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Show SECRET OF THE 8PHINX. Information Given to the 8eeker of Hidden Treasure. Tho Egyptlnn Gazette of Cairo publishes pub-lishes tho following. Tho subjoined translation of a part of the Kltab ol Knnoor wll bo of considerable interest inter-est for nnd may perhaps encourago thoso of our readers who propose to uncover tho sphinx. The Kltab el Ka-noor Ka-noor Is a book compiled certainly several sev-eral hundred years back and very highly vnlued by Maghrabi troasuro seekers. Not many copies of tho work aro known to exist. "Go to tho sphinx and mensure from Its faco southeast twelvo maltkl cubits that Is to say, each a cubit nnd a hnlf of tho greatest cubit Search thoro nnd you will find two mastabas of stono nnd stones scattered around them. Dig between tho two mastabas about a man's height and you will find n plate (? flagstono). Clear It from sand well and raise It and pass to tho door which Is tho door of tho great pyramid. Cross tho threshold of tho door and bowaro of the welU on tho right and left, which aro closed v.-clls (sic). Pass straight on and take no notice of tho wells and you will find in tho breast (front) of tho wall a great stono (? turning). Open It and pass on and you will see many cells on tho right and left and boforo your faco n great cell with tho (great) king of tho former kings of Egypt and kings with him and his son around him, wearing tnelr kingly robes adorned with gold nnd silver, and you will sco their treasures and their emeralds and pearls and ornaments of gold and silver. |