous band of drummers and fifers headed 
our procession, playing country dances and reels in a manner truly 
astonishing, when we considered that Persians were the performers. 
Twenty guns were fired as a salute to the Ambassador on reaching the 
house appointed for his habitation, in a style that would have done 
credit to any artillery. 
