CHAPTER IV.

_On the Hill of Hissarlik, November 18th, 1871._

Another passage from the Stone Age to copper implements mixed with stone--The signs of a higher civilization increase with the depth reached--All the implements are of better workmanship--Discovery of supposed inscriptions--Further discussion of the use of the whorls--TROY still to be reached--Fine terra-cotta vessels of remarkable forms--Great numbers of stone weights and hand mill-stones--Numerous house-walls--Construction of the great cutting--Fever and quinine--Wounds and arnica 81