New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-23

Enormous RUIss-A correspondent Of TIE Boston
Trar,li,r, at Btrat, descnbes some immense tumui
formed in the Crmea:
The most striking features about kertch, which o.,
culies as we have observed, almost the very SIC O.
this famous old city, the lmmeDse tinul or sru
hcal mouDds some what hike those found n oar own
Great West Designed for sepulchres and mona 1feaCs
Of the dead they flied for or dless durin as we'll
as to excite admira ion. Their size and msgaieence
awaken smaZtment FIR tbe wealth aud power OF ms
people WHO erected them. II is tradition believed oy
The people IN this part Of the Crlhea that these tdnah
were ere tied over the remsns of the kings and ruers
Of his Greek colony, aud designed 70 perPeu te
their emory II Is also related that the eaIti Wa
'heaped upon them annually On their birthday, for
period OF years long they ruled or regued Iaeso
layers have been dirt nelly traced recently, q; eos.
ing Of SEA wall or chGcoal was hrst laid 90. Dr. NJ
Pherson en- English officer counted thirty 0: mess
a,ers IN soarp made in of the mounds tso ifds
Of the way from the base. The tuu1I are OF all o.
meIsors varying from ten 30 three hHnd' 81 Zee. ~
circuuferer &c, and from i've 10 one hHndred ah1 hy
feet in hight.
U,uany they are composed Of surface soil md rub-
BILE mssonry Specimens Of the highest eireoien ar
have been fund IN these, such as SOUP ures ne' .s
ssbsster Etruscas vases glass vessels resrKsDe '9f
Egbtpesr carved IVORY coins Of the most perfect hGl-
ard trpktt,viepg with the skill Of.the bes. N Ddern
| wCrkueD. DR.. Mcpherson having desc sDd7l many
feet III der ground in exploring one q these tuIui,
came upon bed Of ashes the bones OF horse hu-
mao "a eeton AID other remalns were nst Win aA1
were pie ked up il inches bel the stone, los one
tbmnv. was 20 large that Dr.. MePnerson deToOea Ir'
| eho., months TO explore il.
Bui the most astonishing mOnu merits 0t es.y YEA
and power sre found on Mons Mhridstss. ne "hoie
# which bill Gun he bsSe u It's sanmt s01 TIE spur
ex'eud'ra from il. 10 the di.srce Of ttTec ncs, are
con posed of broken pottery and Gbris Of every kn
10 tire 0ep,h OF from ten 10 1kERdred te> over Ins
nafursl q, hi. Tie hight and sEe OF tais S0tk o.
tie heGan colonies such tha; II ~ handy oe De-
syed 10 be the re.u of hUmsn labor, bat muss be the
wJIk of giant race long sioce eXtac,. AZ soy rae
sgs must have been gnred 70 convey the soll i:o1
ibe plains b. low raise n, AMI the adsc ut high ~
| II cir pr, sept elevation. On the top OF mi. hl IL
| nonur eu: il ducpg re &c well IS Tonder-s rud'
| chair cut out OF the rock, and ho1E resembling
sscJif ial altar. Thus men 10 every age sdh ~ 40
known God and testify u constituencies o. AN AID
! the felr necessity Of an stooement
Ore Q! the Doctors explorations v1s 50 fru 1u' 10
results 70 deserve particular n4rralJn Bcne4ta 90
extensive sl0piug tumulus be came upon % s-s D
table ma sopry beyond which was do9r ea iiss 10 FL
| ar led Ch6mbeT which ~hs iars-r sNn eod : lo--
watts wee marked of il sqE5yss VIII ber5 and y are
birds fosers ard groteeque f!uoes Of vioUs Eil =
Over the entrance Vi tie cbHnber Tale ctais1 -
| fgures # griffin. rampant; While 80 h,-seDe1, one
mon in suihoriry Snd Sno-her nj steniant cary o.
! his so4sr wee Tudvy ske,cned Oo obe o: tne S2-
Tie fLeleton Il hcYse ass a-so fo.li ncas y ~
! VIVA lyius human skeleton Col.i1u'n- L. . 2lc, :
.,op be struck upon tDAo e7t o.. 0i zoe sr4 fo's
| c... Nv wbel re came uyJl 80 So 5loa - n &c
l. ~ > - tomb The dor va C)sSr = ~ JAIL
~ "a end she'll u % e. ~ p1G1 a ne 90 ~
'fibe Sea OF AIT. TIE - @! sc d. In ii-l -
| tsis irsle. Zoe fofl4 Of man, ~ i13 ~. 70
/ bones u -rlabsi r., dlst Al - uyia 10 49, -
TIE suu .ris ervel0ped iss boiy, go re he ana