New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-01


The next morning wo started at about eight
O'Clock. and went on through the main Cave
to the Deserted Chamber, and entered an avenue
called the Humble .Saoot. For distance oi
aoout o1e hundred yards, we passed through an
avenue where the cslliug Is SO iow that we were
Obliged TO s,oop as much as possible. We then
came TO the Winding Way, narrow sefpentine
passage, through which only Cne person could
pass ut time. This extends about fifty yards.
At the end OF tee Winding Wav we came TO q
large chamber called the Great Relief. We then
passed through Rive. Hall, over the Dead Sos,
along deep cascade. We then passed on to the
Rive. Styx, over which there is natural bridge.
Crossing this bridge, we soon found ourselves at
The shore of the River Lethe. We there went on
board boat, and were rowed By our guide about
thirty YARDS across this river. drank oil lis
waters We then walked on for two hundred
wards, when we arrived at the River Jordan.
Travellers can pass by the head Of the Jordan,
and 90 directly INTO Purgatsry if they choose to
do so We stationed two of our number, whom
We thought the most pous, on the banks of the
Jordan, and the rest of our company went into
Pu-gatory. II was somewhat muddy on the
banks Of the Jordon, and the two we had sta
toned there began to pray" There, there! you
have been there long enough; DO, for Mercy's
sake, come out Of Purgatory, and let US pass over
Jorda1w In the course of half an hour we re-
turned, and the smell Of fire was not found on
our garments. Our whole party entered the
large boats at the shore of the Jordan, and began
TO move slowly over It's surface. Part of the way
the ceiling is quite low and in other places very
high. The whole distance over is more than half
a mile Music never sounded 80 sweetly to me
as when passing this river. The sweet tones Of
the never. ending echo surpassed any thing had
ever heard or imagined.
After passing the river we walked on for about
two miles through many interesting scenes, which
| Cannot now describe when we arrived at the
foot OF the lal3er that leads to Mary's Vineyard.
We asceDGed the ladder about twenty feet, and
we came TO large hall, the walls, the ceiling,
the floor covered with clusters Of the finest
| grapes. Bat We found when we touched them
that they were as solid &c the wall itself. We
then passed on through Clevelands Avenue
through great variety of rooms, until we came
to the SNOWFALL Room. The avenue is here
about eighty feet wide, ceiling and walls covered
with sGowbaIls, some perfectly white and some
saturated with water as natural as If thrown
there By school boys in their juvenile sports
The walls and ceiling, for mere than mile after
passing the snowfall! room, are covered with fow-
ers of every name and description imaginable.
Tho only thing needed to mako them true to life
is color. We then passed on till we came 10 the
Rocky mountains. 1t is quite difficult to ascend
these mountains. We were obliged TO chamber
over rugged cliffs, ascended about two hundred
about two hundred feet. Wethen descended the
mountain on the other sidc. On the other side
OF the Rocky Mountains is beautiful arbor
called Serepa's Arbor. 1t received this name III
honor of the wife Of Colanel Croghan. Mrs. Gro
CHAN WAS the first lady who ever entered that
bower. III mistake not, she was before mar
rage Miss Serena Livingstone, Of New York.
In the side OF this beautiful arbor is spring OF
most delicious water. We here found ourselves
eleven miles from the mouth of the cave. We
then retre ed our steps and arrived ct the cave
house about seven o'clock in the evening, hav.
ing walked more than twenty-five miles, far, far
beneath the surface of the carth My third and
fourth days excursions were, il possible still more
interesting, but | cannot describe them in this
letter. The chief city which we visited on the
;hi1d day extends over an area Of more than two
acres. The Black Chambers is irightful Look
Jog place. =, e.
day was he mos; interesting To me. We passed
ioto the Gave about six miles, when we came to
the avenue leading to the Holy Sepulchre. None
can ascend there except the most bold and fear
less. Only two Of our company had courage 10
ascend. We made ou, way up a preclpice al
most perpendicular for about eighty feet; then
crawled through narrow opening between two
massive stones; then passed on about ten yards
horizontally, and came to a row Of stalactte
| columns, through which we made our way, and
,ba fbo
ulchre Hero the cave is about sixteen feet wide
| In the centre between the walls, was a grave
about six feet wide and eighteen feet long,
and about eight feet deep. The soil WIS ap-
parently thrown up on the two sides, and also at
each end in equal quantities. Though it has the
appearance Of soil, il is a solid stone. should
consider myself well paid to come from New.
York to this place to see this one wonder OF the
ten thousand wonders of this Cave. Although
the ascent to the Holy Sepulchre is 80 exceed.
ingly difficult, yet several ladies have ventured
to ascend there.
Although have been very industrious for four
days, yet l have seen but little of this suhter
ranean world. There are 226 avenues. AZ
large domes, some of them more than four hum
dred feet high The number of ladies who visit
this Gave exceeds the number Of gentlemen, and
many of them will walk twenty miles in the
Cave and then dance all the evening. l have
no doubt but that great part of the travelling
| community at the North will visit this place
during next season. 1t will be more attractive
then than ever before, on account of the
great Improvements DIR. Croghan, the enter
p,izing proprietor, is now making. New.York
City alone will send her twenty-five hundred TO
this place next season. June is the most pleasant
month for the Northerners to visit here.
| Respectfully you!,, w. B. w.
|
TRIBUNE JOB PRINTING OFFICE,
No. I9 NASSAU-SrREET.