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APPENDIX.
Section of Rock from north to south along the eastern front of
the Pyramids of Gizeli.
The plane of the section is north and south; but it follows the
dotted line A A A in the accompanying plan.
It shews the elevations and positions of the buildings, and the
levels of the High and Low Niles, in 1837 and in 1838 ; and also
the levels of the water in the Avell of sweet water (near the tents),
of that in the well near the palm-trees, and in the shafts, Nos. 1,
2, and 3. The depth of the foss in Campbell's Tomb, and of the
shaft sunk in the subterraneous apartment of the Great Pyramid,
are likewise marked.
A table of the levels taken in the summer of 1837 is also
added, and the following remarks received from Mr. Perring:—
Shaft, No. 1, between Campbell's Tomb and the Second Pyramid.
On the 7th of June, 1S37, the level of the river (it being Low
Nile) was 158 feet below the base of the Great Pyramid.
The level of the water in the shaft was 154 feet below the
base of the Great Pyramid ; and it was therefore four feet higher
than the river.
On the 23rd of October, 1838, the level of the river (it being
High Nile) was 137 feet 3 inches below the base of the Great
Pyramid .8
The level of the water in the shaft was 155 feet 4 inches below
the base of the Great Pyramid;9 and it was therefore 18 feet 1
inch lower than the river, as the water in the shafts had decreased
1 foot 4 inches.
Shaft, No. 2, west of the Sjrftiiix.
On the 7th of June, 1837, the level of the water in the shaft
was 149 feet \ inch below the base of the Great Pyramid; and it
was therefore 8 feet 11J inches higher than the river.
On the 23d of October, 1838, the level of the water in the
6 The inundation of 1837 was insufficient, and a scarcity was the consequence;
that of 1838 was considered rather above average. The rise in the former year was
19 feet 3 inches; in the latter, 24 feet 10 inches.
s This shaft was frequently examined between June 1837 and October 1838,
and the decrease of the water was found to be gradual. It was supposed to be
occasioned by evaporation; as in other places, where the water was less exposed
to that effect, the decrease was less.
APPENDIX.
Section of Rock from north to south along the eastern front of
the Pyramids of Gizeli.
The plane of the section is north and south; but it follows the
dotted line A A A in the accompanying plan.
It shews the elevations and positions of the buildings, and the
levels of the High and Low Niles, in 1837 and in 1838 ; and also
the levels of the water in the Avell of sweet water (near the tents),
of that in the well near the palm-trees, and in the shafts, Nos. 1,
2, and 3. The depth of the foss in Campbell's Tomb, and of the
shaft sunk in the subterraneous apartment of the Great Pyramid,
are likewise marked.
A table of the levels taken in the summer of 1837 is also
added, and the following remarks received from Mr. Perring:—
Shaft, No. 1, between Campbell's Tomb and the Second Pyramid.
On the 7th of June, 1S37, the level of the river (it being Low
Nile) was 158 feet below the base of the Great Pyramid.
The level of the water in the shaft was 154 feet below the
base of the Great Pyramid ; and it was therefore four feet higher
than the river.
On the 23rd of October, 1838, the level of the river (it being
High Nile) was 137 feet 3 inches below the base of the Great
Pyramid .8
The level of the water in the shaft was 155 feet 4 inches below
the base of the Great Pyramid;9 and it was therefore 18 feet 1
inch lower than the river, as the water in the shafts had decreased
1 foot 4 inches.
Shaft, No. 2, west of the Sjrftiiix.
On the 7th of June, 1837, the level of the water in the shaft
was 149 feet \ inch below the base of the Great Pyramid; and it
was therefore 8 feet 11J inches higher than the river.
On the 23d of October, 1838, the level of the water in the
6 The inundation of 1837 was insufficient, and a scarcity was the consequence;
that of 1838 was considered rather above average. The rise in the former year was
19 feet 3 inches; in the latter, 24 feet 10 inches.
s This shaft was frequently examined between June 1837 and October 1838,
and the decrease of the water was found to be gradual. It was supposed to be
occasioned by evaporation; as in other places, where the water was less exposed
to that effect, the decrease was less.