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Show How Ships Will Be Salved Italian government engineers have appnfd a plan for raising from Lake Neinl near Koine the pleasure galleys of lOmperor Tiberius who died In 37 A. D. It Is believed that these galleys gal-leys are well preserved and thut they will throw much light on the social life of the Itoman nobility of that period. The question has attracted the attention atten-tion of archeologlsts for centuries. Even as early as the Sixteenth cen-'iry cen-'iry a scientist named Alhertl risked his 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 and marble. But it was found Impossible Impos-sible to raise the galleys because of their great weight. By the new plan the lake will he drained by cutting a tunnel through the side of the extinct volcnno crater In which the lake Is Ituated. The project will probably cost $100,000. Pathllnder Magazine. |