New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-28

svsred-"Wsl. Mr. Bel, YOU son has now "'sals
smart etaEos Of er upon him bui he get over IN
"Esstis short lime the son d I'd tia, nshr
But IS time 70 spesk Of th. lain the Ground Every
body has heard Of the Msmmoh Cave, and most persons
have read descriptions thereof We El not therefore
afaict anybody with minute description At 10 O'Clock
A with Mat for our guide entered the Cave with
Aug OF OIL two lamps and heket o. provisions renamed
rndr ground FIVE hours sui travelled eight miles without
passing twice through the II not generally
known at sspetre extensively msnusotured here
during the last war $50 eco expended the works
and for sme within the ruins thereof remain Pare water
convey ed in logs from the mouth OF the Cave ~ihn
srye watts were sunk along and filed with earth through
this the water drained ato lower reservoir and from
thence BY forcirg pumps the liquor elevated sufficiently
tsh to be carried back to the mouth of tbs Cave then
drawn ID from the mouth by vindlass, and boted dora
Tb. must have been Internal hole TO work in The
main avenue for miles is from 90 10 80 feet vide and from
90 10 100 feet high Blsck darkness prevails and ssmp
10 NE the words Of Gov Troops proclsmston like the
wi.dom Of man. reflects but small hight around one
footsteps.
Abou, nile within is large chamber called cnurch,
uh,rs there was formerly tie stated preaching OF the
"GospeL and at present occasional. splendid e1nioi
tio Of the Internal Regions could here be gotten up al
,ria expense From the uniformity Of temperature In
the cave il supposed that constant residence within
would cure or relieve pulmonary diseases Caolhs were
bull common dining hall erected, and at one time eight
or ter wears since there fourteen invalid haoans OF
Ibis suberranesn world The experiment failed and the
city Is nov tenaness The walking generally good, os
there are many and winding ways, steep decvi
ties oders 70 climb bridges TO rivers to ferry aud
lsbyrpths to thread There springs Of refreshing VA
ter splendid and dones and halls and chambers
ard arbors ard cabinets there are dead ess and bottom
less pits and frighifal beautiful grottoes orhsn
crys,azstons starry vaults swirl drumming rivers snd mo
tiones there also bat rooms where these arm
less but r-pusve thugs suspended in clusters Of thou
snd of thousands snd there are mountains and
vineyards, cascades and purgstories.
The stone stous every FORM and very many
ara exceedingly beautiful There collins bowls eagles
pulpis pine apples and gems Of dazzling brlhancy. and
many of the and halls have smooth hard taish
The most Greet route TO the river Syr three miles and
10 "Cr. ghans Hall nine miles The guide Nat" pr'.
yided himself with any quantity Of sapstre and sulphur
and euitr IT, illuminated most spandidy the domes grot
toes halls &c The Care the Green RtUer, and the
Cave Rivers empty into and re AID fall with the river
produced by back water the rise in the waters OF the
Ohio many miles from its mouth is oocasoned bys freshes
N IN, Mississippi These Cave Rivers ab uud in shthey
are white and hare no ey Touching the destination OF
these Cave Rivers ia proper TO make known the opinion
OF scientific Doctor Of tennessee He informed Us, that
be clearly OF the opinion tn. these sub'esnesnrvers
were the h, al waters the Gulf stresmthst being in
creased ~ volume III th~H N'uSo "
res they became mighty river, and rushed into the
Ocean with such force rs to th7 mighty Gulf
stream Not having then VISITED the Cave, we silently &C
ousctd not being prepared to argue the question with
bin.
The C.vE HOUSE, is large and comfortable establish
mept with spscious dining hail. assembly room, cottages
for families and excellent fare and clean beds-i ia
voe fashionable place Of resort Upon the register
are record, many wing descriptions Of this eihh
90 ID IIera ! what SOuh CarOlnian
The scenery IS truly nteresng every advancing step
usl cred NE into aud varlgad objects more grand
gloomy AID peculiar than those that had Preceded At
one time ssg smoOh and UnbrOken lodges Of sdsnsn
lin. rotks-th,n in awful grandeur the deep aud almost
unaihomd bottoms of pts-nOw. the sleeping waters OF
s.a-th.p IN. fushirg Of mighty waters rolling in RAPID
torrents down down into the ufrus regions of black and
eloouy despair Oh had the tongue Of Homer, the
submity Oi Cicero, the eloquence OF Demoshenes,
world fa far short Cf true description Of the hight the
oepb length The breath, OF the great the terrible,
the sublime Mammoth cave
gentleman from New Orleans speaks out with more
sentt uiious brevity-ie says;
entered the Cave at noon-csme out when tired
reading al the varied and glowing descriptions
OF this greatest wonder Of the Deity constrained 20
exclan- Good God Almighty, what hole in the ground
Guides, as everybody knows, are indispensable and
abound 1t places Of this sort-they pyofessoao gen
tlenen ana a. in all other Professions there quscks
true and legitimate guide is always pOet-he always
ccourses hexameter-eyer rhyme if he lack in
measure. Speaking Of guides, suggests that
wLilom at the Giants Csuseway in the North of Ireland
and scores Of the jolly OF the Emerald Isle surround
ed vs. seeking employ men in the line of their profession
Patrick mu edat.ly engaged for the season. upon
the following application:
ATS Patrick King of whom sing,
OF Bush mill notoreiy
Who by side will be your guide,
And that nth great Uropu-ty
H. II talk of stones and dead mems bones
Anc more Of Nstures laws say
Than men from college or books Of knowledge,
As he shows you the GIASr's CAUsEwiY."
Now Mat, The Guide az the Mammoth Cave is akin in
MN, 70 Patrick although different in color. Read his sp
plcatiOn; ,
That he a proper name might give
For this I'D name OF Mammoth Cave
Is quite ~ small for il to have.
The meme is MAMMOTH yet there's not
A word sufficient for tn, SPOT
IL that Gr,St Book which Webster wrote
The wore IL CAVE, | ask Why so
Since over JOrdans stream We go
This word does not the thought convey
OF half there seen in half day.
SO stranger, please now hurry on,
AS though your q ASS was nearly ran
But s-k II Mat can now be had,
Who . always pleasant never mad
Ano # you get him, count lucky,
For bes The chip II all Kentucky
Arrangements for you be Will make,
That you linb or heao-o break
IL ~ tell you all ss you do go,
or dOmes that's hish and grOttos Low
But hold
Before you start, thing you do,
Put on The thicktsf boot or shoe,
And while Mats putting up the lunch,
Please csll on Msssa for de pHach.'