The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

! ~ uhu hht DhTklt3 thtu''''Not Wv eiA
cave explorers (all but Dunning, Pace,
Gilbert and Rupert, left Cairo very early
Tuesday morning, go carly tina. one of
the n al least saw tho sun tise for tho fret |
time iu--say ten wears
has always been ny luck t. be just !
fua late, or to makea tuu iof tho train. |
went to bel FOIL Of tho resolution TO
h, on tlmo onco iut for change,
an to enjoy snew sensation, and tho
result was two long hours of waiting
ut the Depot for the train and tho balance
Of the party. Cans say that tho new
sensation was very enjoyable.
All things have M end and these two
hours did-at last. Wo weighed anchor,
and sailod east, as tho song says: 1--WE
called and sailed and sailod,' oyor the
Cairo and Vincennos railroad until we
landed at Harrisburg In Saline county.
AT MOUND CRY,
tho train gave us 1ftoen minutes to
breakfast with Mes. Stod1ari at tho Stokes
house, a breakfast male up Of tho best
coffee VIC ever drank at hotel, tender
steak broilel TO a turn, iced tea, iced milk,
fresh butter, ham ard eggs and berries nd
libitum, all for fifty conts which, Mira.
s.. casually remarked, when yolr repre-.
sentative rendered her the currency
We could keep, as she "nover
charged poor devil of a newspaper
man anything" Our whole party tried to
show her the ruinous rosu, of such a
policy by naming over n list of editor.
who would no. only stop to an occasional
mosl but would como and stay. 1t was
wasted time. She, like Grant, 1. "set IN
hor ways" and insists that "any man poor
enough che did not say mean enough
"tc be connected with newspaper should
no. pay anything in her house"
FROM MOUND CITY
tho train passes througha country that i:
slowly developing into some of tho finest
farms in Southern Illinois. A. presou.
the traveller Is greeted with monot-
onus stretches Of low country and
| doep woods until Tunnel bill
Is reached hflor tho tunnel com,
rocks, and hills, sni miniature mountains
| diversified with valleys, farm houses
folds of tA4suIling corn, orchards and fine
scenery that makes a few hours ride not n
all tiresome.
We arrived
ATHAGRGsBURG
at o'clock, and were met at the tram b.
Major Pickett, who cordially welcome
US We must acknowledge, however, tina
we observed a tinge ot disappointmont
on the majors expressive face. wtoG Ii
N"' f'''y H"i not Consist o, Ian
Ears dozen, more than half OF theL
ladies
That thing was all so. right whom W
explained to him that, in Soptem Dor,
largo party would como up and W. onul
promise but ~ tho major is Marie
man, perhaps ! had bot say no.hin,
about II,
AT Harrisburg We wero joinel By oil
experienced cave explorers; N sjor Picket
and Captain Connover, Of the Chronicle
Capt. Po!ts, Capt Forgy, Mr.. Dan Raum
a fearless young gentleman, who was u
much at home under the mountain A
when his feet were on their native heath
and MIR. Brown, q desccndent OF ,ht
shepherd Kings.
After providing ourselves with baskets
in which to carry specimsns, and will
rsticns sufficient to feed regiment arm ed
with minors lamps, candles and lanterns
and seated in buggios, We started IN pro.
cession to the cave, eigh. miles southeasl
OF Harrisburg
| Our ROAD
lay across tho fine farming lands Of tho
! Saline river bottoms and down tho valley
around the base Of tho mountain.
THE CORS
10 this county looks well. Taking the
farms that we passed and tho fslds of
grain, corn in silk, and wheat in stacks,
AZ sample of the rest Of the country,
We are certain il Joseph brethren should
come "into Egypt 10 buy corn" they
could 10 more than satisfied. Many OF
tho wheat fields on the road, judging from
the stubble and tho size OF ricks would
yield 80 to 40 bushel. to tho acre, and
We never saw promise of better crop
Of corn. There was o,ca,onsl evidence Of
the work of the chia.l bug, but It's power
for mischief Ia al an end for this season.
We arrived at tho
MISERAL sPkISGs,
a. tho foot Of tho mountain below the
caye-at noon, and under a tree, and the
exhi!eralIng influence of a light drizzling
rain, we spread our newspapers aud pro-
co dod to enjoy u said businesS-likc picnic. |
TINS little matter disposed OF, we took up
mo line OF march, in single die, up the
iide, through the ttunted growth
OF timber tha. covers it, ovor rocks and
rough and rugged places, around im
incnse bouldcrs n hot and tsilsems Jour
ney, coward aud upward through folds
81 fern, whoro tho timid in Imagination
100
nrrpeni' slide from out the gras-
lh't gre" IA tuits Uy shattered stone :"
Ia6orious walk that took all "the TO-
nance out OF the outside and the starch ,
nut Of tho stiios. Of thu pilgrims. At
no end OF three quarters Of mile the
Elective point of the journey, our Mecca,
no