The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-10
Thirty miles
Another sianiiu":i. Gave ~rancar,
Hcncath the Earss,-.-h s':"s~ Rc.-
rsiycr---S.,c Hundred Acres 81 s'>-
Wonderful Waterfalls.
49,. ,h, ,.,,.,c civ INIissOuri) Times.


FROM the Kansas City tMissouril lines.
Burning the latter part of the war cave
WI, discovered near Pincyill", Mcdonald
county. No, bat the times were SO unsettled
that hryonl a careless, supcrilclal cNllnlna-
tiou NJ, The more accessible portion OF 1t no
general explorations have As yet been made.
Mr.. c. G. Carpenter, a gentleman residing
III pjncyillc, in company with o1sr or TWO OF
his friends, gives the following rs I've result
of an cypcdition made last week Ill search OF
the wonderful:
The location of this new subtcrlHnc.m
wonder is sixteen miles southeast OF Pine
willie, Mcdonald county; the entrance Is on
Sur,r creek, in Il l1lvine bearing the SuggeS-
tiy, title of :. Bar Uollar" You make your
entrance into the bowels Of the rtithroligh
4 volcanic assure seven feet vice by twenty
feet in length, YOU soon lose sight oil daylight,
and find yourself in long entrance llltl itliII
one hundred yards in length, winch terlni-
mates in the bat room. so named by the eN-
plorcrS from the thousands OF bats lAat
twarlncd within its Gark and hidden reccSses;
they flew about in swallnS, making terrible
noise in the arched roof above lhE room
has three sides, each with IN aperture open
iny into smaller cayerns or side rooms The
dimensions of the room were taken 10y Mr..
CARPENTER, and found to be % 10y 40 feet,
the ceiling about twenty feet from the floor.
Passing from this room, walk ol
about four hundred yards, through spa
ciouls hall, and we find ourselves i'll Barnuln's
Museum, so called from the number oi
strangely shaped stalactitcS found there. This
room is in the shape Of Il horseshoe. Nature
most certainly intended this room Tor Il
church. since the roof is arched Ill purely
Gothic stvle, with dome and columns, and, To
finish OIL and make it complete, Il pulpit neal
the centre. The walls of this magnllcen'
cavern are one hundred feet high, but one OF
the most remarkable features about 1t Is !;
fountain of pure water four feet III diameter
Turning northward, we lind room slNt!
feet wide, and filled almost full OF gllsten
ing formation of staactiteS, which hang IL
curiously-lorned pendants 1rom tue ROOF; IL
the south of this is 4 room which should b'
named the bottomless pit, since it apparently
has neither bottom, sides, nor roof. The
darkness within this place is appal
ling. Turning to the east the part,
walked a distance Of about II quarter of ;
mile when they came to q flight Of natural
steps, forty or fifty in number, terminating IL
wide platform which formed the entrance
to u mammoth halt supported by CornthiaI
pillars of various thickucSscs and endless il
number, all white as snow, and gllstcnlng 4
though studded with million OF diamonds
This hall is probably two hundred feet il
width, and communicates with a number O
passages leading off III vaaious directions
none of which have been explored. Pro
ceeding on their way, the explorers found
river of running water, coming no one know
from where. 1t is about fifty feet wide ant
three feet deep. The party followed its courS
down stream to the falls, where the waite
goes roaring over Il precipice into the dark
ness below. The party retraced their step
to the mammoth hall, crossed the river, an
proceeded on their way. They passed room
after room of endless shapes and full ofnatu
raj ctlriosities.
Miles Of caycrns were passed through, eacl
having outlets in others, and all dark, but al
full of beauty when lighted up with torche
or lamps. A lake of pure water was Sool
reached, which was at first supposed to be
river. Here rude boat OF dug-out hat
been brought by fugitive during the lat
war. He had explored the lake during tn
war and went northward until he though
he was coming TO 4 waterfall, when he re
turned.
Further explorations on the lake deyel
oped tie fact TINT the noise was made by
huge waterfall, where the water came pourin!
in from above. The water falls distance o
sixty feet. This lake is circular In shape, ant
has no visible outlet for water. 1t is abou
one hundred acres In extent. There Werl
eight or ten dark passages found upon thu
banks of tie lake leading in all directions
but the guide accompanying the exploring