Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 334
ar, and still theold stones remained, too big to be moved by any-body. It is just possible, however, that the soldiersfound the crabs and stole parts of the metal, and i88i.] THE TRUE STORY OF THE OKELISK.. 313 that this caused the stone to fall. At any rate, two solid masonry piers, one on each… … TRUCKING THE PEDESTAL OF THE OBELISK. reaching to the base of the great stone. They thenIn the early .part of this century came other erected eight enormous spars, pivoted at theworkmen, from France. They first thought of bottom, and all fastened to the top of the monolithtaking one of the two…
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