The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-28

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Dr. Schliemann, the celebrated archnolo-
gist vho II making explorations Of apciens
Grecian cities, writes TO the London Tina
full accounts Of his researches The follow
ing is an extract;
AT a few yards from the second gate I
have brought to light q very curious CYCLIC
pean water conduit, leading into one Of tbs
two long and narrow cyclopean reservoirs
which I find Of first thought to be corridors.
There is another cyclopean vater conduit
and another oistern Immediately south Of
them. Both these watr conduits havs
doubtless brought the water from the copl-
Gus fountain called 'Persei' by Pausanius,
which IL not q he erroneously mentions,
In tba Acropolis itsslf, but at q distance of
half a mile east Of il Its name seems to be
derived from Persius, the founder Of Ny
cenn. In clearing out the - 2o-feet deep
masses Of rubbish which obstructed the pas
sage Of ths gate, I fourd o well-preserred
brcnzsd sealing ring, on which are engraved
two young women Of marvellous beauty,
which seems still to b, increased by their
simple and g~racs.aI hairdrsss- Both sit
close together, but their heads are turaed In
opposite directions. Tho anatomy 10 well
observed There were besides found .
Urge number Of Juno-idols in COW or horned
female form, and q cow-:dol showing, on q
light yellow dad color, q number Of dark
red signs, which may be letters; also large
quantities of mslt.d lead; further o very
primitive golden earring, consisting Of .
quadrangular golden wire twice turned
round The sams form o earrings occurs
also in the frst Of ths four prehistoric
cities Of Troy, with the only az srsnce that
the wire there Is round. There were also
found hsrs on the virgin soil q great many
fragments Of handmade vas,s, having either
inside and outside q plain lustrous b,ack o,
red. or o Light ersen color, with black spiral
ornimsnts. At only six feet behind tho
cyelopean wall on the ea,t side of the pas
sag. ] have brought to light an evidsntly
much more ancient wall OF hugs blocks.
I'm continuing the oxcavat' on on the
north aide Of the large cyclopean house, !
brought TO light two mora chambers Of It.
and found there, in o depth Of sixteen and
and o half feet, three splendidly incissd,
perforated, round ngates of n necklnce, the
one representing q COW head with very long
horns, the other two horses standing against
each other on their hind legs and turning
their heads toward the spectator, Just % the
two animals on the sculpture above the gate
must have done. Above the two horses on
the agate is engraved a man with q Phrygian
cap and q young woman with an uncovered
hsad- The third agate 10 of q transparent
red color and represents o stag, which ap.
pears to move with great velocity, although
Its head 10 turned backward. There were
also Juno idols Of a new form-e. o., q per-
fectly aat cow with only one big hind leg
nj two forelegs q female idol with q very
compressed birds face, and with q Phrygian
cap, instead Of usual pools /" and, finally,
. headless idol with MI tho characteristics Of
. woman. but with two long COW horns.
There was likewise found q terra Gotta COW
horn three and . half inches long, which
hows that there must have been much
nrger idols thnn those hitherto found
There were further found q number Of smnIl
krrn Gotta tripods In form Of armchairs.
lradlss, in two instances even cradles with
child in them all are eay-colorsd, and
must have served as offerings further, two
'erforated parallslopipsdos Of varieeatsd
'olor, four inches long. the use Of which I
annot explain. Among the findings I may
urther mention o comb Of bone aud Six per-
round, fat, transparent white pieces
II stone Of o necklace, o door button Of ala
,aster, and o large fragment Of q bas-relief
a pan with q line, probably o
,ridle, In the hand he was no doubt repre-
fandino on N chariot md roaarphIa.