Litchfield enquirer., 1868-11-19
PILGRIMAGE TO THE SALISBURY
 CAVE

Some of our readers will perhaps recollect the party that came through this place, some few weeks since, in charge of Rev. A. N. Lewis, Principal of large select school in Woodbury. The expedition staid here oyer Sunday, MT. Lewis preaching at the Episcopal Church. We clip the following account of the excursion from the Water bury Daily American :- t#..
 The fame of the subterranean discovery recently made upon the 'Miles Farm reached at last, the valley of the Pompe raug. Desirous of seeing with his own eyes the wonderful chambers and winding passages of this labyrinth of Nature, the writer hereof, made up party of foa'teen and having set his house in order, and pro- cured Travellers ''Life Insurance Policy for the benefit of his widow and orphan children lin case he should not return, not without misgivings of disaster, he set forth upon the journey. s... f- ..., ....
 The party aforesad consisted of fourteen persons and five horses. One of these was the Director of the expedition. another was Superintendent of Transportation, and a third filled the highly responsible and ar duous position of Chief of Subsistence Should any be at loss to distinguish the duties of the two latter personages, I vii add that the second drove and the third cooked) Two of the animals were saddle horses, two were hitched to the baggage wagon, and the other drew the carriage o the Director. Two of the passengers rode the saddle horses, three or four rode in the wagon with the driver and cook, and the remainder pedeShianized. At the end ot 4yo i1oe pb IoI ding walked, and uice versd.
 The start was made on Saturday, Oct. 15 at about 10 A. M. The baggage wagon was laden ''gunwale deep" with carpe bags, cooking utensils. provisions &c.,, ane despite Threatening skies and a cold win( sE from the north, all set out with high hope. and spirits. Lest there should be an, misunderstanding upon the final word O. the last sentence, let it be stated that only half-pint bottle of t.Spiritus vini Gal hci" was taken, in case of ''sickness'0.
 s Passing through Hotchkissville, Weekee peemee, and Bethlehem, we came to Nor ris; where we encamped for dinner in the quadrangl gle formed by the Church Sheds Our portable furnace was soon glowing with a charcoal fire, and glorious dinner of beef f-steak, fried potatoes, &c. etc., was smoking upon an extempore table, impro vized from lumber wagon found under one of the sheds. There being no tayerr in the village, *le Mesrs Smedley kindl, stabled and fed the horses, for which th thanks of the pilgrims are hereby present ed. .1.I,... @ '5.s .l.,.S .s.'...r ..vt'r. -d From Camp. Morris we ''enteuthen exc launied five parasangs" (as Xenophol would say) to Litchfeld, where we encamp ed at the Mansion House with ''mine host
 Crossman land 'he is host,a both corpo really, and as a landlord.) Commend me t, a fat, jolly Boniface, for hospitality an, good cheer. Were about to "retire, ,'"t, pass the rest of life in ease and comfort and wished to find spot where the great est amount of these desiderata could be ob tained, would take up my sojourn at tn we luxuriated till Monday morning. Her again" with one of the surviving Knight of the stSoo. IMpnR. !" otherwise known a the 70. K T." Should this reach the ey of any of the knights of this ancient m redoubtable Order, wheresoever dispersed they are informed that an annual reunio is under consideration, to be held at tn Mansion House sometime between Decem Q Der and January. Any who feels intereste
 in the matter are requested to communi cate with the Secretary. Address, s'See of O.X.I. Litchfield Conn.," (beore Dec. 1S68.) ! TTatAl'
 We left Camp Ltchfeid" Monday mol nlng, Oct. II, and passed through Goshe
 to Huntsville, where we encamped at tn Furnace" for dinner We cooked an
 ate under one of the large ore-sheds. whic
 sheltered us from the cold, rain now fallin The shower was over soon after dime, and we set out upon the last staoa of or journey. Passing through Falls yillaos we stopped awhile to view the beanf;f, cataract, where the Housatonic leans tb rocky barrier, which would fain obstrn, its 4 March to the Sea-" At the Am, Works two, huge cannon, guarded lil ''warders grin" the silence and inactivil which peryades this once busy workshop Vulcan. .f,4 s.c =
 The Cave is about four and a half mil
 from Falls Village, in the town of Salisb
 ry, upon what is known as the .Mil
 Farm" We reached the spot a little aft dark, and encamped for the night in u