New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-24
Mammoth Cave in California.

Our latest California papers say that in the county of
Calaveras there exists immense cavern under solid
stone which has been called by the miners that district
for time, solomons Hole. mining claim has been
located at the spot the having been explored the
depth of three or hundred feet The cavern is stu
aed Wades Creek of the tributaries of the Cooti
Creek and is six miles distant from Carsons Hill Mr.
B. Trask who engaged in tour Of scientific observ
atoms and geological survey of the State thus writes to
the Sacramento Times:
1t is situated limestone and the descent is the
side of hill the west side of the creek The opening
is about three feet in diameter and the descent vertical
Tor ao feet at this point of limestone rock forms
platform some six eight feet in length the next de-
scent is to the right of the plat some five eighteen
feet vertical at this place smaller stage sufficient
only for to stand (the above two points cannot
be shown in the plat from darkness and poston From
the second plat you descend in space fifteen feet in
diameter to that point at which you notice the first and
uppercande placed your left this line of descent is
seventy feet.
This point from its form is called the Liberty Cap is
of talacte formation and 10 high being composed
Of four or five Of these apparently together and
resting as you see on table jutpg from the main ledge
with circular staacte hanging pendent from its sides
other lights on the left placed for better view of
feet and you in your first footing 80 feet in the
dark space in front nearly opposite the two figures in
the centre and on an inclined plane of 80 degrees.
The shape Of the first chamber is that of bishops
mtre, the space between fire the right to the
est point the left line of two figures the centre
80 feet. it expands to width Of 800 feet in diane
ter, covered with drapal curtains of staacttes.
large mound occupies the centre of this so feet
in height and 20 in diameter, composed of loose stones
and earth that washed in from the top
gold Behind the figure. sitting by the fire the right
You will notice triangular space in distance 46 feet in
the scale This is the aperture to the next chamber be-
low and directly under the first it cannot DO shown in
the plate. The vertical depth of this is 100 feet
composed of the fragments of the rock forming thu
cavern in this chamber the most interesting feature
the whole presents itself which the appearance
portions of human skeleton One large flat rock. Oh
side of this lay portion of the skull the skull
was not entire; the entire base wanting all that re
manned the osfrons the parieal bones and part
the occiput One of the company. Mr. Philips, attempted
to pick it up, in doing which it crumbled and fell to
pieces No vestige is yet found of these remains thu
opening of the next will probably develop
them. will not attempt to speculate on these remains
or the in which they have been deposited but the sit
| uation, peculiartes attendant to say the least il
is strongly presumptive of high antiquity
This cave explored to the depth of $50 feet bu
yet the bottom is found Two other apertures
great depth still known to exist below those named
and until more efficient means used, they must
it. are determined to find its bottom