The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-04
WONDERFUL CAVE.

WONDERFUL CAVE.
4 most extraordinary cave was recently
discovered IN Haywood County, between
Glasgow aud Cooper's bottom. One OF
The farmers Of the ueighborhood, wanting
rock 10 build, we believe chimney, Neul
to an adjacent hill side for the purpose OF
quaFJylng them. In sirk ~ the earth
lth hoe, OF some similar Implement, q
sound was emitted plainly indicating that
the hill side vas hollow beneath, and pro.
eccding TO remove the dirl covering the
surface, he discovered vail built OF stone
and butli evidently by human hands. This
wal he displaced, and !, gave bun entrance
10 the mouth Of cave, which upon subse.
quen! examination he found most extra.
ordinary natural curiosity. The cave has
been explored 10 tho distance Of $50 wards.
Twenty-Five or thIty yards from The en-.
trace is sort OF room, the sides Of which
according to an account We see 10 the
" Glasgow Piiot, present q most brilliant
ard wonderful appearance. The writer
who entered Tie cave with a lantern SAYS:
i had no, proceeded far before en-.
tered The principal chamber tha, by a sin.
Gle Eight presented The most beautiful scene
that ever behold. The ceiling 81 this
splendid cavern IS some eighteen or tWen.
ty feet high, and Of hexagon form, the
whole ceiling presenting shining surface
4. though II was Sc, w,ih diamonds"
Very near tho mouth, another writer
says, there ia stone shaped like q horse,
but not SO large, being ouy about taree
fee, high:
The head, neck, aai the body are en-.
tlrely finished, aud part OF one hind leg
and all ihe rest IS soiid stone The neck
= made Of three pieces, and stack or fas-
tened together, sorelhtng like caLlnot
makers pat tie corners Of drawers togelh.
sr, (dosetaiIed,) the rest IS all solid
II another part Of The cave The walls On
one side are very smooth. Ga these wal.
numerous letters, figures, ana hieroslyphics
appear most Of which, however, are 50
de!lceI as to render them unialeaigibIe.
Nevertheless the figures l, >, 6 aud 7 are
quite plain. Just above these figures lie
letters b On & ca r |. 0 are lesibe.
Further on, the letters } II 5 eppear on
lie wat An arm OF the main cavern nas
a.so been discovered, aud has beenexplarcd
some 200 yards. A writer says:
" The walls and ceiling Of this e1trsor.
binary cave are pretty much the same as
10 Tie other rooms. The walls have pc.
euIiar and extraordinary Jrihancy, occa.
sloaed ! discovered from the fact that IN
stead Of stone as We first believed, we
found them - he metal, very much re.
semJ.lng SUI phals Of iron, but more Of
sIycry appearance. We had no, proceed 4
ed very Tar before we heard rumbling
nose that occasionally broke upon our ears
"a Goics he most thrilling and meadious
| ever heard. We stood fora cgasdera I
bic tine in GREATNESS silence to each the .
most enchanting SQUADS thai over greeted
the ear Of mat, ard was only at an inter.
val that We could summon courage 10 cx. 4
piore It's source, which VIC did. and we're
much surprised 10 Gud /, proceeded rroma .
gushing spring in the sde Of tie wall.
The sound. we heard we found 10 be pro.
luced BY tae tail Of water, and varied by
tie curreH, II air before alluded 10, which +
we then fauud to be very strong. We
each took q hearty -dfaaghi Of the Iinpid
water Of this gushing spring, and, afier
The Diamond walls Of tie great.
Isl natural curiosity IN tho world, We com
na1eed rctraclng our steps to rs mouth,
when we found il 10 be quite dark and
.'ghi O'Clock g, hight. - MissoLri Staies
z!Ig.