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nearly double. Finally, the whole surface of the
plateau of Hissarlik il covered with fragments Of
marble and pottery, which can be nothing else than
the debris of the later Troy. No one deny that
these are fair and reasonable grounds. They have
been sharply assaed, of course, by stay -at-home
scholars but the man who digs day after day on
the supposed site of city to satisfy himself that it,
bones are not there, who tries to around s cir
cunt and travels back and forth between ID and the
established locality Of the Grecian camp has an ex-
cellent claim to be heard Immediately after his re-
turn to Paris, DIR. schliemann published volume
called Ithaca the Peloponessus and Troy '-bnt 1t
does not seem to have attracted any general aGten-
tiOn In it he gives his views concerning the site OF
Troy feeling sure, probably, that no one else would
be likely to anticipate his secret purpose OF return
ing to the spot and undertaking an excavation.
RETURN TO THE TRoAD.
few months after the publication of his volume
Schliemann returned to Greece From tins time
Athens has been his permanent home. Before DE-
ginning again his researches he married an accom-
plished Greek lady, who won his heart by her en-
thusiasm for his labors and her knowledge OF
Homer have no detailed account of his explora-
tons at Hissarik in April 1870, further than their
result and the canse of their being suspended.
The plateau on which the later Troy stood IL about
three miles in circumference and 80 feet above the
level of the plain. Its northern side rises very
abruptly; the west and south II slopes OH eiadu-
ally while the east it il separated only by shght
depression from the low spur of hills which stretch
out from the chain Of Ida At its northwestern cor
ner rises a second plateau, 26 feet higher than the
first l06 feet above the pain), and nearly LOU ny
700 feet i'll length and breadth. schlemann IN
stantly decided that the latter must be the ctade
of Priam and felt more than ever sure that ITS ac-
cumulated rubbish might cover some distinct re-
mains of TROY town. He was further strength
eued in this belief by the discovery of an ancient
bed of the Scamander, much nearer the plateau OF
aissarlik than the present one. The presumed
Simois had united with 1t at point about two
thirds of a mile from the foot of the mound, thus
forming lust the batte-6 field described in Homer az
being bounded by the Scamander, the Samofs, and
the walls of Troy Hiring a few laborers, ne began
10 dig mt the northwestern corner OF the
higher plateau, and at depth of 10 feet
came upon a wall six feet thick, which
il now conectured to have been small
fortifcation of the time of Lysimachus 300 g. C.'
Hardly had this been reached, when the owners OF
the soil two Turkish farmers in neighborng VII
Iage who used the plateau as a sheep pasture pro-
hibited Schhemann from digging further, unless ne
would pay them 1000 piasters about $500 as dam
ages and bind himself to fill up the excavations again
alter he llu uul-ltu nc OhcItu W bh9 ''iN A''"'
hut they positively refused TO sell il at any price In
this dilemma he turned for help to Saiyet Pasha one
of the most enlightened members OF the Sultan's
Cabinet, in whom he found man capable of under
standing his object aud ready to render assistance.
The result was that the ground was despoticaLy
purchased 10y the Turkish Government for 5000 pias
tiers ($l2j) and Schemann obtained permission TO
make researches
Here, however new difficulty arose The newly
established Museum of Antiquities IN Constautnope
claimed possession of every object which might
thenceforth be exhumed throughout the Turkish
Empires and Schliemann was too experienced man
Of business to go with a great undertaking at his
own risk and cost, and lose his chance of treasure
trove. The frnan which he asked for before begin
ring his labors, only obtained, finally, through
the aid of Mr.. j. 7. Brown for twenty thirty years
Secretary of the American Legation at Constantine
pie. All these matters, however were not settled
before the beginning Of October 1871 and even then
the Turkish Government ordered that all excavations
should be made underth eyes Of an officer appointed
for the purpose, whom Schliemann was obliged to
pay 81 per day.