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Vyse II · p. 77
Journal, 1 August 1837
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OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEH . 77
eastward sixty - five feet , it was about four feet wide ,
and was completely full of sand . One or two trifling
fissures branched off from it , but the sides were very
regular , and the working of a chisel might in many places
be observed ; the eastern end , indeed , to the length of
six feet is entirely artificial , and ends abruptly in the
rock . It may possibly communicate with sepulchral
shafts , or be connected with the water , and deserves a
stricter investigation than I had time to bestow upon it .
I have mentioned that the ground in many places
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sounds as if it were hollow ; and I have no doubt , that it
contains a number of curious excavations ; but the vast
body of sand which has accumulated from various causes ,
makes it impossible , without much time and labour , to
ascertain the different levels and foundations , much more
to form a general idea of the whole . It is probable ,
however , that advantage was taken of the quarries from
which the stones were cut for the Pyramids ; and as that
operation would naturally be guided by the quality of the
material , that no regular plan was followed as to the
position or size of the tombs .
August 1st .
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Reis , 11 . Men , 138 . Children , 84 .
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Third Pyramid . Clearing out the passages .
Eighth Pyramid . Excavation for entrance .
Ninth Pyramid . — Clearing out the Chamber .
Mr. Perring , Mr. Mash , Mr. Raven , and Mr. Hill
arrived . The passages of the Third Pyramid were at
length practicable , although a quantity of sand and
rubbish yet remained in them . Indeed , the anteroom ,
the chamber with the portcullis , and a considerable part