Arizona citizen., 1876-01-15
The Buried World.

It IS pretty hard struggle for daily
 bread with large portion of us in
 Arizona, and in digging into the earth
 and running drifts into each others pockets for lucre, there is but little time to spare for other things. But by
 way of breathing spell, it may be of
 interest to note that within the past few
 years there have been some wonderful
 digging and drifting and exploring
 going on in the old world upon and
 into the sites of bryied cities, temples
 and treasures of an,5ent Italy, Palestine
 and Egypt.
 On this subject late well written
 article in the V. '. ines says:
 At Pompen ROslan city has been
 dug out so as to reveal all the phases
 of its life on a busr day, except that
 the people are abseit. In Egypt super
 ficial explorations lave disclosed min utely the manners and customs. the
 domestic and public life, and the social conditions, with hints of the history of
 a apeople 2000 or 300) years older than
 the Romans. Dr. Schliemann has un- earthed a city as old as Homer's Troy, probably older, and in the same neIgh-
 borhood, if it be no. Troy itself.
 After narrating other minor discover
 ies, the article continues:
 At Nineveh, operations are prescott ed in one of the royal libraries-a suit of apartments filled with documents and chronicles on brick, in fine state of preservation. They are genuine re cords, arranged, dated and detailed with circumstances. They include tables of chronology of which three centuries have been translated and pub liShed, and histories of their own reigns related hv tie kings. These are genuine records, well-made cOmpen- dium of facts, authentic and definite Religious works, books of science and art, and business papers have been found, aud traditions which relate to near the generally accepted beginning of the life of man. Among the last are the "Deluge Tablet" which has been extensively published, and nar- ratives of the creation and the fall of man, which are promised in full.
 Thence journeying toward old Jerus- alem, (not to be mistaken for the place known as tour happy home, n) the writer of our extract says:
 Excavations in Jerusalem have led to discoveries which illustrate the Biblical history or are illustrated by il. The buried cities of Palestine and Moab are to be disinterred for other illus tratIons. At Ephesus, Mr. Wood has one of the most magnificent. of the Greek architects. The subsoil of modern Rome is explored for the buildings, statutes and precious goods of the ancient people. The soil has been, or will beexamined at Athens and primitive Argoes and MycenR and other places in Greece, wherever it isl practicable.
 But the most promising lead of all seems to be the ancient OlYmpian fields. This was the ground where men ran with patience the race set be- l fore them; where the Westons of old walked, where the prize fighters en- ioyed perfect immunity, and whence he olden travelling circus recruited its stock of Athletes, slight of hand per formers, men on the flying trapeze, end men and bones. But we are occupying space to the exclusion of matter winch . we proposed to quote. Our writer doses his interesting article as follows:
 The most important excavation in Greece has just been begun on the plain )f Olympia, the spot where the Olym-i pie games were celebrated. It was the 1 great national rallying spot Of Greece. All the States had common interest Il it. They built grand temples there, md brought their precious treasures md best works of art as yOtiye offerings Q adOrn it, so that, according to the historian, Dr. Curtius. an accumula-i ion of treasures was found there, the ike of which never existed anywhere | .lSe. If they escaped the rayages of the it is likely they are there till. The chances are in favor of their lavlng escaped, aS the situation and con lItiOnS of the place are such as must lave insured their being speedily cover d up and preserved. The work Is conducted with scientific care and thor under a special agreement with the Greek Government. The first epOrt records the discovery of the treat temple Zeus, and is more favor .ble than the projectors of the enter )rise had reason to expect.
 There is enough of this digging in prospect to employ several generations ,f antiquaries. The amount prOmis- ng work to be done in Mesopotamia 5 simply stupendous. The plain is covered with mounds, each indicating n ancient city. Three of the four ,ldest cities named in the Bible have ,een unidentified, but not dug into. ,yria is full of the mounds of ancient Ities, most of which are wholly un- ,nown. So few of the oldest mOnu- lents of Egypt have been recovered hat it is doubted if they now exist. But Mir. Marriette has found enough at Iemphis to give him encouragement Ruins are to be found all over Asia and l he neighboring islands, and our an- tent American cities may some day be lade 10 reveal important secrets.
 Death oTChief Justice Palen.