COMPARATIVE TABLE OF FRENCH METERS AND ENGLISH MEASURES, EXACT AND APPROXIMATE.
| M. | Inches. | Ft. | Inches. | Approximate. 1 M. = 3¼ ft. |
| Feet. | ||||
| 1 | 39·3708 | 3 | 3·3708 | 3¼ |
| 2 | 78·7416 | 6 | 6·7416 | 6½ |
| 3 | 118·1124 | 9 | 10·1124 | 10 |
| 4 | 157·4832 | 13 | 1·4832 | 13 |
| 5 | 196·8540 | 16 | 4·8540 | 16-1/3 |
| 6 | 236·2248 | 19 | 8·2248 | 19-2/3 |
| 7 | 275·5956 | 22 | 11·5956 | 23 |
| 8 | 314·9664 | 26 | 2·9664 | 26¼ |
| 9 | 354·3372 | 29 | 6·3372 | 29½ |
| 10 | 393·7089 | 32 | 9·7080 | 33 |
| 11 | 433·0788 | 36 | 1·0788 | 36 (12 yds.) |
| 12 | 472·4496 | 39 | 4·4496 | 39-1/3 |
| 13 | 511·8204 | 42 | 7·8204 | 42-2/3 |
| 14 | 551·1912 | 45 | 11·1912 | 46 |
| 15 | 590·5620 | 49 | 2·5620 | 49¼ |
| 16 | 620·9328 | 52 | 5·9328 | 52½ |
| 17 | 669·3036 | 55 | 9·3036 | 55¾ |
| 18 | 708·6744 | 59 | 0·6744 | 59 |
| 19 | 748·0452 | 62 | 4·0452 | 62-1/3 |
| 20 | 787·416 | 65 | 7·4160 | 65-2/3 |
| 30 | 1181·124 | 98 | 5·124 | 98½ |
| 40 | 1574·832 | 131 | 2·832 | 131¼ |
| 50 | 1968·54 | 164 | 0·54 | 164 |
| 100 | 3937·08 | 328 | 1·08 | 328 (109 yds.) |
N.B.—The following is a convenient approximate Rule:—“To turn Meters into Yards, add 1-11th to the number of Meters.”
WORK AT HISSARLIK IN 1871.
CHAPTER I.
The site of Ilium described—Excavations in 1870: the City Wall of Lysimachus—Purchase of the site and grant of a firman—Arrival of Dr. and Madame Schliemann in 1871, and beginning of the Excavations—The Hill of HISSARLIK, the Acropolis of the Greek Ilium—Search for its limits—Difficulties of the work—The great cutting on the North side—Greek coins found—Dangers from fever.
On the Hill of Hissarlik, in the Plain of Troy,
October 18th, 1871.