Evening star., 1923-02-23

stood SO for 5000 years waiting Tor
the intruder who at last has come.
'T am not ashamed to say that a
lump came into my throat anu L
bers or going to hurt them, but wouio
treat their precious charge In 1nose
reverent way. Even now cannot
think of them without emotion
1.-The next most striking OBJECT is,
perhaps, the great model of the Jackai
with the dropping tail, squattinGE e. on
some sort Of platform on poles. 11en
there Is the great bulls head anu
number of model boats. Some aio
sailboats. One | noticed especlai,iy
furled on a. yard. There were no
Iateen sails like those OF the modern
Nile feluccas. This particular poal
has nearly flush decks and very 10"
bulwarks.
Rowboat Is Biggest.
"The bigest of the boats, however
Is a rowboat about three and hall
feet long. 1t looked to me like foyhi
barge, with canopies at both ENDS sup
ported on poles. FOR the royal passeh-
gers to sit under. The shape or the
boat IS the same at both ends, WIN
high, spreading fgurehead arIans Ell
which is tho bow and which the stern;
"All the boats are most beauu1uliy
modelled and painted, but the sight OF
the whole interior IS too gorgeous Ior
description. Most OF the golo; etp tbs
pose, is only gilded wood. but the
whole effect is sumptuous ana uhiof-
getable."
No one has yet ventured more than
a few careful steps along the nortl
side of the sepuichral chamber, "nere
the space between the tabernacle and
the outer walls Is apparently less thah
twelve inches. 1t IS here that the nine
oars or paddles lie OH the floor IN zig,
gag pattern. The paddles are shapea
much like those used in a Cahauidh
canoe today. The blades are perhaps
six inches wide. and apparently tney
are not ornamented save with d kiiop
or swelling at the end Of the handle.
Paddles Are Unornamented.
With the paddles on this side lies an
object which excites the greatest curl
osity. No one has yet been able 10
suggest it's use. It Is perhaps TWO ieel
high and 1t IS apparently made OF pltu-
minized wood. 1t is divided into three
sections the centr. part being vase
shaped. f1anked ON either side by queer
anvil-like blocks. 1t has been described
as a sort of double anvil 1t Is also
suggested it was some kind OF double
headrest, but this idea has been as
carded. 1t has not yet been touched. |.
and though there 1s a gooo oedi OIL
speculation it remains a mystery
AIlOlhGE slIdHB6 obJcSl az ehS sASS
ure room is what appears SO far only
as a mass of gilt wood. 1t seems
roughly hemispherical or rounded, but
the shape seems to suggest nothing at
present known.
Among the boxes. many of which are
beautiful, one is especially notlceaple.
1t is black and is ornamented with
raised gold ankhs. .
Visitors Hinder Work.
Yesterday again was taken up with
visitors to the tomb, d large number
of whom, in spite Of the unpleasant
wind, which later developed into a
sandstorm, made their way up the
valley, some being rewarded with a
special visit to the workshop. In
| the circumstances it was quite i'm
possible to do any work in the tomb,
where the barrier has to remain per-
manently in position as long as these
visits continue. The time even of the
technical staff is greatly taken up
with assisting Lord Carnarv"
Mr.. Carter to show the visitors
around Practically Mr.. Mace alone