The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-06
E1cavatinR In Ponpeu.

The opening ceremonial ended, q
bell rang to summon people to the ex-
caYst ons. In different psrts of the
ninth region, ten chambers were to be
opened ana their contents revealed,
and there WGs en eager rush from sll
points. 1t is impossible TO describe
the intense expectation on every fece
BE- the first picks struck the ground, or
tie scene around each place to be ex-
csvsted. Crowds were pressing round
ev,ry opening; people were perched
all oDg the tops Of the broken
Wa, 10 the imminent p ~ II their
l.mbs, and groups were tbickly gath
tIed along the higher unexcaVated
level, ana on every other point OF
van age. Each room 70 be excavsted
had been cleared of The upper falling
in, leaving about four feet to be re-
moved. The indicGt.ons given by be
PIE y4gstoIy work in one of the larger
rooms having been particularly fsvora-
bic, L took my station there, and wit
lie sed, in The course of thee hours, as
the various objects peeped forth from
Inc scoue one b. one 8ud were taken
up, such revelation gs / shall never
forget. For The first five minutes there
was bregtbless silence as the men
worked, then, % the ecoTie te., away,
part OF a green object became visible.
In moment the workmen's hands had
cleared the space aTouEd it, ana amid
deafeHing cheers email bronze hOrse,9
inches in length, was held sloft. Then
lsrge amphora appeared, then two
bronze vase, and ss each in Turn IVES
lifted high for all to see. "Bene, bene !"
burst in q chorus OF hearty sat-
isfaction from the people. A list,
with the briefest description of
the thirgs which then followed IN
r6pid succession would fill a column.
There were at least dozen bronze
vases of different shapes, sizes Eand
uses, with and without handles, and il
enc q number of bronze coins oxidizsd
lopetder, and many other coins wer,
found at Intervals during the CXCayb-
tIons. There were many hsndsom-
bronze fibula, several bronze brace
lets, number of rings, many terra
Gotta vases, tszze and amphoI@, snd
remarkable number Of terra cote
water cups for bird cages, various
kitchen utensils, spit, forks ano
knives OF iron, br0aZe bottle, num-
Der of little bronze bells, dagger
with ivory handle, bronze casserole
and terra Gotta money box. After
these and many more objects, OF which
trayful after trayfal was carried away,
had been taken out, mast
of black material appeared, which,
falling to pieces, proved, OF
examination, to be beans, then
qusatity of mlllet and hemp seeds, with
considerable remains OF the sacks
which had contained them, the car
BOMBED wood Of grainbins and Of
barrel with iron hoops, and great mas
ses OF the beams Of the upper floor.
sufficiently solid, but entirely carbon
lied like charcoal. Among these re-
mains a splendid bronza candelabrum
WA come upon, blu. its tall, slander,
stem was broken. In short, from noon
till o'clock a continued succession OF
objects we're revealed, almost more
rapidly than could note them down.
The mere names and briefest memo
randa filed sixteen pages in large
notebook. Some of the rooms re-
Yealed nothing, Others few bronze
and terra-cotta vessels; but in one
room a skeleton was found, and in the
smallest chamber opened four were
discovered huddled together.