, 1877-11-21

Black Mountain, and Is The most ee~
rated OF al! tie work, defending Kars.
THE slopes frsin the f0nt of the walls to.
eaiy unscala,e by An attacking force. Towarl
the east thu slope i. more gradual a,l tlcstenls
~ .cflGa of terraces, whill arr rocky antl
bare Of soil or vegetation, aud a!furt no eoyer
w!'ateser. According to thr latest description
Gf the work 1t tohslsts uf clusc.l blsiiDn
with harracks. small bpulb-proof powder
naEazine. and an open work-the w'In)c
surrounded by Elacfs Ut clean slope out
ward a!Apted for artillery and fnuskctrr de-
fcnsc+ The carth use IN the construction at
Fnrs Arab lad to b. brought from The plain hc-
low, the site mt atfor!inE any ins thu purpose.
As The Arab tort r. higher than thu wor8s on tho
westcrn size Of thu river. It's sunerlos command
tFote B their rear fFotn attack ani 9!rcs 1t csn.
trt,! VI the whole area. According to recent
1:usslan aetnunt nj tue Aras, ra.ia, the height
al and L. srkntps. paf'sf tv u feel! t!ss" tie .s 'ts:
ness Of the 'x.raps:t Of tho oin1, work
pki" is twcnty.two feet. THE puw4ts maguztae
fMc Of the main paralsct. The fort has neither
ditchcs tnF traycrtcs to protce: II ftotn assault
ur cn!lInic Asai' Tabla is epnnertc'I by rov-
crcti fort un the kasaiaRl, md whith lakes It's
9s kaIaass @ ras Is sa I to sG aoHnt Ha'a "iy
!ruu, Arab 'ral,Ia about live furlong<.
THIS group consists u two wurxs, the chief one
,sanir, s'1nu'': ~. P.atiu" ill.,. IT, so!u n,. ."
erected. co!nlnatrlin. the Whole gr,,up. This
fort cuIninauls the road entering the city from
Aie1nn!ro,Dl a.I.l the east.
thu .t,,th i. ' th,. strnn~.t stu 'riI, 81 III ih.
works, nfthDugh dominated nj to'1rse by ttlt.
kataaaRh. 1t ID c1tSe't, the wall only tierrth by
one rat: tuwar1 thr tnwn. Thr wtlulr is sur
mi IL ,,r";t ri ~ nv .o,tca.t nv M .,,u,,
outwork called Echalt.
pa'n. % eoast.s o ~ elssu 1anetts, aa. l%9 M.
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Fart T..him. ua smn'y ~ su ha,sr1~' w,nout 1 INV
trrncl,. hit nru.rrtci hr n iii. ,"Tsn,y.Ixc
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t1'.'!ust @ - "cst q! eoIt aenn. aui apouh onc
1i s,;its 4haass 9h ss ns.a, r.s,n & .Mt taaP
st"'1' sus eoa,hneste!n AlHt"aes4 ueI@ t1onn
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Ills range af III. M coataIns Fufi, Yar,sai ana
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p.s 1"I ~, '"c r,na, :" '" .ts, ,t "s' ,,v In.
rao ~ Moftn"est' iu!taest AWAY Ilca
so!L Muen''ss. "nen ~ nese1 ueeiI
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w. & sne.S oaamt ~ W. assuns VI 'MG p'4o, nos
nase .nG "ol"n ~ octn 't..e "ussI' ne!e
! proJccteu lot tIe HeHest point ~ ts!e Fan0c