A TRIP TO EGYPT. 
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At rather more than 60ft. from the entrance, an upward passage, 
once carefully closed with an immense block of stone, leads towards 
the centre of the Pyramid. At a distance of 124ft., it reaches what 
is called the Great Gallery. At this point is the opening to what 
is called the Well, 191ft. deep, communicating with the sub¬ 
terranean chamber just mentioned. A horizontal passage is seen, 
110ft. in length, leading to the Queen’s Chamber. The Great 
Gallery, 150ft. long, 7ft. wide, 28ft. high, lias a surface of smooth, 
polished stone, and leads upwards to a vestibule once closed with 
3 King’s Chamber. 
immense granite portcullises. Beyond is the King’s Chamber, the 
chief chamber of the Pyramid. It contains the remains of a 
sarcophagus of red granite. If the mummy of King Cheops ever 
rested in it, and the Pyramid was really built to guard that mummy, 
it cannot be said that the intention has been successfully carried 
out. The Pyramid is there, but the great king's remains have 
* This section is reproduced from “ The Land of the Pharaohs,” published 
by the Religious Tract Society, to whom our thanks are due for permission 
to use it.—E d. M. N. 
April, 1893. 
