Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-10-03


tbe very ton of the mountain. Hiph.
minded man l-more eraud than com
fortabIa we thought. Soon we reached
tbe. grand center of attraction--the. cave !:
when. the roll being called, the following
Epentlemen responded Job w. Parsons,
Four noble young guide, j AZ IT, Bonni-
field. Abraham Bonni6eid, Rufus Max
well, Edgar Parsons, Wnn.Eming, Jrs.
Jeff. w. Gorrick. Isaac Parsons. David
Wheeler. Nicholas III. Parsons, Joseph
Corrick. GEO. .. Hessler, Adam Gorrick
and your s.umblei servant" Uriah. Ha-
wing changed our clothes. cooled ,soG and
fed we made for the soyerSdeiicateD
mouth q of the E cave. and ezeds in.
which in size, remind ed maiof tha ehpslbf
a, latlylw when she saws sspush.. Z, aud On that
account was a tiaht, squeezs ia, get into II
the mouth oftheacaye., I lmean.ss Some
tried to crawl in head foremost, 4 ..sWent
| il Bind. p heels foremost. and the! next
motion my legs were dangling over q
precipice BY the assistance Of those be-
| tow i reached the bottom, pretty badly
scared. .yssfl
Now. Mr.. Editor, comes the .ttue. 20
We now stood in a room about 10 by go
feet. from which there emanated several
channels. more or less broad -espeeially
lees We selected the most promisin1
one and set ont. The first motion Ne
fonnd ourselves like so many ouaarupafln
minus The brisles, roofing our way one
after .the.other,s and aleetle ciownhill.ths
fnor beino we'll 0rsyetietl-mueh To our
comfort. 1?l We had made a pilgrim.
ACE 5of about thirty Yards. when lob an,
neonncea that he could stand nm. Hera
we came q 4 iong, straiipht hall. abou, 200
fs e lan.th and some faet w;da
wbera wa found 2 great many stalaatitea =.
If eyery shane and size. some Of which
wa bron ght away iwith us-one IN naItiss
Mar We have laid away for vow We
bad not been here many minutes before
the deafening ery. ..bats Bats III, rang
- ron sb he 6ali ike voune thunder. ana
wbisb diid not fnlly oomnrShend. tili 5is'J
one ,t, took me in the face like q .wet socE !.
scar;ng ma ont of years Growth Loot.
;nS, a-ennJ ,hsSs tbey we're st;ck;ng 10
. ~ naIis - Ia eve HE an maSv t;,tIs
S Ts ;mns Same one .onebed one If
tha;r -, nsh;ns Nth a Gambia and ,n;,oS.
~ 80 d.,a% Yho. m oSonr Vital "a ~.
s.lIes ..;,h ra,har fonI ar IN ,6.s c.ya
Sea- 80 s,ronn enough 10 cary danhIs -"
VT Towards ,So Ssstsrn ana Of III hall
wa aIso founa what ws callad the !. hot'
ton,Iass ~. ;, 90 ssa ,l;Jn,, 6nd lie Nj.
49, s ,,a Ma ~ roDa - Iat sar,. 80 80
49, - Ma - ,at = 800 - sFha ~.
he;na = nnnahar - axeaI IN yo;.as - a.
80 NO rr.,t torsathor - tha us;dIla ~
r. I'm ~ 49,, 9 sa.a.oI anas,a,,s -
wss mnsonalIsd for The 'sweatnsss of The
sounds h. INV nnns;o I avsr haard
Aga;n ~. NADIA cho;ca of ons ~ that
man9 channeIa leading out, Of this room. :.
and oinSa;,n 80 heJ 10 est dovn an on.
Enses and hands wbsch Commandment
easy nos;.;on was soon srcb "naed q. ~,
n,oya In era,st,;n.T None of h1;og stretchaa.
ont in Ie5oI by he channal ..'orowina
smaiI hy asyr.,,s and heant;fnilv lsss ;" h
yomn conld heva onIy sasn ma and haard
M ;nvnlnnt.ry ernnts and arnmhl;na az
We nudged our wav alon9 Won werid
have lau1hed 8; vou were q nreaeher-
Bui ON we nudG.d inch nv ;nch t;lI va
found another, room. Hare NE confess 90
all fel, l;ttle ,,ec,,l;or- Tor an eya,, s;do,
of ms hnny Ln1rs ,ocLs that saanaad ,a ~.
nj tho sliHSIos7 ;ar ~ ,,,nohIa do,sn ',,Tss,
us W. were ss s,;II 90 n,ioe sn.aI;os.
onIv IN vh;snars Tha ~oof ot'.h;S 49,
was some al fac, b;sh from, .he ..aie. "V of
| Il hnno yocks vs;ab;n1 M, Iess ,han on
tons n ons cor1ar % Tonnd a snr Sa ~ ~
ice>cold water nure ma crvstal 9Th wb;oh,
we slaked our thirst. This room Il 100 &
feet from the mouth. BEARING Was. We
examined several other s;m7lar rooms r.
a 'stimilqr ,Oav. when in a simila, manner-
we commenced To ye,nutl0s lowards dav.
llipbt. which, we reached 9bont & o'oloeI
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