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Vyse II · p. 76
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76 OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEH .
Sphinx , which , for reasons already stated , they did not
3
effect . The pump was lowered to the bottom of the
shaft between Campbell's Tomb and the Second Pyramid ,
but it could not be worked owing to the badness of the
hose . All that could be done , therefore , was to observe
whether the water kept the varying level of the river
during the inundation . Mr. Perring's observations are
given in the Appendix ; but the subject is well worthy
of the attention of future explorers , and may be carried
on with great advantage if a proper hose is obtained , as
the pump was left with Mr. Hill , and as the sand has
been taken out of the shafts . A considerable quantity of
water , no doubt , exists , and may have been collected for
religious purposes .
The general direction of the souterrain , near the
Second Pyramid, was east 1 point north, and west 1
point south . It appeared to have contained a communi-
cation , made out of a natural fissure , and was roofed over
with slabs to form a level surface ; indeed a passage may
even now exist , for we did not thoroughly examine it , but
only removed a sufficient quantity of sand , to ascertain
its
direction and length We entered by pit made either
it
a
,
.
of
by former explorers by the accidental failure
or
the
,
roofing stones which have here fallen for the space
in
,
-
pit
of
twenty two feet This was about fifty feet from
-
.
the south western angle the temple
of
and about two
,
-
hundred from the pyramid The channel was covered
.
beyond
to
over with slabs for thirteen feet the westward
,
which became narrow fissure extended to the
It
it
a
.
The fossil found this place 275 has every
at
as
mentioned vol
.p
3
,
,
.i
.
of
appearance of being that reed but understand that considered
it
is
a
I
:
to
the British Museum be the spine
of
large echinus
at
a
.