The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-05
ScHLIEMANN'S LATEST.

8atiOn ABOUT HIS iooch'
Ion;an island of Ithaca. On the
~ which extends toward the west
sore of the southeast part OF the IS
10 has found, in digging, ninety
b Of Cyclopeau construction be-
H. to the Homeric city of Ithaca.
lIos1nt Aetos he found among other
lius triangular platform, with two
e;s,erns and a small one, and REM
1. Of six or seven small Cyclopean
l;ngs. which were either separate
u 5r, more probably, chambers OF
rgelopean mansion, commonly call
Castle of Ulysses. He says:
There can hardly be any doubt that
same manner as the acropolis of
M was widened by Cimon, who in
Rd large portion of its northeast
slope, and filled up the lower space
stones and debris, the level summit
kount Aetos was extended to the
n and southwark by huge Cyclic
1 wall still existing, the space be-
In the top and wall being filled up
1 stones and debris. Thus the sum-
horns q quadrangular, even plat
4. 166 feet inches long, by 127 feet
khes broad, SO that there was on the
Imit ample room for a large mansion
courtyard. To the north and south
lecircuit wall are towers of Cylopean
bnry, from each of which a huge
Iof immense powders runs down.
lat a certain distance these two
begin to form curve, and ulti-
" join together. Two more Cy-
an walls run down from the top
ne in an easterly, the other IN a
easterly direction, and join the
formed by the two first-naD ID
Lastly, | have to mention a
circuit wall about so feet below
pper circuit wall. The wall has
on the west side, but is in q mar
b state Of preservation on the other
To increase the strength of the
the foot of the rock has been cut
SO as to form perpendicular rock
20 feet high. In the walls are
knizable three gates. Between all
Cyclopean walls once stood a city,
h may have contained 2, 1000 houses,
r cut out in the rock or built of
opean masonry. OF 1870 of these
PES have been able to find the ruins
or less well preserved. l meas
Il Of them, and found them be-
kn 81 feet AID 65 feet long, and Is
feet broad. The usual size of the
y cut stones is five feet in length,
feet eight inches in breadth, and
feet in thickness. The size of these
es by far exceeds that of the stones
be Cyclopean houses | discovered at
sne and Tiryns. Some Of the
ss consisted of only one room;
les had four or even six chambers. !"
be Odyssey mentions a grotto of the
pphs in which Ulysses, assisted by
erva, hid his treasures. DR.. Schlie-
% thinks he has discovered this
In o stalactite grotto near the lit
port OF Dexia. He found no treas
but says:
Inc grotto Is very spacious, and it
tly answers the description of
per, who says that it has two en-
ees-one on its north side for men,
one on its south side for the I'M
aal gods, for no man can enter by
alvlne door. All this is true; but by
entrance for the gods he means the
acially cut hole in the vault of the
70, which must have served as a
nney to lead off the smoke of the
ahelal fires. From this chimney to
potion OF the grotto is Sc feet, and
l@urse no man can enter by this way.
lor ages the proprietors of the field
70 have utilized this chimney to
rla OF some of the stones which
tuna here, for the grotto is filed FIVE
ana SIX feet deep with small stones.
~ Ine vault of the grotto hang in
|usraole stalactites, which have given
nomer the idea of the stone urns and
puOras' and the stone frames and
~ ns, On which the nymphs weave pur-
vUlored mantles and wells.
wear the southeast extremity of the
I W. aoout four and a half miles from
y. are a number of stable-like
Irs s' averaging twenty-five feet in
IT, ana ten feet in breadth, partly
n, ,u', !. partly formed by Cyclopean
NV :, very huge stone, in which Ho.
b,aa auS' nave seen the twelve swine
E ,ss Quilt BY the divine swineherd
ms, s,ss 10 the east of these stables.
'ass ~ 'front.' OF them, thousands OF
a. .ommon :: but most ancient pot
~ indicate the existence of an an
rustic habitation, which Homer
,ss s,s - . nave described to us as the
n nors apa nsaaDa1 station of Eum@us. This is
|tans0 o.e p probable, as at a very short
sea ga = " 'ne east of this site, and near
kalsr ! sasat white cliff with a perpen.
kieS k rl uescent of one hundred feet,
I,bs ullI p now is called Korax-thai
W. bpasen rock to which Homer re.
ken, mn ! ne represents Ulysses as chal.
frf Auneus to precipitate him.
hhe .le great rock if he finds
low ,hs 'ssllng lies (Od. xiv, 39s)
sIwsrAA s Aorax, in a recess, is natural
"asS plentiful and ,,,,ro