New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-20

hose aims of oiude and darkness thst attract the
e Of the traveller almost every step Invite his inves
tstien ape custion and an him with emotions Oh ae
sbt and sstoLish nebt One OF the grandest and most
s.ely of these is Monument Mountain, wdi;n rises IN
he center of UGHGe:'s Grand DONE. Ihs dome is
bout 800 feet In length, by 80 broad The n nen'e
rsss OF rock composing the uouotaini yanted over
he roof OF the itself that spans the wnoe snu
rises this point from the base OF tue mountain 10 a
st,ude Of $50 feet Upon toe top OF the mounn4h Mo
tbree beautiful italssmfs formed by tue Aow orpPihB
A the water through the fnesSo0e roof their snowy
Inc cont ats strongly with the thick gloon arouna'
,ber beautiful forms, from this clrcuu'tauce arc
yesled 70 the eye even by the feeble LSy ~ .aont sy
smp they each about four feet n'gn. ana soouts
inches in thickness and exceedingly white upon tn7
lOp Of the mountain and alongside oil these staias'
uites we H. hted one OF our largest bengal isu'
emitted very brilliant red flame, and burning Tor seVe
,,l minutes sforded gorgeous lumnati0n-tne elect
vas grand and tneasby sublime; until THIS momentNs
bad discerDsd but bait the widness, ana beauty and
sndt ur Of the spot-bnt the dazzling and intense
hsbt penetrated every crevce and Granny, ana nled
he vast dome with the brightness OF MONDAY, and
revealed our admoDished vision the foil glory oil the
'eDst was terrific page In natures volume that had
ven upcIssped before us-we were contemplating her
sy mysteries down deep In the caverns Of the earth
and upon this page food of light had been poured that
ssnisht zee and feel the power and glory OF natures
sreat architect Al this spot We discovered ewhteoak
soe-tbs found here the side Of the mountain,
pon the first entrance ago. Of any white man In
ths part Of the II bears evident marks OF hav
rg been cut at tue end by some rude instrument The
pobabiy is that II Ia and left here By the
ndians sud that the marks aud attempt At sharpening
he end Of the pole was made by stone Ratchet The
difference OF tie mark leby THERON AK Of the white man
nd the Indian stone Ratchet cannot be well mistaken.
Of smaller dimensions and OF far less imposing appear
nee, are Concert Hall" and "Odd Fellows Lodge"
10 the former is an echo-there remained a short
eme for restiug-burned of blue Bengal lights.
sDd enjoyed the mellow tones of flute that dscoursed
Of the Banks and braes Of bonnie doom" Rory
0Moore," &c. Odd Fellows Lodge IL spacious hall
bout go feet In length by l00in diameter with arched
f.uft fah pfo rot
Dot conts UOus 10 ether is small cascade, produced
eiheT FROM the overflow Of some subterrsnean stream
o. by the water peTmeatng through the bed OF rock
rom the surface above. There eyes were greeted
With the sight Of one Of the most beautiful salacttes
bat ever beheld 1t s called the" Epaulette, from
Ialmoa perfect resemblance TO that military ornament
bout Dix feet ABOVE your head The trickng limewa-
Ter has first formed the shouderpece about three feet
sde and then dividing Itself Into score or more of
f1e streams, and falling over eaveshe pendentfringe
or bulbon-the water slightly dscolored by the yellow
sutb, gives to the whole bright golden hue. These
salsctes various and fantastic shapes but have
that surpasses this 10 beauty OF form or
color, and that bears a more appropriate nsme. The
proprietor carefully guards II against the ruthless hand
- the spoiler and seeker alter specimens"
have taken you, reader, by very sudden digres-
loD, from Monument Mountain through these three
ast named loo aIIes This has been by way of cpl
ode Descending the mountain and just a. the foot we
ome to the Sulphur Spring; jaded and tired, we sat
bwn to enjoy It's cool and grateful waters; we all
/
at After heavy rain the sulphur is less perceptble
ban at other times. The dryer the season the more
poportiopsby strong is the suphurous taste of this
,ring so that at times very IN the taste aud
nell Of the Blue Lick sold by the druggists in the city
Leaving the spring. were looking around 10 see how
should proceed next, tor our pathway seemed COM
ietely blocked up Behind us was the steep mountain
Nth It's peak capped by the three snowy monuments,
rsctipg far up into the impenetrable gloom above,
roie before Us rose the scowlins blacsened rocks
bat supported the great dome Itself. To the Inquiry
there we were 10 o." There said our guide,
through that auger.hole" pointing down net far from
or feet to small aperture that appeared more like
pme foxs hole than anything else. At first was real
b at a loss tok now whether the old gentleman was
ukziDg US or not-and even after we were assured
ne he In earnest 1t tomellme before all the
gntemen could make up their minds and determine 10
nike the essay. Those OF the party who we're portly
sd elderly declared that they could not II they would,
M through such creyice, on account OF their corpu'
aee-ihat II was impossible to force themselves
though the narrow chink beneath them, add even IT
thy should succeed In squeezing In, what guarantee
"a they have that they should be able to get out
re rocks around and inside Of the passage wet
I'd slippery from the overlooking Water OF the ada.
cot spring. that formed puddes about aud everything
w covered with soi vscid clay that made the en-.
irnce more unpleasant In short there was no other
srnalve than for each either 10 return and In
sltiowy black o, or el,e to get down nat upon the
bdx or stomach In the mud and water and back IN
tOhis auger hole" At last, vhle we stood delibe.
rang ole of the party, slender young gentleman OF
soIe l6 years OF age laid down his lamp and disap-
aiof our tights him peering up through the little
DIX passage that proved TO be aoOu' feet 10 length.
Ths encouraged, another and another OF ina party
strsy passed through those behind passing 10
,he who had preceded them the lamps, baskets lines,
Ie But whe the of tns stouE gentleman aud the
brad shouldered young man arrived, then came the
ry-the latter declared emphaticllly .that he had
STICK and the former called II his comrades for as.
si,mce aud lend a hand" Afer our party had
affected safe PASSAGE through the "suger mole, We
fond ourselves In very low chamber ths. gradually
visned and prolonged iuelf iuO an avenue. Wemust
necessarily pass over and omit several highly aefes
nspvs and culostes that we met in these dark wind
s,ipsmnd lab yintbine passages Among tnese may
melton incidentally here the "Chapei low little
crvt containing two three remarkable stalagmes
ofarown color formed doubtless centuries ago; the
grosd here lad become perfectly dry with no recent
ndlstions OF moisture whatever. Toilng over bill and
| dale for many an hour, toward noon we eniered
| "Rthrock's Promenade" This spacious avenue, ex.
tending about third Of mile In length, presents
| smosh footwsy with DO obstructons OF rock, snd
prohby may have been the channel OF some stream Ia
primitive times ii wears all the unnstaSaoe marks
sloiR is sides aud roof indicative OF the how and pas
of water The tired pedestrian finds great relief
In 10 pleasant and uniform level aud rsominess In
distant part of this promenade or what prooaoys
continuation Of IT, the floor strown with heaps OF In
fph.y small cry siaizsons or glttenog particles Oh
caihnnte of lime, having the appearance wnen nfst
nereiyed by torchight OF inDumersbe quantity OF
hs meat needles These minute particles extend along
the pathway for distance OF over 200 feet Ia sau
another part Of hs avenue there are 10 Do seen the loot
az
| sI.ccveyv by the whites In spot you may dis
dcy trace In The so, path the tracks O four parsons
two ,earile moe ssins and two bareiooted They are
tpovn 10 rave been four la number from there being
" 5;asrept leprths of the foot Tue Indian habit of
sslbpg. o, so different from ths white mans stepis
plnv di.cer p,ble here foot being placed straight
| and immediately In front of the other .n.,u,.
Another OF the remar kable features OF )snrochs
Promenade is found in the cry,taliae formations ex'
bb,sa there one portion OF It's sides being completely
he,,ed over or epcrusted with the richest sna mos,
| syerhehslo. They appeared like 90 many sparkling
gems of purest ray serene that nature had scaIeeo
sere with lavish profusion. Some Of these crystals
were OF snowy Wilderness, others we're Oh very Hgu'
,nL oy crear, color some assumed the shape OF full
Aowp rose: son fashioned hike the tulip Diners
IKE sore sSrouns forms OF vegetable lite while o'herS
we're ~ vs,ousIs ouaint and fantastic shapes Several
tbe-s ,Dccucps Of rare and exceeding beauty were
II pre,euted 10 rs BY the worthy proprietor.
i WeteRsn now to scale aud Chamber over tue mo"
ggee aud srduous way thai had even yet ptesehIed
LII = - Ct ...lEa I-nk M %