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Show BURIED BY ANCIENT KINGS. Rare Treasures Secreted In Lyblan Desert by Monarchs of Egypt. Whllo studying In tho British mt ' scum a papvrus which was publlshod 4,000 years beforo Christ an Egyptologist Egyptol-ogist recently found n clear and con-clso con-clso account of tho treasures which tho ancient sovereigns' of Egypt burled In various parts of tho Lyblan dosort, and now an expedition Is being formed form-ed in London for tho purposo of searching for this woalth. Tho necessary neces-sary funds havo nlrcady beon secured and In n short tlmo a fow skilled explorers ex-plorers will start for tho desert, whoro tho technical work will bo prosocutod under .tho supervision of a.essrs. Lako and Currlo, two English engineers. Tho writer of tho nnclent papynis says that tho Pharaohs hid an tm-monso tm-monso quantity of gold nnd precious stono3 In tho region which Is known by tho namo of tho "Valley of Kings," and there tho first oxcavatlons will be made. Tho task will not bo easy, slnco tho country to bo soarched extends ex-tends over 40 COO square leagues. |