The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-07-26

tending from the ceiling to the floor.
The Pass of El Ghor resembles Sill.
mans Avenue, but the cliffs composing
the walls present a more wild aud rugged
appearance It is about two miles IN
length. There are several objects possess.
sing more or less interest, but have only
spass to give their names: /. The Hang
ing Rocks. 2. The Fly Chamber. 3.
Table Rock. 4. The Crown. 5. Booue's
Avenue, Qeadi1g off to the left). g.
Coninna's Dome. 7. The Black Hole of
CalcGttd s. Stella's Dome, (two hun
drod aud fifty feet in height.) 8. The
Chimes, depending rocks which emit a
musical sound when struck.) 10. VOL
lington's Gallery. IL. Hebe's Spring.
We are to add that half mile beyond
flebe's Spriag the Pass of Ell Ghor com.
municates with a body of water, called
the Mystic River, the extent of which is
unknown.
Martha's Vineyard is elevated twenty
feet above the Pass of FL Ghor, and is
reached by ascending very steep ladder,
near Hebo's Spring.
The walls and ceiling of NIsrtha's Vine
yard ore studded with stalacti, nuiules of
carbonate of lime, which ara colored with
the block oxide of iron, which in size and
appearance resemble grapes A stalaette
three inches in diameter, and extending
from tho floor to the ceiling, is termed the
Grape Vine.
Elinio Avenue, which leads to point
directly over Martins Vineyard, called
the Holy Sepulohre, possesses but little
interest, with the exception Of very good
collection Of stalsotitos.
We next reached the iong-lookod for
Washington Hall, the place Of dining
Ii is stated that parties generally reach
this Hall between twelve and one O clock;
our party did not arrive there until after
two. The Hall is sixty feet wide, twenty
high, and one hundred in length, and is
a very suitable place and point for Il
diniDgroom, spring of good water being
near by. Cans of oil are kept here for
repIeuishing tho lamps.
After rofreshmeut aud rest, we next
enter The SNOWFALL Room. The ceiling
is studded with white nodules OF cypsom,
which vary from two to four inches in d.
ametor, closely resembling the flower
known as the SNOWFALL
Next in advance is Cleveland 5 Cabinet,
which is mile and three.qunItors long,
sixty feet wide, and from ten to twenty
feet in height. This is the most beaui.
, full part Of the Cave, and the visitor, upon
reaching it, feels well repaid for the fa.
+ tigue he may have experienced on the
journey.
The walls and ceiling of this avenue are
literally lined with alabaster flowers Of
, every conceivable variety and indescriba-
bic beauty.
The objects of interest in this avenue
occur as follows
|. Mary's Bower is ifteen feet in heigh
and forty IN length, the walls aud ceiling
of which are covered with rosettes of gyp
SUN.
2. Tho Cross consists of two crevces III
the ceiling, which intersect each other at
right angles, and which ara lined with
flowers Of the plaster of Paris 1t Is
about eight feet in length.
3. Tho Mummary ceiling is formed Of
nipple shaped projections Of gypsum.
4. The Last Rose of Summer is about
eight inches in diameter, and is Of snowy
whitcness. 1t rests against the ceiling
in tho centre of the avenue. This is {
most perfect and beautiful representation
oil a mammoth rose.
r 5. Tho Dining Table is fifteen fee
wide and thirty long. 1t consists Of ,
J fat rock that has been detached from thu
ceiling.
) 6. Bacchus' Glory is a small alcove tc
tho left Of the Dining Table, lined will
nodules of gypsum, which in size ant
5 form resemble grapes.
Z. ST. Cecilia's Grotto is remarkable 70
, the size Of the stucoo flowers found il
it.
, 8. Diamond Grotto is lined with crys
tals of selenite, which, when IA light j
waved to and fro in front of them, spa,
| kIe like the gem after which the grotto i
named.
: 8. Charlottes Grotto is the terminus o
: Clevelands Cabinet The walls are GOV
D ere" VIII" uoTou5 gypsum.
Proceeding We reach the Rocky Noun
tain, an elevation of one hundred teet i
g height, formed entirely of rocks that bav
fallen from above.
e On tho far side of the Rocky Mountain
0 is gorge seventy feot deep aud one bur
dred wide, termed the Dismal Hollow.
h The Cave, at the mountain, divides int
o three branches. That TO the right lead
to Sandstone Dome. The branch to tn
left communicates with Groghan's Hal
y and the central one is termed Frankli
: Avenue, and extends from Dismal Hollo,
} to Serenn's Arbor.
J., Groghau's Hall, which constitutes tn
!. end of the Long Route, is about sevent
feet wide and twenty high.
: Here is to be seen tho Maelstron, wbio
q is pit ono hundred and seventy five fec
:. deep and twenty wide. Several year
h ago young Prentice. o son of the vetera
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