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Show How Ships Will Be Salved Italian government engineers have apprised a plan for raising from Lake Nenil near Rome the pleasure galleys of Emperor Tiberius who died In 87 A. D. It Is believed thnt these galleys gal-leys are well preserved and that they will throw much light on the social life of the Roman nobility of that period. The question has attracted the attention atten-tion of arrhoologlsts for centuries. Even as early ns the Sixteenth cen-iry cen-iry a scientist named Albertl risked hla life In an attempt to raise the ancient an-cient vessels. About thirty years ago Professor Maes, who spent years on his project, devised machinery which raised valuable pieces of bronze ijnd marble. Rut It was found Impossible Impos-sible to raise the galleys because of their great weight. By the new plan the lake will be drained by cutting a tunnel through the side of the extinct volcano crater In which the lake is Bltuated. The project will probably cost $100,000 Pathfinder Magazine. |