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operations carried on at cizeii.
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inducement; and several of the works were, in conse-
quence, suspended.
As the boring had not succeeded, I directed Jack to
carry a gallery to the centre of the Fourth Pyramid,
commencing ten feet eastward from the middle of the
northern front, and at about three feet above the base.
After examining the works, I set out with Mr. Mash
for Abou Reche. These ruins are mentioned by M. Ca-
viglia, and also by Mr. Wilkinson, and are situated about
six miles to the north of Gizeh, on a high range of
desert mountains, rendered conspicuous by white cliffs.
We passed between the hills and the cultivated ground
upon a plain, which must have been formerly under till-
age ; for, notwithstanding the depth of barren sand, a
scanty vegetation might be here and there observed, par-
ticularly near a mound called Kom Achmar, the site of
an antient town or village.
From the range, upon which the ruins of Abou Reche
are situated, a rocky promontory extends almost across
the plain to a grove of palm-trees on the verge of the
cultivated ground, and is covered towards the north with
a large mass of brickwork; whilst the western and
southern sides continue in a natural state, and do not
exhibit the smallest vestige of any building, or founda-
tion. The remains of inclined passages, which probably
led to sepulchral excavations, are visible; but the whole
is much dilapidated. A considerable part of the mate-
rials have been taken away for modern purposes, and
the remainder will, no doubt, by degrees share the same
fate. The bricks are unburnt, and of large dimensions
like those at lllahoon, and at Howara, and are well
made, but do not contain any straw: they should be
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inducement; and several of the works were, in conse-
quence, suspended.
As the boring had not succeeded, I directed Jack to
carry a gallery to the centre of the Fourth Pyramid,
commencing ten feet eastward from the middle of the
northern front, and at about three feet above the base.
After examining the works, I set out with Mr. Mash
for Abou Reche. These ruins are mentioned by M. Ca-
viglia, and also by Mr. Wilkinson, and are situated about
six miles to the north of Gizeh, on a high range of
desert mountains, rendered conspicuous by white cliffs.
We passed between the hills and the cultivated ground
upon a plain, which must have been formerly under till-
age ; for, notwithstanding the depth of barren sand, a
scanty vegetation might be here and there observed, par-
ticularly near a mound called Kom Achmar, the site of
an antient town or village.
From the range, upon which the ruins of Abou Reche
are situated, a rocky promontory extends almost across
the plain to a grove of palm-trees on the verge of the
cultivated ground, and is covered towards the north with
a large mass of brickwork; whilst the western and
southern sides continue in a natural state, and do not
exhibit the smallest vestige of any building, or founda-
tion. The remains of inclined passages, which probably
led to sepulchral excavations, are visible; but the whole
is much dilapidated. A considerable part of the mate-
rials have been taken away for modern purposes, and
the remainder will, no doubt, by degrees share the same
fate. The bricks are unburnt, and of large dimensions
like those at lllahoon, and at Howara, and are well
made, but do not contain any straw: they should be
vol. r. o