New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-22
Ancient Troy.

New York Herald Constantinople letter.
Some further details, gathered on the
| spot, have reached me in connection will
| the treasure discovered in possession OF
some villagers lately employed by DR.
Schliemann in his Troy excavations. Two
men, while digging at the depth OF thirty
feet. and at a small distance from an ancien,
wall, came upon a plain earthen jar, Of
| which the mouth was closed and piastered
| measuring about six inches in height by
| three in diameter. The day being far ad
vanced, the men found no difficulty in con-
| ceAlf1k their discovery from DIR. Schlie-
| n1Q4's Overseer, and, on finishing the day g
49,, they conveyed the jar to secluded
- where they divided its contents. The
fV1l0wlng are the articles which, as far as it
has been possible to ascertain. were found in
the jar: One fat cake Of solid gold, about
two inches square and quarter of an inch
thick; two plain tinger-rings, ornamented
with three rows of twisted gold on the
upper and one on the lower surface; two
pairs of earrings, plain. round and taper
ing above to tit into the ear, and thick
below; two brooches, shaped at the upper
end in the form of the letter V, and at
tached to the bottom of each is hori-
zOntal bar, from which depend eight small
chains, each terminated by fat round
piece of ornamental gold;ltwo gold bracelets,
thick, plain; one geld band for the hair.
Belle Helene, plain and thin, admitting of
being rolled up when placed in the jar; four
beads, plain, about the size of small nut,
and q large number of small plain beads, each
about the size of a pea. Besides the above ar
ticles large, rough lump of gold intermixed
with earth and charred wood, being evil
IDENTIFY the remains of ornaments destroyed
by fire, was also found at subsequent
period. The government has seized only a
portion of this treasure in its original form.
The remainder had been converted into
modern ornaments and presented by one of
the finders to his sweetheart-a circumstance
which excited suspicion and ultimately led
to the discovery by the authorities of the
whole. According to the statement extOrt-
ed from the men they dug up their jar three
months previous to the date fixed by Dr.
Schliemann for the finding of his treasure.
The two treasures lay buried in two dis
tinct spots, at distance from each other of
OF gold coins was also dug up close to the
same spot. 1t is remarked that none of the
implements found by DR.. Schliemann
were OF iron, no trace Of that metal
being found anywere in the neighborhood;
nor did the fiagst0nes forming the pavement
of gateway which was brought to light in
the course Of the excavations bear the
Ialnue6t impression OF cartwheeis. II IL
next to certain, therefore, that the city Of
which DR.. Schliemann has partially ex-
plOred the site existed in the period Of
transition from the stone age to that
of bronze. Homer repeatedly alludes
to the use of iron during the Trojan
war, and if his account be implicitly
accepted "Hissarlik" can not be the site of
old "nlium." 1t il possible that the poet
being familiar with the topography Of the
embodied in his poem the local
tradition down from remoter times, but
that, ignorant Of the exact period at which
the events related took place, he has been
guilty OF como serious aMachr0nlsms. The
TACT tAat dints, asrow ord spear heads alone
hare beea found ID othse tsnsSk, gsnerally
. have bsaa Iaiead over ~ remains Of the
nqjans killed II batt2e, siEsa9thsns The
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