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tance; the observer might suppose it to 
be a strip of light grass in a depression, 
until his error was corrected by a closer 
inspection. 
The fortifications on the summit, con¬ 
sidered from a military standpoint, were 
the most complete that could be desired. 
The hills retreated on both sides, giving 
full scope to the eye up and down the 
broad valley, every square yard of which 
was probably irrigated and cultivated. 
Without doubt the fortifications could 
safely be left unguarded in clear weather, 
when the inhabitants would probably be 
at work on their farms. A few keen- 
sighted sentinels, suitably posted, might 
give notice of a coming foe in ample 
time for the population to man the 
intrenchments before an attack could 
possibly be made by the most rapidly 
