Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-06-11

Wonderful Cave.

The most extraordinary cave was recently dis
cred in Howard county, (says n late Missouri
paper,) between Glasgow and Cooper's bottom
Ono of tho farmers Of tho neighborhood, wanting
rock to build we believe, chimney, went to an
adjacent hill side for the purpose Of quarying
them. In striking tho Garth with hoe, or some
similar implement, sound was omitted plainly
indicating that the hill side hollow beneath.
and, proceeding to remove the dirt covering tho
surface, he discovered wall built of stone, and
built evidently by human hands. This wall he
displaced, and it gave hun entrance to the mouth
of a cave, which upon subsequent examination,
no found most extraordinary natural curiosity.
The cave has boon explored to the distance of
300 yards. Twenty-Five thirty yards from
the entrance is a sort of room, the sides Of which
according to an account we sec In the Glasgow
Pilot presents a most brilliant and wonderful APP
pea rance. Tho writer, who entered tho cavo
with lantern, says:
Il had not proceeded far before | entered tho
prin cipal chamber that by single light presented
the most ma gnfccnt scene that | ever bched. Tho
ceiling of this splendid cavern is eighteen
twenty feet high, and Of a hcctagon form, tho
whole ceiling presenting a shining surface tho
it set with diamonds.'
Very near the mouth, another writer says,
thero is stone shaped like horse. but not so
largo. being only about three feet high:
Tho head, mock and the body are entirely fin
ished, and part Of ono hind leg and all tho rcst
is solid stone. Tho mock is made of three pieces,
aud stuck fastened together something like
Gu binct- makers put tho corners OF drawers to-
gother, (dovetnied,) tho rest is all solid
In another part of tho cave tho walls on ono
sido 70 worry smooth. On these walls numerous
letters, figures. hicroglyphics appear, most Of
which, however, defaced rs to rendor them
unin,elligiblc. Nevertheless the figures =, g.
and 7 quito plain. Just above these figures
tho letters DON & CARLO are legible. Fur
Their on, the letters J. II. S. appear tho wall.
covered and has been explored some 200 yards.
a writer says:
Tho walls and ceiling Of this extraordinary
cave pretty mnch tho Same in the other
rooms. Tho walls have a peculiar and cxtraor-
binary brllliancy, occasioncd | discovered from
the fact that instead of stone as we first beloved
wc found them to be Of metal, worry much re-
somb!ing su'phate of iron, but more of silvcry
appca rance. We had not proceeded worry far be-
fore VIC heard rumbiIng noise that occasionally
broke upon cars i'll notes the most thrilling
and mc!odious | ever hear d. We stood for
considerable timo in brcathlcss silence to catch
the most enchanting sounds that ever greeted tho
car Of man, and it was only at interval that
wo could summon courage to explore It's source,
which VIC did, and wcre much surprised to find
it proceeded from gushing spring in tho sdo of
the wall. Tho sounds hoard found to be
produced by the fall Of tho wa,cr, and varied by
tho current of air before alluded to, which
then found to DO very strong. We each took
draught of the lympid water of this gushing
spring, and, after surveying the diamond walls of
tho greatest natural curiosity in the world.
retracing stops to its mouth,
when we found 1t 10 be quito dark and O'Clock
at night