The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-11-20

VISIT To NOW f's CAVE.

Va The morning OF August 1lh. ISS
'~as one of a patty oi .lsL, cemlcmtn
: who rpd'' over from Si,a,ou Sis,ncs 10
3 Cohle'h'ii. 10 ,l,ii lloavs Ca,r. Tie
! refiun through which our road Ia,
pnsentcd few features It lui,,c,, be-
y"nd tie fac. HAT, as We arpiesch the
eoI of ouf ride. We noticed that III,
field. were inden'ed W,lll frequent, cir.
cuIM !iolcs. partly filled up wi,l sion,,
and soil The fancy WAS oppressed
that TIE country Lad here suffered an
attach similar To The smali.p po,, ard lad
come OF with "a 1idcd face \ rud,
: gateway, wnb, llowe's Cave raimi,d
Oh its front, drew We rsidc from ll.c maiu
road, and in few moments we alish,.
I'd a, the house Of the gr,a, cav.-,x.
rlorrr. W. found him pleasant. well.
informed Yankee. familiar with the
, lcading facts Of geology, proud even 10
! idua'ry Of his .ubi,rranean property,
and with n ,ineo Of bat aud wli.hn,.s
in hts ,I,agc, which betrayed HAT Lc
WAS moro ii, home i'll doing the Lo>pi.
'ai'iics Of his cave than those VI h;,
hotp'. We had left Sharon before
erc"hia.', and our fist item Of rrepara.
ton for the day. WORK, was to forluy
, ourselves internally with II hcierngcnc
ons ihrec.mcal,.ii,.oHe. which oi curd
with roi!ee aud cucumLvrs. aud ended
With blarntcrries. ci,am-c Cake aml Gus.
lard-pic. Howe next threw open u
, wardrobe containing jackels and tow
scrs Of coarse sackins. made 50 ms to
button close To the person They had
already seen much uGdrr ground ser.
vice, aud were thickly pla.,cred with
l!sian mud. We now began to catch
the spirit Of our adventure, and throw.
: iig aside our broadcloih aud linen, ".
plunged into the ovcralls. a chenp
leather skull.cap finished the unifo,m,
and bat for the sprinklins OF spectacle,
and pallor, we might have been easily
mistaken for platoon OF jolly hoi.car-
riers. 1t vas II matter Of lamen, that
We could not have then stood for da.
! guertco,ype, and thus have furnished
/ our wives and sweetheart, with "A new
study in the Philosophy Of Clothes
I We wero ready how to remove, and
each armed himself with u tin lamp of
lhc pc,ticoa, 81 ecics, aud half dozen
Luclfers, which he wa. caniioncl to
keep dry. The mouth of the yro,to i,
not over fifty PAGES from the house.
/ Eight years ago, when i. VA, frs, dis.
covered, the opening was SO small ,ha,
visitors were forced to ior",o the nse
Of their legs, and for considerable dis.
iance 10 initiate the loconu,ion of Eve's
/ scducer. Since then, the entrance has
bee" SO enlarged by blasting and re-
moving the black limestone, that one
walks in erect. The first feeling is
! that Of exhieratiou. II is like entering
/ a new world without undergoing the
panos Of death. 4 cool and dcliciou.
Oxygen i, welcomed TO The lungs. The
! sound n distant waterfall i, c'abo-
rated into exquisite music by the echo.
lug arches. As you pnsh forward, the
! light Of your lamp seems 10 he thrown
back upon you by wall oc impenctla.
bic blacknrss. With the solid rock on
either eide Of you, above aud bencah
! your desire 70 know what lie, in front
soon rises 10 " Delighted cagerncs. for
discovery, ,lla; would neither stop 10 Aco
nor fancy danger. The general f,a.
lures Oi The cave are soon undcrslool
| BY some con,u!,ion Of nature, which
happened far back in the vast. Of un.
| distorted centuries, the rock hill, drain
cd by the Coble>kill were rent and lis
surrd in many places. Onc oi these
surcs now forms what is called Howe
| Cave. A stream Of water, o.,.n swoi-
len to a torrent, has bceu rusLin4 l..
cn,re lcns.l. for uncounlci asc-, wear.
ing it deeper and broader whiic the
!isnc-wa'er dripping through ii, broken
roof, LA, displayed an amazing insen-
ui'y and patience in the slow work of
forming salac,ites and ,ialagini.r.. ln
dry seasons, the ir.. ihrc. miles OF the
cavern are tra,crsed with comparative
ease \ path has been made along.
sidc IL" stream, winch Is cros.rd, ben
necessary, Oh piaok bridges, or by reap.
ing. E'eG ladies not unirequcni.y
leave their autographs eight m,!r, from
Ihe entrance, Without Mec:!pg With
alarm CT over fatigue.
Our vi,t 70 the Gaze was under cir
cumstances les; propi'iCus. a heavy
rain had fallen III. night bcfo e, and IA
second shower commenced at the TIME
Of oar entrance. which continued frUin
two to il.te hours. Il was remarked
by Howe, iha, the eaVe-stiehin was
u,rl -ua!!y high. Ia so,erai places II
had alceady oyeriowcd ,hc path. Es-
Iccinliy Was this observable ia i.r-
row pa.,a:e Gale the Harlem Funnel
aboa, 4 m!c from the -nirancc Yc,
thls caused 10 uncaSiness ~ any one
OF our party, ana il our guide VA. 1is.
turbcd, he kcl, h, alarm 10 himself -
Most likely hn felt no sa,Sin; Tor the
moment nc parted from tie daylight,
he appra:cd a new and different crca.
lure. Dat Of la, cave be pa, awh-
waid and uneasy, Ike :. sailor Oh pave.
meni', but 10 sooner st;c lis iDch
na!,s about him tiiah he str.Ishicned
into commanding prese"c.. and CAV.
Us iull assurance HAT le wa. at home.
The sound of the unseen cataract csme
70 hls eur like iiIt ~ IA trumpet 10 the
~sr-sie,d. With hhc hmb. and ur.
hSsiiaring step, l.e led the way 20 The
re'Gei1 resioas Of this inner II Urid.