The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-08-14
ETanasaotI, Save in Missouri.

EAaAnilOtG SelNc IL. 1-:S2e tt-i'
a great natural curiosity has lately
been discovered in Missouri, which bids
fair TO rival the great Kcn.ucl,y cave.
Thu Gollowirs description OF it is sivenin
tic Jefferson City Examiner:
The cave is in P!4cip5 county. one ard
three quarters of = mile from the Gaseo-
made river. on a creek called Cave Spring
creek iii township aS. section y: range 8,
west. We went into the cave, guided by
Mr.. r. II. Prcwett, young man about
twenty-five years old, who WAS born and
raised about quarter o mile from this
place. iii front oi tie entrance was a
small stone house. which IKE old settlers
thought was bulls b.. The Indians but now
in ruins. The cli!sncc goes stl.:i:gllt i'll
the roc!, on level with a surrounding
surlacc rock, is about one hundred feet
wide, and in the ce;.trc, about twenty
five feet high. archc1.
Alcssrs. i'ricdc and PrcNoit entered the
cave io.' nearv four hundred feet, where
il narrows to ahout twenty-five wide hy
five feet hi4li an,! presents The appearance
OF an ante chamber; llum there thc,'
passed Into large chaabor about one
hundred feet in height, where he three
galleries branch oG--thcy then i.a-<cdnio
the left gallery: which a..y~i.,s nearly
twenty feet on . bed Of saI.p.lre. rhis
gallery is called tA.4. sgg7elEii16er. and is
about 500 !Svr'i1 length; tho height Va
ries troi-fGo 20 ahoa. So Fec. The cell
ng and@ilcs arc composed Of solid rock.
Near the end i; y large round chamber,
which Mr.. Prcwctl calls the Ballroom.
Attar exploring .he charl'er, they re-
traced tl2iis Steps, and passed ii the right
bluncI.-6r ioril--of tho cave. where they
ascend Il i.ise C &&12at twal,.e feet, and!
entered another gallery. the cn.i e. ..li0T
is not known They. however, explored
il about three quarter; OF mile. llr.
Picyatt states that lac has been in this
gallery over two miles. and did not then
get 10 tI.e end Of IL In this GALLERY the
dropping OF water has rofinci stalacttcs
of the ilost b,autiijui cci!""l,iio:i-Sla;,ies
of mcn AID animals. anti larA.c columns.
Supporting lhc most bcauiiiu! arches.
from. tie cciln@. which is from fifty 10
olle hundred! feet high. which forms .cvc-
"a. chambers or various sizes. The cell
inc is decorated with diil,rcnt groups oi
spar forming = variety Of figures. which
represent :lic inside Of d cat'''.:i;ii. The
..izc Of soac Of iiiese ci'nl"ls is a!out
forty feet wide is one auidred fact high.
and iopI. Ike rooms IN so,nc o.! f;'u'iai
castle.
They werc ali-.i,! their lights wos''l
give out. therefore rctlr:c>'I ih-ir Steps 70
tAc main cl,amher. from Which they rs
ecaGed TO the ni'iiIe galicry. where a
iarrc alream oi' clear water i~sIes from
ihc interior Of tl,c cave. and hasa 4 fail oi
a!,,u; six f;c,. and fall. in several large
round i,a-in~ The water has Il pleasant
t..~t,. ana flows all ,I.r yy'.i' :oHl'l. wiih-
out Variation, III sufficient yoiHn" 10 drive
mill Thcy asccndc'i the &ali"'irs: and
r,n.A themselves in scvrtnl beautiful
chambers Ieaiing from ore 10 thc c'!'e%
In whli. howcrcr. ti.,y di.I moi penc-
rate 10 mnrr tllai' Gj9 ltot 'lhes'' i' .
s,forg daft of air ~vt..n:.. i: isoii The en-
,ranco; insii, OF the cave the a.most'erc
w.. m;i,. The yIiaabcrs are Ill Of unll-
,l:,i hri.:l.t and extent. They went in at
orc O'Clock ;:a'l cmcrsel troia tie cavc
al liali-past i!lrce.
Seaziailjty.