The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-22


natural rock. On the side next to III,
pyramid 1t is partially covered with drift
ing sands, but on the shore Or side iuCint
the meadows il still stands.out in gigantic
colossal size. One Of our party climbed
up andI stood on the shoulder, and be
could hardly touch the ears with his fin.
ger. The head and neck are thirty feet
high. This wonderful statue Of ages long
since gone has been wantonly mutilatel
by the CormOranls OF travel, who seem
each 10 have determined to carry Off Us
much as they could. As 1t now appears
the whole face appears as II 1t hal been
keeping regular Irish wake Of u months
duration. Between the Sphynx and the
Pyramid Of CephenGs, and not more than
100 yards from the Sphynx il located the
Temple OF Chefrcn, near which are the
tOmbs that have lately been exCavated.
These tOmbs and tile TemplcOf Chetren
for real magnilicence fur exceed every.
thing about Cairo, excepting the Needle or
Obelisk at lleliopOlis. The palace Is more
than half filled with drift sand-and vet
enough is to be seen to show that II was 4
temple Ofgreat magniiCence. The columns
OF the immense dOOr-ways and caps are Of
single stones Of massive size Of red Egyp-
tan marble, and finely cut and polished.
One room is CeilGd and Cased with i'm.
mense slabs Of marble Of white and varie.
gated shades, and highly polished. We
descend into the palace by about twenty.
five steps, and | should Judge tho palace
was at least ten or twelve steps deeper, 80
great is the ill of sand. To the elst Of
the Pyramids Nre some tOmbs recently cx.
cavatcd, which arc truly magnificent
reccrtaCIes Of the dead Of by.gOnV days.
The vast tomb near the Palace Of Chciren
have been eXCav0ted to the dcpth OF seven.
~ feet, and show a massive succession OF
masonry with reCeptacles for the dead on
each side Of the QuadrilatcraI. At the
bottom on the inside Is q long sarcofagus
lad bare to view.
Returning to Cairo, We next visited
lIeliopOlis. Nothing remains of this once
magnificent seat OF learning and fashion.
but the Obelisk which stands short din.
tance from the carriage way ina corn field.
llell0pOlis is said to have been without
doubt the one mentioned in Gen. l4:lj,
and WINS for centuries tho great seat OF
learning Of Egypt. lIere Joseph was
married to ASccnatll, the daughter OF
POtiphcr, the Priest Of On. Passing away
from this little distance, We are shown
the NirginsTree, an immense oak, where
Mary and Joseph and tho child Jesus
rested when on their flight into Egypt
and close by the Pool Oi the Infant Jesus,
where his mother washed him after the
tiIght-cIGnging the Waterfront salt water
to fresh. II is needless 10 say that both
these are held in high generation by the
COptS.
Returningt to the city, We next visited Old
Cairo, which for crooked alleys, four to
six wide, and old tumbIcd down houses,
thrown together in every Imaginable md
lnconccivahle condition, and Astounding
in filth and stencil, cannot be eQuallrd on
the face OF the whole earth. The only
real objects Of interest in Old Cairo, hc.
sides Old Cairo itself, is the gate to the
city, which Is a small doorway about the
width Of an ordinary stable door, about
four and one half feet high, md possibly
eight to ten inches thick, and hung OH
hinges that are not to be described, and |
fastened by an immense wooden bar on
the inside that works on lemons
in the upright posts. The out
side Of the door Is Sheetcd with
IRON cut or wrought in various ornaments.
I'd, The old Mosque OF Ameer, and the
Coptic Church Of st. Joseph and Mary,
nHl u oyer y, Tue mouse IN winch they lived
WINE ~ Egypt We trlcd to 20 below in
70 inc mouse bnt loHhI i flooded with the
DarK wafer OF the Nile: 10 visit this |
quaint oid NoPhc Church, we were con-
Quoted througll, more crooked. narrow,
HItny s'IeetS oI from lonr |" SIX iert wide,