Armenia: A year at Erzeroom, and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia
CHAPTER III.
The Consulate at Erzeroom.--Subterranean Dwellings.--Snow-blindness.-- Effects of the severe Climate.--The City: its Population, Defenses, and Buildings.--Our House and Household.--Armenian Country-houses.--The Ox-stable 45