The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-23
UNCovERING THE SPHINX.
Interesting Things Already Brought to
Light in the Shifting Sands.
From The London Times.


From the London Times
The last occasion on which the Great
Sphinx was cleared down to the level on
which the paws rest was in honor of the
opening of the Suez Canal in 1868. The
ever drifting sands had, however, reburied
1t almost to the throat when Prof Maspero,
during his last year of Office at ,Boalak, be-
gan again the work of disntermeae. This
work has now been going on somewhat in
termittently for more than twelve months,
and is at the present time in active
progress under the direction of
Prof. Maspero's successor, NJ. Grebaut
A tramway has been laid down from the
Sphinx to the edge Of the'Fytamid plateau,
passing close under the west face of the
granite building popularity. though incor-
rectly, called the temple of the Sphinx.
Along the tramway light trucks convey the
sand to the point at which their contents
are discharged, the trucks being loaded by
Arabs of both sexes and all ages, who carry
the sand upon their heads in large fiat bas-
kets, ascending and descending all day long
from the excavations below to the tramway
above and vice versa. The means looks Gu
r1ously inadequate, but the results are aston
ishlng. Already the entire fore part of the
great stone monster is laid bare and already
the huge chest, the paws, the space between
the paws, the altar in front offthem, and
the platform upon which they rest, are once
more open to the light of day. Nor is this
all. Between the Sphinx and the edge of
the Pyramid plateau vast space has also
been cleared, thus bringing to view fine
stens Ssbi"b o,o dosaU;b"5 ~ IL. Dr.; 80
uncoya,.ad h,, " SoI,;Siia " ~, ny
bean ant;ro1y Loot +e s;e,t Co., 10
ware saconS IT, n rtp 80 90 ny
the ramains Of I've RnnSn h',1di',oI p' ,, "nu
also found by Caviglia, and will again be
xyorl in thie Si,,an+io,, -' '-0' ~
To the ri1ht of tba Sn,;, tho+is+oo,.
in tbe direction Of tbe ton W. -
the south ward f,,rtbe, go 1917 ~,
nroorass tho reerIt of ,ybii, LII ,C,.olaI,i,
Con r., th S,,,,o; e - 80 n
fine Snhinx to stanJ in tho ,n;clst - = -
artif3rial amTbi+baatarh a,.,,,o'1t "a +Ion7i
roct Tbis 5t;oronti ,,.I, .Io'iS - INC
ha CONFERENCE.-THE LII +I,a - ;teai 80
which MaIietta att.;h1to5 70 ~ ,,,''tn;o'
sgeS befor, tba al IIant ~ NJ 4l az an
kino of the firSt GxnastU omd T,,,; olo NJ
nero coneiders 70 h ;f' n Of ao+,,oII,, o
histoSic at ali eyen,s tbe oIdaSt 'I1l;,,, pne
in EcrI,,+ '- 0-4'' '-0 0-|'e'O 4ii0 ''ii0ii'
From tba Ieva, Of tho orea ho,ov +ho
preat fIiebt Of stens which Loo Jnu' or1
not m 70 The SnbinS o,,a 1oI., anu
the xyboie bi@bt ~ tha 49, -, IS-ed5
nonStar ,hose bo+to-o5 ''I4n'o.oI
stands ont anoiS+ +ba o,,J,oss sr fnn fat
above Tic snaca Lat,,ao,, tba -, 80 i -
feet lone and ~ Tw;de This p s,'a 20 n, oo
oncientIy converted into a small, eanctuar r,9
lined with votive Tablets oniv ono Of yybiny,
the famous stella Of Tbot6mes " vet
remains in s;t,I This staIo recor5s how {bo
| king when mon ono Of Lis bnntinIr 60 ny
ditions Law dawn to rest Of niddaT IN r.
shadow of tbe Snbinx He tIera fol
asleen' and dreamed a dream in which The
venerahle image coninred him 70 n1ear
away the sand in Which IL 1xaS nea aT rII,
buried Then the Prince a,vol,e an5 e,Irode9
silence in his heart D and vowed TO do that that
which the god had commended