, 1877-11-28

CbrvkspoHdtnoE Loa1oM TiRIe&.
ALEXANDRIA,, Oct. 2o.-lscaders OF tue Tines
will remember that last sprin9 Capt, Burton,
tho well.knowD Eastern traveller, made an cx-
pedlttbn Into tho Land Of Midlau, wl'tci, itcs to
tho southeast Of the Gulf Of Akaba, In tho lscd
Sea. llc was accompanied by mining engi-
ueer, III. Alazic, md thu twu explorers came
upon traces Of extensive mining operations, the
r1,lns OF auclent towns, and lnuny other traces
OF 1our,shins mining dlstr,ct. They brought
back specimens containing gold, silver, copper,
md otler INITIALS, ana were nlost tangnino As to
their litcoyery. Analysis ot tue rock
they brought; buck has 1us1iied their ex-
cilc,ntst, llas reported most favorably, and Capt.
Hurtot, ii now again ln Egypt, prcpariug anuttl-
CT expedition TO 3ftdian. lle ia M0w determined
to investigate thoroughly that biblical country,
twenty day visit lust spsiu9. Concerning the
copper to l,as no doubt whatever, ns.d REPORTS
that the hills which contain 1t are onlY teu miles
from the ea,sst. Silver he also found i1 tho
sa!s,e tnnRc. uut tho gold he brought buck was
taken trom thu oeds of torsonts that ea!ae down
from mountains aWay tn tic tNtoriUr.. 1t Naa III
Bull.clrnt abundance to ln1ko lin eager to fal-
low up tue torrents to tacir sourrc, but tllno
did not allow Of further travel. His intention
now Ia to penetrate to these. ''golden bills"
aud thoroughly satisfy himself as to their ua-
turo and capabilities. 1lo estimates tho dis
tnncc under twenty days' march.
However th's search foF, gold may turn out,
tue existcpce Of copper tn ahuntlanco sccms be-
yond doubt. The hills arc barely ten miles
from the Ecu, aud theru Ia good aachoEaRe and
tulcrublu port within easy acfess. Tle Vice
roy has already had olIcFs VI royalty from Der
SONS anxious tn foTnI companies for tIe working
vi this mineral wealth. 'Fhe fAct that the mines
Weso worked ln times long gone bT docs not
dcter people. Mechanical contrIyatcca are 10
paslect nowadays TINT the working Ut minc
to-dAy tnnlparcs With the WORKING III old times
lauch ~ tLe operation Of + steasn pluw tolt.~
paEts with the scratching Of W Egyptian fcl-
lah's !otkca stiek+ Tbs utncs ot Laurtum ard
likely to be \ fresh example VI tho supeEioE me-
chan1ca1 power 0f tue prrseut day,
1t = curious tArt that these Inlnc8 were
known 10 thp sncteuts 70 long a4{o a4 the tine
0f H4nsGs Ill. whose SaEtuuehu 10 inscribed Oh
tls Harris rApyrus ln tbs British Mu1euu,, thu
following passago oeclira Il gtse the tFaaslaton
frou tho hleruxlyphles):
~, Ralnses, have seut my Commissioners to
the lana Aknba, to tho gEeut mines Of copper
WHICH arc in placs thcre, aod thaIr shtps were
marching ou their aAses. Nobody Lad heard
slnce tbs ol1en Kings that ous hatl found these
| mines. The caI9t1CS were copper. Ihe easEoes
wcse by mY1iaus; fur their shtps which went
| from theirs to Egypt arrived happily. Discharge
| of brick Of tho k3ug at Thcbes Of the copper,
numerous as frogs ln thu marsh. 10 quality equal
| to guld Of ths thiru degree, admired by Ill the
! world Us = marvellous thing" !,
TWO OF MIR. L1NCOLN'S STORIES.
6fs York EtsRkag faatt.
| llesa are two Iesh siorte< about Mr. Lincoln
0ne day gentleman. speaking to hlin about
M. Cnasus political ambition, expressed sus'