Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-06-25
a STRANGE STORY
Discovery Of d sassra in tha Pail
saiss, near Nea fetk.

The Metropolitan IeeeorI has q cor
respondent Who Wits % THAI j0igE~
al ~ SAY
I am sne dissoverer OF an immense
cavern La tlas p.AllS1Sles ot IIla Iiad-
son. IulIy o.ae Tni4e in leng h, a,lA as
least hal u Ia lIe wide, Win q va2Ittft
+ al, hIgasr than tllast OF Irlnity
Laarch, saDp0s 10 BY lnnumerabls
p.aars, waicsa mus have been ereesed
ay lie aand oh ial<l many ceaEar.e5
siasa, anl iurnsslea with IaaaiAesst-
pae SIDE ra.ssssss, saIlLecaAsn 3ers aaa
long Winding pass 2ea o. the most
wonderful COILS rlle@ioT.
lSQlaa 0E what have evidently bsen
aItaxs, erected thousands ol years
ago, are abundant, together WltA Eile
iIIoaidegiag bOneS OF peangs aI elof-
In0us sss1Lue, aS belonging 10 fAee
Oh gaanIS that formerly inhabited Tie
aATsn. 1ae foors OF glis remarkable
cavern are us smooth and hard as
graatlte, though cusc.ed deep Win
le dust ol selEaEsss. Hese AID
1 sT0 u lower Qeep Is dis srIlil-e
.41oagh the al pcTsa4a.ns gtofllIi,
,glGa spacious s.olle s.elis leading
lAesc10. ArJm tIes9 mysterious
a.ayasles the sound OF Tasslllig waIeE=
Aals upon tie cir, VITA ognex rsVer-
4rsALIalis 0a a strange ulaeAr my cdi4E~
4eter. The cavern, IL - manifest,
ii not liz q the AensAeky esixe, q IreaK
OF nature, 4ias as -r.ssaaly e0ljeci1red,
the Hork oI nlan Ia some early period
oi tie warsd's history. Gahalistic
sslgus cover che base % some oi the
psllars, while figures bearing . cloae
resemblance 10 spsllsXea, death 5
ngaets anI inanmIs5, Is IL OF Egyp-
tan IgSlga, 4aora various pQrl4osJS
vi che Walls ana To8f. It is certainly
passing s.fange shat Gse existence Oh
Lalls Eea1l.Gz r1ssilte :as.l kGETAiaksan palace
t4uE IL r-cliy t.gssss.ses Inc ilsiilleI
s.luald have so long refns4luea ! Esro-
sOaad mystery, Iying Al II does S.saase
~ sIs5 IGls1ss p03slt0%i5 e4ty ~ AIisfl-
"a. lt5 CLASSY fooI, even no@, Goa
Statutes LAG lstsus4se pls,y ground gs
tlaoaoals1s o. uasaals seestIig s-ilcos
clllIasea, sS Weli as go iayorItc re-
sslrs Oh Illnamerabte picnic parties asI
sullLlsr alterations. 1ss ka4Gu5 os alS~
c3Terg by lngseh WAS iss Lo.io~'s !:
w wandering saI0.lg the Ealislde RI Iges
uaae "A 10 Elss0sl lsts1 =LlaiaeT. LoE r2tx@-
11aOa aaad study, So down 10 Fe7i
III yseI ua1er ta4e sla~dQW u tTc3.--
a4aule.AIateiy atlefAsaii1 q coupe %
rsGtJ5Aes lisaE I'D pass sIi@s and Laae eli-
uaAsar 70 e<lilsago llIeIn nE5aslig me
IA u sll4li c. evIG@ ia sile alla, paf slliiy
,so.5>s<s4A.ss1 ~ - stump "a s.lsaaees5 ;
1nuo sli4s axG s4ca Aiis all4ln1.s 4~Tk~a,
.aau EIsa-4ls up siae 5llr sl.4ksEs III uEussa
90 S4ls-0Ags i4tGl11, JsaAsa - M s1E-
p1ls1 oal ,A4sc lst.s.liss IA opening spa
Gao A H.. ia - sss1asa4s ID s2@ eli -r4sltG.
j. i AslaR j D54ly. u scs44aag ~ LISA
a. agss grei gsGr Ias, asaa asis1.sksd
a2ossald W sss u ANY psEa,Jn N'aS tasstaI
ssi lis&p il4s eAaIEA4.4- kA4e p4slc@; 1kat
uos i sg4l4 u slse t2IIle Sssls ~ SalIalItss
sAas%aals,As aid 81, ajax, rcS0 fesisis
M sa.4- 90saSgas4on = uLs.e, fs'
ss.saa ~ tooA ln-Ilos, however,
w.lAaoat sums 5Sr.osls IIa.Sss vaIlss tsa -
-lsa ssoAaau4e pgSSAsiase y. ss1nlS a.iss1
al4at1alslaa tlaAg iiiagfls dopslSe isle "
aay sls.4e. GssAsA.asAlig lIlsls ssElsl ! !
| courage, Ia ] xs4ls, a4lsl 70 Llly SILL
px4a9 ass.ugeKe1 galas Llle tursiEer i
sseas tsae Wslleg grsN .Iisc alseriuIe.
Ny courage, however, had Leea Sc
.vessiy G~la.el, aud afber ln-AlSaIag SIN
| osks4sE gslL4nla5 as tiaa a4aE@kneSa assu
| ssgse aslRlSp Splere would perlllt, 1
gsoped uaEA 10 the light OF day, anu
carefully elosed up tale entrances 70
Lac pisagg, mentally resolving ~ 10
gslrl next day TO pursue my exps0ra"
tiolas. Aly airst Impulse Was lsa eolla-
uaGlsicase tfe res % s1T1Ig y f5aasssssa -
wh0la / could consisie; but slle reilec-
| ti0sl that tho eage might contain hid
/ daa treasure, WHICH. In that case,
| would hsage 10 be divided, persuaded
iaa thai IL we're lsesE 10 l<esp the dir
e0yegy private. The next day VIA
atornav, and did not 20, bat. pro-
ylding lsaysaag with q tlslxk laTtern,
0la tbs IosloWing morning, sessesvcsl
/ my EesaaFca, with what result excl
siaag 1ny sggaasleg saad an y q
ary already iTsi0rinesl From asaas
/ day te this my explorations have
been on sAa asega@s tsaazaa i week uia.
less islEarsulEled ~ Ill health. Livery
s.1tgeekiing visit raveals sslanetillE1s
| neM. aud the Igaarysas of to-day an
unite thrown ias0 tlia slaakle Ay tls
i Nnk fn0rc sssaEsllng dI1cn nperles Wllich
4 hrasak psi lie eya nxtd szay t<1ss11orxow
Il ii re1axarkab3e circumstances which ]
j have lurxpfkou to mole ii, thai kllH at
/ nsnsphefa iii fhs body 0f The esaSerf
/ u perfeet1p aalgas though hays no
he6n able q 4ls.aser Azsy oxlsieI q