Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-27

mammoth size-these candlesticks arose from the
floor OF the room, with various sw ellis and dimin-
shes resembling carved work, until theJ reached
;he exact level oil the chair board, or wanscol ing
oil the room, when the spar, wLichresenbled can
die seeming TO be set la complete socke, run up
about two feet. AS II to make the copy more ex-
| act, and the resemblance more palpably striking,
the candle stick seems TO be OF dusk, bronze CO.
Jour- and the candle or spar arising from 1t oil "A
clearer white. From certain embems which Ii
| contained, we called this room the .hGS0nic Hat
One fact here presented itself too palpably TO be
mis- al,en this room had evidently been at one time
filled with wa.er TO the height OF Ihe chair board
which bv gradual petraction had been formed, and
which at once accounted for its being so perfectly
level and regular The candlesticks too, had been
! formed IN the same way, by the dropping OF The
wafer from the rich; which being, as we suppose
Of CREATE specific gravity than the water into
which it fell gradually formed the large spars that
resembled the caLdlestic!Ss, with the level oil
the pool after which the spar became Immediately
small and clear resembling a candle The peril
faction on The wall OF this room was in beautiful
waves and folds resembling drapery. At one end
of the room, large spar resembling bed post,
stood out in beautiful relief from the wall, and
large folds and waves Of drapery, resembling cur
tains, seemed to hide the rest OF thebe
Here then, our admIea ion ard establishment were
at their neighbour feelings had been roue Int up to
degree OF almost painful intensity. Here we
stood hundreds of fee; benea the surface OF the
earth, aud full half mile from the first entrance
reading upon a spot and Breathing an atmosphere
which had not been disturbed since the creation o.
the world. a place in which the human voice
had never before been heard, ond on whose beau
ties the human eye had never rested There was
in truth, fuI sublnity in the state of our feel
ngs, superinduced III part perhaps by the consde-
1 -.
were exposed; the falling OF The arch-or the roll
ing of single rock into some OF the narrow passes
which we had TO retrace, would have shut US up III
eternal darkness in this mysterious region OF WON
ders
Why nature should display those various and as
tonishing beauties only for herself, place them
thus in a region of darkness ana danger, Is marvel
lous and incomprehensiule. Or why she Should
thus, in a capricious whimsical mood, group %
sether objects the least resembling esch other in
their natures and uses, is equally strange a bed
stead, drapery and candesticks-a conch shell,
birds foot, and human heart,-strange and my ste
rious associations! we cannot describe compre-
prehend them and all We could do upon viewing
them, was to exclaim GO wonderful"
| From the room last described, we returned TO the
mouth of the cave, and found that we had spent
nearly four hours in examining its beauties, without
however discovering their full extent. We deter
mined 10 defer further search TO some other oc-
| casion.
This cave is situated on the lands of Mr.. Isaac
Cofnan, and first discovered and partially en-
plored in the following singular name. A Mr..
| Rutfner who was nearly as much celebrated for
deeds of sylvan prowess the renowned Putnam,
in passing this some twenty years ago conceiv-
ed the bold and hazardous design of entering it a
lone and without light. He accordingly placed
his rifle across the mouth, 20 denote his friends
If they should happen 10 see it. that he in tie
cave. He descended, and might have been ex-
pected, soon bewildered and lost in lis lsby-
rinth OF passages. 1t happened that some of his
frie Dis IN passing the cave, discovered his gum and
rightly concluding that he had gone into the cave
they procured Lights and entered in search of him,
and found and brought him out again, after his hay
ing been in three days. This brave fellow wa a.
mong the pioneers who wee foremost in exploring
and settling western frontier and was at last
killed BY the Indians, after having performed deeds
OF vaour and daring prowess, which would have
done honor TO the character of hero.
Yours, Sc
| LURAY, May 4, 1925.