New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02

thcs res.a nm rh,s coroer article and above tho str
tum lowered the wall OF forincaron, twenty ,ees ~
built Of loose and esrtb. and eviene 70
longing TO the period fall Of Troy In order
secure the treasure from the greed Of my SorkDeo anu
IL for human knowledge, the greatest haste ~
necessary so although !. was not YET time i9r ngss
fast, immediately proclaimed rssti" 10 all Wnle
they eating aud reposing cut out the treasure
with large KNIFE not without the greatest exernoo ana
the most fearful ianger for the loose va,
tOppe down upon me. Bat the sight OF so many ob
tect each one OF which was an Invaluable sontoaon
10 knowledge, made me foolharay, and forgot tho
danger The TRANSPORT OF the treasure would nave be
and hacked ia her shawl the them
Out and carried them away. Inc mrs. tniG .Odha s%
M center. Then came copper pot, n.ary 10
inches diameter, with two handles; copper ray 10
inches long with small silver vase welded 70 by tue
action OF fire; a golden fagon, weighing nearly .
pound; two golden g0blets, one OF wncn wcigneu pfs
aponnd and quarter 900 ana mao 'To @
FOR the guest The latter had been cast but the former
as well as the hagon, were OF hammered work %
talents the liidnta Of Homer-three silver vases.
with two smaller ones: silver bowl, II copper lance
heads. number OF copper naSJieaxes two large
edged copper daggers, part VI s"0fo a"a sVDe
smaller articles.
All these objects we're closely packed in quad
rangular space surrounded with wood ashes, and
near them lay copper key. inches in length
whence Schlemann conectured that they had been
packed in wooden chest which, left behind in the
terror of the cOntagraton. afterward covered
by the ruins of the falling beams and walls. Within
the House of Pnsm, the inside Of the city wall. he
found helmet and silver vase about u inches IN
hight in which were two dadems Of golden scales.
golden coronet, SO golden earrings, and 80 small
gold rings, buttons, &c. The fashion Of all these
articles has no resemblance TO the ancient Egyptian
or Assyrian ornaments: the Trojan jewelry. no less
than the pottery, is entirely original. Whatever
symbolic forms it assumes with the exception Of the
owl OF Paas point toward the faT-oB, mysterious
home Of the Aryan race in Central Asia. The value
by weight alone. of all the gold and silver found ia
or near the House Of Priam, has been estimated at
S200OD.
Schhemann now fastened to bring his labors to an
end aud thus the results of what he had al
ready accomplished. HE broke away "A large part of
treasure was found, enlarged the excavation around
The Sciean Gate, and opened new rooms OF the royal
hOuse; but little OF interest found except
tablet OF red slate, with inscription IN I'M
known language and three silver bowls. lie also,
by Snking number of shafts Il. the lower plateau
of tlssaru6 and finding nowhere anv trace Of either
Trojan walls or Trojan pottery, convinced himself
that ancient Ilum did not extend beyond the err
cuit Of the upper plateau. and could hardly have
contained a population of more than 5000 nbab-
itants. This, however, is measure of the power
Of the Trojan State, or the auxiliary forces which
II could bring into the field. The large heIoic
vas of Homer he argues has sled the quariaDs.
and he points to the fact that Athens famous
when the AcrOpOlls-smaller than the pcrgda.0s Of
Troy-ncl0sed the whole OF tie primitive city.
On the 18th OF june the researches came tO an end.
What has been uncovered will be left 40 and
be hoped that the legend Of the Sayiogs visit tO
King Priam will take root among the ignorant
modern IrOjans and preserve the walls which
other argument could make sacred to them.