The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-01-08
Lost in an AtaDn ma Cave.

An army correspondent writing from
CAY" Spring, Ala. gives the following Incl
dent of an adventure In cave near that
place
Half way M the mountain is the entrance
| to hat Is term ID the "Saltpc're Cave. -
We have worked it since the BEGINNING Of
| the war. and the material. it is said. besides
being plenty. IL peculiarly valuable. In
cited by the stories concerning til. cave.
l repaired, with - small company and IL
piece of candle. to the big thing under tin.
ground. Half bent over. we eniercd lt,e
cave, u strong currrat Of coS chsly air
almost eNtingnishing oar lights. l,e pas
sage way ia exceedingly narrow aUG al
some points ii WAS only after til" great. {
cNrrtirn that We succeeded ia -".i.ig
Through. HundreisUi DIRK H. IS ~ ru,a
The nam passage. following wn.yl ..fal "E-
pio:!nE the pr ncipd ci.t'mh'.. - B.. ...Er-t
line with h, WHY We wrl" m in- along
We lett the main pass Sc AMI crawi.d nn
our hama AMI Knees - distance .! lw"UJY
or thirty feet ro-r in a >pAciDn, chamber.
hung with us!piirg ,alacti,cs and quantity
cared appar"D..y by mas;te. artists.
i"! ~ ap;r,t of nIvrninr. and an in
-Atlahic curiosity. We travelled ON from
IN ,mhcr 10 chamber. climbing huge rock
20 higher a,-i.s. descending hedges. draw
IN. a al s.o'pins i, intervals. nniii sheer
exhaustion dictated "a halt. farming III
caves mouth ". iravcrscl path after path.
rr.pt through narrow a--ures. and passed
through lofty chambers that echoed aud Ir
echoed uur h"siy ioo:Steps, null a lil!lit
appeared. The sound OF a voice r..tchc.
u., ana III \ small aperture. having cvil.,.n;
~ been wandering about for hout- in the
labytInthian passages, W. discovered ~ ne
gro, unable 10 effect an exit. Ills frIgh.ru
ID features had their effect npon H., aud
W. h gan seriously To- discuss whether W..
knew the way from the cave.
Apprehension Inick"n"I "ur steps. AMI.
hUrryiny forward. we entered what seemed
familiar apartment. that offered sat.
egrcss To the main passage. To our sur
prise" there was bat one way of exit and
hat by the wny we entered. 1t was "vi
dent we We're lost. Another hour passed
ia iru.'ic.s effort 10 cNtiicatc uufsri,c-.--
Hope had almost expired, and hIg" drop
OF sweat ouzrd from oar excited furrh.ai-
Our cani'es were almost gone. No foot
steps 'u!i be heard whrr. We wcrc.-
Night WIS coming On. Headquarters would
doubtless be removed before dawn on the
next day. and night in tlii- dismal cavern
with prospect OF being left 10 sarv..
seemed Inevitable.
We lad been separated from the main
party. ana here we stood. fear rrluxcd.
gaping =, though the air grew hotter every
minute, every sens. Of hearing .aIpuych TO
IL fullest capacity. IN. negro wis speech
less IL stood A. firm the lofty mass OF
rock III = lint a. up. Ii. MAS slightly bent
forward. MS eyes vide open. and his lips
agupc. 3. perfect sable Hamlet listening for
voices from The spirit world. His appear
aucc Was iudicrnus. bat | had no DISPOSE
ton 10 laugh. Ny muscles were Relaxed
grew pale; my cloth, were saturated
with l,"rspirat!un.
We stood silc4t Il, n" tomb drinking in
ever! -nl.nd with liz aru."h,-> ~ rvIc"p
zion k""yyn only to Iurn iaH gcr"n.ly cir
rn-.aue,d could count lhr heart p',.--
u'ioGs of my r".urtI'.-. AMI every breath
seemed quick 4 = lJborcd. : .G.IguIy t,tr
negro S.4T!c. : ii n' ,.lu-Ht he suun. al
=, iuu,-t"p. W. tUrnyI ;awal,is him ~ iI-
rNci,.uI !. "t.oliN. uTt-.a. i.rstr Crm.--
H. started IN lHc direction # to. sound
and "" followed him 1" :. lofty chamber. AZ
,rA-t ono hundred i.-ri d %. troUh one
"Af-mi'E of .ais copN,.".G, Apartment yr
discovered FAINT LIi!m;nr.r OF ug-u 81 the
tho. "Nl'cn'!s. aud sNrE. -uui -Ev,.."I ny
-aund~ oi voices. | ir.i the cave cured ui
G.y adventurous rr"ClIvIli,.>. and declaring,
INA Nur.d not soon be- c.,ush, uUI...
Sr"uni. nlS" AaI Voluntarily. ".lI.Ut =.
guide.