Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-08


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ANOTHER MAMMOTH CAvE.-During tie
latter part OF the war, a cave was discovered
near Piueville. Mcdonald county, Missouri. but
the mes were so unsettled that beyond care
less superficial examination OF the more ac-
cessible portion of it. no general explorations
have as yet been made.
Mr.. G. e. Carpenter, gentleman residing
in Pincvie, in company with one or two OF his
friends, gives the following as the result OF an
expedition made last week in search OF the Won
derful:
The location of this new subterranean wonder
is sixteen miles southeast OF Plnevllle, Me
Donald county; the entrance is on Sugar creek,
in ravine bearing the suggestive title OF Bar
Hollar. You make your entrance into the bow
els of the earth through a volcanic hssure seven
feet wide by twenty feet in length, you soon
lose sight of daylight and find yourself in long
entrance hall fully one hundred yards in length,
which terminates 10 the bat room, SO named by
the explorers from the thousands OF bats that
swarmed within its dark and hidden recesses;
they few about in swarms, making terrible
noise in the arched roof above This room has
three sides, each with an aperture opening into
smaller caverns or side rooms. The dimensions
OF the room we're taken by Mr.. Carpenter, and
found to be 80 by l50 feet, the ceiling about
twenty feet from the floor. Passing from
this room, walk OF about 4oO yards,
through spacious hall, and we iud our
selves in Barnum>s Museum, so-called trom
the number of strangely shaped stalactites
found there. This room is in the shape Of a
horseshoe. Nature most certainly intended this
room for church, since the roof is arched IN
purely gothic style, with dome and columns.
and to finish it off aud make it complete,a pulpit
near the centre. The walls of this magnificent
cavern are one hundred feet high, but one of
the most remarkable features about it is toun-
tain of pure water four feet in diameter. Turn
ing northward, we find room sixty feet wide,
and filled almost full of a gllstenlng formation
of stalactites, which hang in curiously formed
pendants, from the roof TO the south Of this
is a room which should be named the bottom
less pit since it apparently has neither bottom,
sides or roof. The darkness within this place
is appalling Turning to the east the party
walked distance of about quarter Of mile
when they came to fig ght of natural steps,
forty or fifty in number, terminating III wide
platform which formed the entrance to Il mann
moth hall, supported by Cornthlan pillars OF
various thickness, and endless IN number, all
white as snow, and glistening as though studded
with millions of diamonds This hall is proba-
bly POO feet in width, and communicates with
a number of passages leading off In various d.
rections none of which have been explored;
Proceeding on their way, the explorers found
river of running water, coming no one knows
from where. 1t is about fifty feet wide and
three feet deep The party followed its course
down stream to the falls, where the water goes
roaring over precipice into the darkness be-
low. The party retraced their way to the mam-
moth hall, crossed the river, and proceeded on
their way They passed room after room OF
endless shapes, and full of natural curiosltes.
Miles of caverns we're passed through, each
having outlets in others, and all dark. but oil
full of beauty when lighted up with torches OF
lamps lake OF pure water was soon reached,
which was at first supposed to be river. Here
a rude boat or dug-out had been brought by a
fugitive during the late war: He had explored
the lake during the war, and went northWard
until he thought he was coming to waterfall,
when he returned
Further explorations on the lake developed
the fact that the noise was make by huge
waterfall where the water came pouring IN
from above. The water falls distance of 6O
feet The lake is circular in shape, and has no
visible outlet tor water 1t is about one hun
drcd acres in extent. There were eight or ten
dark passages found upon the banks of the
lake. leading in all directions, but the guide
accompanying the exploring party lost his
courage aud refused to go further The party
were then about eli ght or ten miles from their
starting point. They were in the cave. forty
three hours. Mr.. Carpenter says that there Is
another entrance to the cave thirty miles away,
which old tappers and hunters say leads to the
lake Mr.. G. G. Carpenter lives at Pinevlle,
Mcdonald county, aud will take pleasure ln
making further explorations with any party
who may call upon and accompany him.
kans,s City Times.
ANOTHER CLAIMANT-Thc Marshalltown
Uowa) Times says: -NIessrs. Board man and
Woodbury. will visit New York soon in the in
terest of Rev. Joel Edwards, looking after the
$50. .0OO. 900 estate, which is slocated mostly in
New York city, and was originally leased for
ninety nine years, which has just expired, by
Robert Edwards, the great grandfather OF our
friend Joel. The vast estate, equal to prlncl-
pality, falls to Joel and thirtyfour other heirs.
1t is the opinion of those acquainted with the
facts in the case that it is only question OF
time as to it's realization by the heirs. liza
compromise is effected Joel will soon have his
$3.0UOOOO.
4 NEW AND CAREFUL BRIDEGROOM in Cleve-
land kept the wedding ring in his mouth DUR
ing the fore part of the ceremony, so that he
could find it when the proper moment arrived.
He mumbled along all right until the minister
wnked at him, as hint to produce the ring;
when in his nervousness he swallowed 1t, and
there being no stomach pump on hand, ne was
stood on his head by three gentleman to rec ov-
er the golden pledge.
~ BUSHS VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
i OO and OHIO CLOVER SEED.
80 bushels Timothy Seed.
so bushels Orchard Grass Seed.