New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-22
WYANDOTTE CAVE.


This cave is IN Caword County, about II miles from
Corydon Indiana and situated ths west bank OF tne
Blue River the land If an old farmer hr h'thro 4
Tie mouth Of the located very strangely on me Top
Il heh knob and the approach to II Is anything out 70
m.ntic as the ascent is steep rugged ana rocky
The eiuance is iusgricant being closed oy uo"r
Which the owner always OdiCiousy Aeeps Wcseni " pio
vent spoati D We hrst entered what is called the old
cave very spacious and At first straight avenue when
gradually for two three huLdIed yards ana
III, divides into tive principal branches Ohe oil tnr'e Is
,utnu. tnn Of the old cave aud contains nothing
very remarkable until you arrive az the end about threo
ps from the entrance Here the principal object of
osiy massive pillar which reaches from the hoOr To
the ceiling and supports apparently an immense circular
dome above The pillar is uted very beautifully and reg
usry vertical direction ami appears very mucn IKE
work II has been named the Pillar of the C"n-tu
ton while the dome above called the Circle OF the Union
RerscDg steps, We entered the Other principal brinr
BY second door which the OpretOr also Rep lock ed
This the and by far the most extensive and masnn
cent portion las been only known since 1890 IL contains
many different ayenue Leading in every possible direc
ton which IN any places meet one another aud TORN
perfect hby nth Of passages We traVersed those only
which cur guide assured we're most interesting aud the
fret spsrue Of note that We arrived al vas the crown
chamber.
Prom the roof Of this part near the side de ponds most
Iufcty f,Imtd crown made by long delicate stsAe'ites
iin.d at the base ana forming almost complete circle
Cpon this magnificent is very comfortable seat Of
rok and very near by cascade OF crystal water ssuss
hom the roof ana eide There were aso Ia this CHAMBER
pendent n the roof very queerly termed stalac
e which res mbled very much color and shape OOac
co plants hun up to dry We refreshed ourselves from
the cascade took anoksr which presented IN
it. passage many difficulties than any mad yet en-
couIt.rtd. In several places We suffered mu'h inconFe
nenoe from the necessity u stopping and tor several
hundred feet Obliged 10 crawl upon our hands sud
knees receiving rubs heads and backs shen
steu pied 10 be- more tty than tbs hunOe natnre
ef the passag. would allow hen the guide assured
that had been through bs passage winch be called
tWgattg struggled eringy, snd were richly
r rarded when arrived ~ tue termination Of the avenue
Here e1psnos into beautiful apartment ia which stood
three pular. ADORNED with fantastic formations
which wee sIquisltey perfect.
From between the scales Of rock which formed the roof
issued many yemcusted staacttrs which congloulsratd
Al their bsses rauh.d "a IL very conceivable isnciul
way With the acquescence OF the oFner We named thus
curiously beautiful apartment FiHaTed Paace Iu TINS
charming sst remained as long our time "ould per
NIT and then rrfurn through the purgsoral passage
We hrOush another very extensive avenue now
over rugged pile Of rocks and again across a sandy
rlsn. reached what is very appropriately termed
tie HW d. DlfeHty THIS, Together with M1@Hmeat
Meuatn ju-t beyond is an nm-nse pile Il fallen rocks
far more difficult of than the lar famed rocky
mountains Of the Mammoth Cave.
But the grand SIGHT awaited US above. On TIE very
SUM STANDS huge mOnuIEs nj Use salagute seven ee
or more IL hight beautifully rounded top. Near thu
but lower down. are two other stsagmies. smaller but
more beautiful. of them Is almost perfectly white, and
the dark gloom which surrounds H. looks Ike sssVs
lrsr covered with snowy oraprfy lhS olheE "H'.o
'Hy eide, but - far more spoie's than The hrst
calico the hrst the DTape Par, and the sther from
resemblance in color 20 the creamse Theness OF that
French dish the bigrche mango pillar.
Around and above TINS mountain Is very grand elpsoi
dal dOns The centre Of which could scarcely discern
Nv M. feeble light Of our candies EeyAtng candies
by mesbs sf long pole, able q So u more per
friy and the long beautiful white, fringe Ike scti
which depended irVm around tke edges OF tins grand con
cave.
There were also penny form lactites translucent
defeats and mCwy wbt-. From the centre Of ths doms
the level Of The estimated diAnce OF 9ne han
dreo ana seventy feet.
such continuation Of grandeur gloom and uagndcsnce
but make one, who views it. feel the eGure made
qusCy Of verbal DESCRIPTION.
The awful and almost oyerpOwering silence OF this sub
tesue0us adds to the gloomy rande dr and som0rs
nagui1oence q this spot
Until yerv recent, it vas supposed that the
tended no farther in this direction bat short time since
owner discovered the further side Of the mountain
small hol- n rough which wafer cklng from eOOy q,
and having enlarged this by the aid Of CROW bar suh
GENTLY admit OF passage he found was the entrance
10 many very and beautiful branches beyond
The entrance still very and one only squeeze
self through with greet difficulty by crawling DOM
ward feet foremost IL IS very appropriately called ts
Anger belle.
After some very rugged and rocky walking We found in
ore avenue two rocky abs smooth and CLASSY as %
appar like two large Of ice and in the
We saw some very curious staacte formations, which
uTe must have formed when che Was IN most i4ncul
and eakish mood gTOtesque were they 10 appearance
Here also found some foot tracks me only Vesges OF
man executing some perfectly preserved poles the other
side Of the auger hole The tracks very distinct and
were evidently the footprints Of very large native As
they were made hy bare feet aud al least four feet
apsr The marks of two steps IN spot rear &
Ably distinct arc proved beyond question the former
rreserce OF an ILdan that part Of the cavern Hog
b. pot there question not 50 easily solved A. this prt
hss Lem WY th0ruug bly, explored snd 0tner
discovered excepting through the augur hole when vas
Certainly WREN frst found, too small 70 admit even oly
l. .uts.c rs that this hole must have been Tor
nerly much larger and las since become tled aP SAa