CHAPTER II.

_On the Hill of Hissarlik, October 26th, 1871._

Number of workmen--Discoveries at 2 to 4 meters deep--Greek coins--Remarkable terra-cottas with small stamps, probably _Ex votos_--These cease, and are succeeded by the whorls--Bones of sharks, shells of mussels and oysters, and pottery--Three Greek Inscriptions--The splendid panoramic view from Hissarlik--The Plain of Troy and the heroic _tumuli_--Thymbria: Mr. Frank Calvert’s Museum--The mound of Chanaï Tépé--The Scamander and its ancient bed--Valley of the Simoïs, and Ruins of Ophrynium 64