The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09
eIRD[IEB q Old EGYPT.
s0ME - rMn1n DUTIES n1vnAIHn
N xxw-vorxD PAFYn1.
One veeseA n H1esaeuoeure was n
GReae DEMONSTRATIONS Paantinss
sAew . NeaasaaI Isve ese Ussw<rs
-PE1nees ana Prseses Dsneaesa.


In the manuscript dfoartment Of the Rrit-
ish museum are several yo,usucs cf diaries.
notes ana coptes Of h3erce1ypnic tysscssp-
tons which we're made earsy ia the pres-
emit century ~ 4 certain Rpherx Hay. AZ
Linpium. during 4 res.dence al nearly thss-
teen years In The MIA valley. From shese
manuscrfrts IL appears thar - xreuf rn..ch
times Al TheAel IN Upper Egypt. whers he
devoted nearly N has energy 70 the .nvesti-
satlea o. fss ancaent monuments HIS many
poa .tos'os % pean..Ina dFaw-nss bear W.T.
49, y tne iAck tnae p - an artist @
no mean merit. bat BE waa aaeo very en-
.nase an.aauafAn. ana. hke most
t1Asesefs ~ keyp< ounng ths nrsf half e.
sne present century. ne ne9siised bis time
occastcnAAy oy dig9ing for and opening up
ancient tomn Among Others that he dis
covered ~ Theses Wa1 one belonging -
man named Nekhts who held under
Incthmes III. about i5ao y. c.. the Of
nee q head gardener Of the gardens attach
ca % the temple OF karnak- There ara
copies OF some OF the wall paintings In this
temp among NJ. Hays papers and IN his
daAty q roughly notes tne position o. the
tofnD N relation to netghboFfng buildinGA
Soma g these buildings menftoned BY Hay
are stun standing and. though the tomb
hac long SINCE been ntiod mp again vita
above, - that NOT . ye3tsxc appeared aboya
ground. they served - = clev to itx vhere-
abouts vhen Lard Northamufon rr
Spsexesberr ana ah> writer cnrn~ 10 -.
plore the stte last w.nfer. Within three
days OF beginning operations No had. With
the aid Of dozen ARABIA. dug Gown to the
sufaeea - rs~.r q
~eaes xS
Like most touabs OF the same period q
Thebes. that OF the gardener Nekht II "a
cafated 70 the bills burdnring the valley
OF the Nile on the uest and overlooking
the great expanse at cultivated land known
- the Thsban plain. a vertical cutting
OF the rock had been made 30 "a ia form
. kind Of rough facade: IN the center AZ
this had been cut q doorway With 1ambe
and Ansel bearing hiaeogiyphic inscription.
giving prayers for the dead. This door,
way leads into q small mortuary chanel
the walls Of which are eaaboratciy painted
with scenes illustrative Of the ne AZ
Nekht Al the inner end ana onposIfe f,,a
entrance 70 ths tomb II another Aoorvav
giving Access to 4 small chamber a. shrtne
In the noor Of which I verbal shaff a.
mummy nil ieads ia the sarcnnhax,,.
chamber Ia which ONCE rcDoned thu b,av
Of the Theban gardener.
ne -. mana wan o. the snsaH cnapes
SAe. u,an1 utts p1uteu scche rep<e-
49, 80 p.s.te nome' mud.
..'sA aro-ssoEsea edince. wnssewasned on
sna o@.sas. wtn Z great WOODEN ir0ns
- tns 49, ot he nouse - depicted
SO I.s 4 S1sa - snaux -
aa wa.a = uny sahsi running GOWN Sne
- TN 0tt.e Canal ieeas TWO snau
pon0 IN Wnscn wake ana oiue nowefsd
~aaer nnee HouIisn. ~ aisc served the pur-
poss % ofin&m9 WAFER fnto the garden
Iot HHkatm3 u IWo men vain yokes
$3.50 .ae.r suOususfs ana watsfpon AZ
$500 70 tHcin arg SHOWN uiiikshtiy va
- .si'nk tne psAnas. IN tne nousn ssde o.
tlu uousc an aIDor OF tfeHA-Sofks over
winch vines nave been trained. The tress
Wnacn hned the EArden were not fsafh-
cry oaie- PAINS, p1s Iuii-foaaked sycamore
ns trees. unasr whose dense CROWN,
Neknt says ne cooled nimsen during the
nsat OF summer. ana oreafned the air or
the sweet north wind
Rare Trees In Request.
A list of trees grown In the Garden Of