New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-18

b,.pchcs mo two S:snd a7srIes-yns esd.r- sui
vs.d three miles, ard .er n.na-rs u Hovey's PJrr-
me other borthws-d four miles, and clos.ng VII
'Buter's Point Thus the en'ire length Of the
cave, from Point & Point, precisely seven n.ss
Bat, in. ludDg the various avenues, he 6.scoyesel
uoy.ion amounts to twenty Lie: Taese d.s.G. =.
and all the others shall men::on, a-e ne yesu: i
sciua, measurement.
L..ying The southern b. lacl, We pr,,seiei in a
ro,.reas, direction over Hill Difficulty, 70 ~,
rno., sublime apartment in all his Temple of silence
viz. "Tbe Grapd Dome and No .ument MuGutG.u.1
This dome bas hardy its superior for aad besuy
in the world. Standing OIL tue summit OF tac noun
tain. winch IS 10 feet high We loked upward. bit
the TOP was vailed IN black ID An,ssi ge IS; ogr
ola,ce a-ound D. and the same unlumlcd nigl.. l.y
beyord the DIM light Of our lamps. II was OILY ATE,
w. had i.Lited our FIRE works that could see flr
above ,rs the bending arch Of THE majestic temple
ri;n, IS t.et from the bsse of the mountain while
arourd us extended circular wall 1000 feet in cir
cum,erepce. Within this rotunia the anc,eu. Pan
taeon might be placed or sam. Pauls OF ndon End
ample room. The dome is closed q: the top by
smooth, eDiptical slab beautifully frnged by 5g0ad
lea. Ike curling stalscttes, besing close rcsem
bl,pce 10 the oinacnental fLi.se Of the a,sn hus.
The summit Of the mountain is a gigantic itslsy-
mite 90 feet in circumference rising in three points
respectively Fix, five, and tbre feet high. These,
wi en- vie Cd RON the mountans oese. have tie ap
pearanee of three persOns clad in pure white Hence
tic II ,u.e MonDmen. Mount.
Al The flither end Of the Grand Dome Is q NOS: d.
lei Il. sprug Berc ere lef. our b,ske; Of p. .)vsons,
designn to tske cyenin. icpast beside these pure
wa,e,s as we should return from ramoles.
II is otter repeated that il ia but sep from the
sublime TO the ridiculous. Thus il was here but a
step from the " Dome TO the "Auger Hole Tbs
last is narrow cylndrica, passage Dat twenty nches
in diameter Woe to the corpulent man WHO enters
therein! Many a visitor has been compelled 70 make
this the end of Lis journey. Klud Nature, however,
had been merctul TO the members Of our party; AMI
we all passed s.trly through, the iii;ul;ies OF tie
way ner, ly furnishing us food for mernment. We
prseep.ly entered the White Cloud Room "a 5eai-
,n hall the ceiling of which hears fanciful re.enl.
blance TO MASSIVE, snowy clouds. The Bishops
"Ro-tium lies little beyond tns, AID ) In the
shape OF pa pitching torned OF stGa5m.ie OF
pue white gypsum. The "Ccnlssn Vault is
high, aIched room, tte walls Of which appear toged
with deicate blue.
Psssirg many fine halls ard avenues, chrstencd
with soui ding rames adapted to the tastes of all
cla.s We reached the Crnwfsh Spring 80 M ned
because in j. are found very peculiar, wdte, ,ycess
crawfi-h We were so fortunate 10 secure come of
.ts curious inhabitants, which We took with u for
further examination.
Directly above this spriag 10y ,he entrance to the
Wabash avenue. This extends further north than
az, other avenue. Three OF Ia were ambitious 70
see the end Of the cave. So climbing with difficulty
to entrance, VIC passed for nearly mle in s:o,p
ing posture Beyond tbs the roof was much h'gher,
and IN quarter OF a milo the ends abruptly IN
high abd WIDE room called Builcrs Flint. We
probably stood where 10 mortal he'd stood before.
We we're d,coyereIs. The foor Of this room is COM
pos. Of very fine and .olid clay. Here We 90
toired rome beautiful accuar crystals of gypsum,
ur d some Of the suIphc'e Of magnesia, fne as the
sottest hsr: also found come brilliant rossttes OF
curved crystals Of gypsum, called by DR.. Locke o.
Cincinnati Oulophlites, or eured-leat store.
Joning TIE rest Of our party at the Crswfsh Spring,
we Icuactd way, varying it by aa occasional e1-
cuision into some winding avepue, or by passing
around some cave encirolcd island. Our path wa.
diversified BY rugged hills, rocky passes, dry beds Of
deuI ams, and by smooth plains covered thick
with nitrous earth. Strangers not unfrequentiy lose
thor way amid these varied and novel passaSes.
curious anecdo,c is told about man who was lost 10
the cave for just twenty hours. HIS Light had ex-
pred still he thought he would wind no his watch
every twenty our hours. This hc Old i've times
duDg his webdernss in the dark. lOnsthcning OUT ms
tw, nty INTO five days mus dakhcs-, so!'udc
and terror leno leaden wings TO Time.
Rc.th.esdipg tie "Auscr-uole We reached toe
beautiful spring ard GrGnd Dome Here We DIS
patched our evening meal, seated on broad slabs Of
stone Our exercse had given us keen appettes, and
We fessted as heartily as though We were above
4 Ioftn 30 c,,, ifas stfao
1t was about "A o'clock when emerged from the
cave. The sun had just passed behind the western
h,ls and the stars the quiet skies. Ii seemed
as though the Gre ciaI fable were true, and W. had
actually been visiting another, subteranesn, world.
The warm outer air, which az noon We had lcit with
srch reluctance nov seemed hot and sufocatng.
We az well as the face of Nature, appeared to have
undergone q change.
Ears IN the morning CT the following day we were
agmn at the caves mouth. prepared Tor further e1
plorSon. Having on the previous day seen most Oh
the pei esng points Of the northern bfanch, we re-
solved TO dsy Il explore the mysteries OF INA. whH1
led toward the south.
The fr-t apartment we entered wis . Tie DmoS-
Room; similar to and adjoining this was the " Draw
"ips Room These were plain, unornamented hass
OF alarsc Size regular in shape and having ceilings
fat and smooth u though finished by ples'eref
Beyond these the cave again divides and the Two
branches, having pursuea separntc courses for aee
mile, u; tie asayr-tLls elcircllny VIVA. Is caled
" TIC Continent Here We 10 4 the western braLeh,
ID, signing TO visit tae eastern a. we retufGed
Soon we er'ered Tho wyandots' Grand Cor0c4i'
Roon"-sufiicept'y ample, one would almost believe
TO hold the whole tribe. This we ilGu,insted with
Roman candles 1t is about 80 feet high and 2'o
IN oianeter. Many beautiful sta .ctie' and sia.se
mites aie here iouLd. Ascending the rough ana .9A',
some 50 Hill of Sc ebcc, We passed within 'a'iiue
snplithester called the Hall Of Re present -t'es'