New-York tribune., 1883-12-11
GENERAL DI cEsNoLA TEsTIFYNG.

Immediately on the conclusion of Mr.. Stick
ncv,s oring ddre~. General Ill Cesnola called TO
the stand Ills direct examination, Tar 1t proceeded
before adjournment, was substantially follows:
I reached Cyprus the eve OF Christmas, 1863
made my first excavations In February March, 1866
I'm the ncighborhoOd Of IAmaca, near the site
~ Inc ancient town Of Cltiuin. These excavations
merely consisted Of opening soine t0mbs and
surveying large mOiud where terra-oOtta heads
had previously been found. My first important excava-
tons were at Doll In the summer Of 1866. This was
about a hours ride by male nom Larnaca and where
had established my summer residence. In building
hothouse I discovered tomb by chance, and shortly
cme 20 tine conclusion that had discovered ancient
buryng- place. Up 10 this time had been making eXcs-
Yaons with The counenance of the local authorities who
did not care 10 interfere with the American Consul The
Governor cneral now objected, aud sccured nrrnan
or peiInission 10 dig anywhere the island. from
the Turkish Government, which through the good
ofos OF the Hon George H. Baker, Minister at Con-
stantnoplc and his renewed from year TO
year until my final departure Ia june, 1875 In tee or
four months openedkQ0 tombs a Doll, and naturally
enough NY colleaesht IArnaca were anxious 10 begin
digging themselves. The French Consul tho only
one who was able 10 the necessary permission and
thIs held good only few months The tombs nj Doll
were from four 10 seven feet below the surface,
oyen-shaped and the sides strengthened by mix
nre Of straw and cenent. / eScayatcd at
Doll at intervals until 1874 1 foand there
tsrTacottas, pottery, br0nZes, lamps hnd Jew
elry and perhaps thirty stone objects, between
SIX and seven thousand In ALL temple discovered
nj Doll by Mr. Long, aftnwsrd British Consul never
utael that had determined the se OF the ancient city
OF Golgoi the modern AthieIo That was done by a
previous explorer My important excavations began
there IN H8rch 1870. Ibegan with two men digging AT
the end OF two weeks had 10 men employed dug
there for two months. upon the foundations Of
an ancient building, Oblong IN plan and about sixty
feet long and thirty wide They OF rough stone
Botween March and April 2i 1870 found 800 pieces OF
sculpture The colossal head the Hercules the pedestal
wifi The relief on Il, the Bearded Venus,
and thrtytwo objects In all found In spot about
200 yards east Tie foundations replaced the ground
az found IT, As my hfman expressly stated mustdo.
The French Consul, Ceoca4de, brother Of the srcb9o
loefst who was dragonan at Beyrout, visited dur
ing dggng and Mr. Lang cameitwo or three times
week making the place his destination IN his horseback
rides from Larnaca. Professor Schroeder, German
archaeological, lived In OF my tents there for two
weeks and afterward published the PhGnican In
scrptions. Mr.. Lang has published the letter In Gee
caldes book which has been read, article in The
Acddeuy aud his book Cyprus. Ceccalde published
number OF papers In the Reuec Arch0Oioefqe. Ceccade
came 20 Cyprus about two months after the conclusion
OF my excavations, and with four men fedug the ground
for his own satidaoti0n There tons Of fragments
there to-day which have taken away. The stat
res were taken tho American Consulate E1d Oeccade
the archaeological, there ana examined and made
drawings Of certain OF the statues lie helped me 10