The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-15
DIGGING UP BURISD TROK.
Uesumption h. Dr. SohIIemnHn OF his fsxeava-
lions Trcasures Uncovered.

Fr0ni M L9fin Tines
After an interruption Of five years and a
half DR.. Schlicmann has resumed his search
for the buried Troy Having. through the
friendly nterpc- iiion OF Sir A. Layard. obtained
q lrmHn from the Porto authorizing him TO pro-
Good. he ou"nod his trenches on Mount Hissar-
lik on tho Slfh OF = piruhpr. u.d has since
prosecuted is iahors with The rrcutrsl energy
tnl confident cXpe'tgtiOn uf surcrsH. Tho
terms on Whl ~ Tie irmHn WIS granted arc
rather onnruus. The Imp rial Museum ut Con
sunni. VIC IS TO RECEIVE lw"-inifl- 81 ihr dls,,
,QNrrics. whilA TT Sch.l'Wann has 10 content
himself with onc-thlrd and 60 brAr all the cN-
l"ns,F, now amounting to $500 u month.
i4h Governments Is IN the epot. nnd pr Srhne-
mann has been furnished with guard Of ten
Ecndarmrs who. he SAYS. " are oi great service
~ me-. ns they protect me aud keep y watch on
my workmen who nro now forced Ia bc honest"
Writing on the nth Of o tobcr. hc tolls us
that ho has 1876 worl;mcn constantly employed.
and that he ia removing the debris In man
clrts and whcolhnrroye, bu! would nov, also
common lah0rors are n piestr's. OF bis ovcr-
sorrs from 81 10 &c, Of his servant 49, joiner 20,
and whcolnr 35-lyO piadres Icing cqual to fl
siuring. TO Kudr Boy. the Turkish delegate.
hn pays c1j. and 10 tlH ton rcndurmcs together
600 los. q month Further to encourage his
wOrkmen he makes tbrm present tb0kSheesh
of 10 para tahout nno-third Of n pennyl even
for the smallest object Of any interest they may
discover. and without this gratuity he does not
think hr should have got an eighth OF the an
tiquitics now obtained,
The explorer in his account Of his former
no fewer thnn four prehistoric cites which
hnd brcn built on the same ste. and the second
OF these IN point Of antiquity is, he maintains.
Some 81 DR.. Srhliemann's statements have
been met not only with Incredibly. but ridi-
cue, 10y iil-hnIur'd persons, VINO contenptu-
9usly spoke of the remains OF tho later pro-
historic mansion ~ prun's pigsiies." DR..
Schlcmann. however. has a triumphant ans
wCr 70 give To his opponents:
" Thus | had left the passage Of the gate
barred hy mass of nshcs ten feet deep. COW
cred by the ruins Of the later prehistoric man
sion which my lihellers used To- describe az
Priam's prstos, pretending that the cato pas.
these sites. aud TIM, the latter must cOusn-
quently b. of much later epoch than the gate:
but they did not think II proper to speak Of the
real. solid substitution walls. three feet to five
feet thick, OF the ancient mansion. Of which
/ Ol the gate. be,nuso these structures would at
once have upset their Priam's pigsties had.
Just when | rcgoumcnccd The EXCAVATIONS. the
visit Of Can't II Bonmish. Lieut. " C. Saycc
Lieut.. Burgess Watson. aud Mr. Charles car
gcnyan, al officers Of her Muiesty's ship laas.
| row III BtNkn Bay. VINO, az my request. cure
| fully examined the debris by which the passage
! Of the gate was barred. and viii be- happy 10
| take up my defence. | have now cleared the
: whole entrance. and there ARE three gates Of
/ which the first two are l2A feet the third
/ H. feet broad beyond the third gate the ma
still for 10 feet the threshold Of tho third Kate
Tho masonry " those entcs and tho passage
/ formed merely the suhsirurturcs TO wooden
works Of defence which must have been 81
meudous masses Of wood ashes could not have
boon produced los their combustion. an tho heat
the large Hat slabs with which the pnssalr be-
| low the gales j. paved. Those wooden works
must have tccn, here IN W. form Of 9 tower
! many stories high and denscly Inhabited. other
] Wisewe can uGaln not rNplain the large number
/ 90 hand milston. of truchy and OF rude stone
/ hammers ~ well as the nasses OF pottery found
] IN the usht-.
To the east OF the gate, having cleared away
! The later buildings and tho ashes he has
lrlllIfIIf LIGHT uuuIlfr of Nplf-n walls which
! likewise. lace says, have served only us sub
| structures 90 wooden buildings. ON this point
| h. insists again and again. Tho walls of the
! Trojan houses, hc remarks. seldom exceed SIX
! feet IN height. and they never appeared to have
! bUen higher. for they served merely ~ sub
| structures 10 very high and proluhly tower
/ like buildings" The house walls for the most
part consist OF sun-dried bricks. niade brown or
/ reddish uy the hrai ui the great coMhdsration ,
/ hut there are also many house walls of uncut
stones joined with earth These seldom eX-
/ thickness II the brick walls l. three feet four
/ inches. The hci ks consist Of clay mixed with
| straw with average dimensions OF 20 $40 inches
/ in length. II $40 inches in breadth. and 40
By far tho most interesting object he ever
found in his excavations nj Troy Is he consid-
| ers. dagger OF steel four inches long. Tho
blade, which Is doubled-cdged and IN the form
! OF an arrow. Is 10 inches long and in per-
| foot state OF preservation which DR.. S'hliemAnn
attributes 10 the antiseptic power Of thc rcd
found 1t embedded. IN the large mansion close
60 tie gate - feet below the surfhce liz says
here nay. unit now had found NJ trace Of iron
IN any one ,ot inc four prehistoric cities the
runs hni debris ~ whith su 'rerl .ach other
nj Mycena.
In deepening the trench on the northwest
Side in order 10 facilitate the excavation Of tho
/ Kings mansion he discovered at a depth ol
about 50 feet holow the surface of the hill two
| splendid udios' hairpins one Of which Is three
inches long and very massive and heavy II Is
ornHmented with piece OF gold Ia inch long
{-loihs 81 an inch broad. with quadrangle
Ia HN q f.. ia
and divided into six large and four small yerti-
cal columns. The top OF the quadrangle Is or
| namenied with six beautiful littl" golden vases
all standing separately. and with handles pro
trudlng one on tho front and the other On tn,
greatly To- tho beauty Of the design The seconI
hhirpln i litun longer than the other, hu
much lighter and simpler, DR.. S'hlirmann Is
| OF opinion that these ornaments must have be-
longod 10 tn" SUCCESSORS of the Truians, ns they
are unlike anything yet found n the caleinct
among which they were discovered belong. he
In the course Of u visit from some officers o
tine British shin Monarch, and under thcr eyes
he brought 70 hight what be calls quito little
treasure OF gold and silver ornaments. con
broken IN an obllqur position IN the red or vel
low wood ashes % feet inches below the sur
face Of the mount. and about feet above thu
ground noor 81 an apartment OF tho King
mansion. This treasure contained, among
other things twenty gold earrings. four COLDER
the third tomb AZ Mycenip. soma gold hairpins
n very large number ot small gold beads.
bracelet 81 clectrum "a mixture OF gold and sill
yerl, eleven silver earrings. aud twenty frng
ments OF necklaces. consisting OF innumcrAblt
silver rings strung on pieces of ivory forming
n curve. In an urn containing bono, and ashes
was also found, among other objects, pieco O
ustrous green Egyptian porcelain 30 nehe'
long. 90 inches broad ana l5-lOO inches
hlck. This Is the first time. he adds. that h,
has found Egyptian porcelain AT Troy. \ re-
cent and noteworthy discovery u "A distun o
wood found in the anrirnt mansion. AT depth
of 2S feet below the surface. II IS II nchc,
long. and has large quantity Of woollcG
thread wound lengihwisc around II. The woo,
Is well preserved. and the thread Is black as
cOnl probably from heinz charrrd.
But of all tho dis oNcrio- which DR.. $ 'hlie
mann male beneath the mount OF llIs-urlll
ish,i and exercised his mind Hs Tine nmeus'
. numh'r-' tn' billions '-oi shells ol cock p.
AM. mu7.e'- found in an the strata ot She Pre-
historic debris and found M moro ON tn
shores of the llrlrSpnnt or the Esoau, There
they wcr', aud how wore tAey 10 Doe utcouHtc,
tnrY
D DE- S'hliemaNn rs now speeding RAPIDLY viii
hlh work. Practice has made 10 caster and los
! / expensive. NlrrH. @"Non Nr1r- AGO, o." IT,
muvll of 1000 metres of druri~ cost $50. n nov
costs but c2I though the wages Of tAU luhNre
were thru only uiHo or ton pla-tre, "a day. am.
, are now fourteen. About NOV. ~ tire division
of the treasure was % have boon made hrtWcrl
IN" Turkish Glrcl umcnt aud tnr iulriutiaul J.