Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 334
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 obelisks at Alexandria, but by heavy ropes. Then, from the top of the spars… … THE OBELISK CROSSING THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. in that great city might see and admire the skill of then to powerful capstans. These spars leaned the old Egyptian stone-masons. away from the stone slightly, or about at an angle Let us see how they did the work. After clear- of seventy-five…
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