...the following from Baines. Speaking of the long-sought ruins in the land of Ophir, he says : — " They are extensive, and one collection covers a considerable...precipitous cliff, and is in perfect preservation to the height of thirty feet. The walls are about ten feet thick at the base, and seven or eight at the...

...stands upon a bold granite hill. The walls are still thirty feet in height, THE LAND OF OPHIR. 231 and are built of granite hewn into small blocks about...precipitous cliff, and is in perfect preservation to- the height of thirty feet. The walls are about ten feet thick at the base, and seven or eight at the...

...granite heim into smali blocks about ttit »ia of our brickt and put together without mortar. The roost remarkable of these walls is situated on the very...cliff, and is in perfect preservation to a height of 30 ft. The walls are about 10 feet thick at the base and 7 or 8 ft. at the top. In many places there...

...apparently a fort—stands upon a bold granite hill. The walls are still 30 ft. in height, and arc built of granite hewn into small blocks about the...cliff, and is in perfect preservation to a height of 30 ft. The walls are about 10 ft. thick at the base and 7 or 8 ft. at the top In many places there...

...walls are still thirty feet in height, and are built of granite hewn into small blocks about the saw of our bricks, and put together without mortar. The...thirty feet; the walls are about ten feet thick at the hase and seven or eight at the top. In many places there remain beams of stone eight or ten feet in...

...another, apparently a fort, stands upon a bold granite hill. The walls are still thirty feet high, and are built of granite, hewn into small blocks about...thick at the base, and seven or eight at the top. From the inner sides of the walls project several beams of close-grained dark-coloured stone about...