National Republican., 1877-05-01
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nesrthe Americas river. absst one nile ffsm IL
stream, and On tho old n Dorado valley tampiks
rosd. n v.s discovered In the year $50 on the
l3th day of April. BY two men working In the
sisb.stsr ifas quarry. John Harris and George
Haitsrman were quarryins limestone fron
isigs vhsn. upo. the rsaovsi Of piece Of rock, .
dark aperture vss visible. They then enlarged
the opsninx TO enable them 10 enter, . food Of
light poured In through IL and they prcceeded In
ward some fcrty.nvs feet Becoming yery dark,
thsy dared not vsns,rs further. stone vas
throvn forward which, hiiisg In the water, de-
tcrmfnsd them 10 proeune Lights before ad-
vnncing- Before returning to the opening
thsyS vsre met By william Gwynn, the
owner Of the Limo quarry, who, upon being In
fornsa Of the discovery, rent man for lights TO
enable them To prossosss the explorasieas. They
descsnded about fifteen rect gradually TO the
csntre Of the room, wAieh 10 one hundred by
thirty feet. At tho aorth end they found what
seemed to be . magnificent puipit, (Which has
since been called the Holy Of Holics.) It's con-
plstsd with the most beautiful drapsry Of coiored
siapasssr sterftss, varying from white to pink
and red. mmedi.tsiy under the pulpit there Il
. bcsutifsi lake Of water extending to IN IN
Known distance. To their sim further surprise
md srsst delight, sa arriving 1t the centre Of the
nrst room they sav an entrases to an inner cham
bsr, san more spiendh1, tvo hundred By one hun
drsd feet with the most beautiful alsbaster over
hansfnxs IN svsry possible SHAPE and FORM As
sssn - u vas made Known many Aoeksd to SEQ
ths seviy discovered wonder ffoa ell the sur
rounding country. - that within tho nrss six
days upvards Of -four hundred persons visited H.
Al thas time Mr. owynn leased the cave TO
nsssrs Smith q Haitsrmas, who Immediately
began to prspars u for the reception Of tho pabiio
BY placing . large number Of lamps at favorable
points for the filuminatioa and Inspection Of the
dinsgsns chambers. On farther explorations u
vas bund that more souvsnient entrance could
bs made, win but hstis labor, from an unimport-
ant room <ithin . fsw fest Of the road. Yoa de-
scsad some three or fsur steps to board Moor;
passing On . chamber is reached about twenty
nve fect In length By seventeen feet In width,
desk In this room with . register Inscribed
aCoral Cave Register.- TAis book was pre-.
ssntsd BY gentleman Of San Francisco who be-
lisvod that "Corai Cave would be the most sp-
proprfate name, but that Of alabastsr had been
given to the quarry By Mr.. 0uynn On account Of
the purity and whiteasss Of the limestone found,
the eavs vas BY that gentleman named the AL.
aoaster Cavc.'
The register vas opened April "a, isso, and up
to October 10 there were $3.50 names entered.
Turning 10 another room, the low shelving roof at
the lon and near the end Of the passage 10 Gov
sred with eoralliss stslactites resembling
bunches Of coarse rock moss The next entrance,
whioh has sinee been called the Dungeon OF En-.
ehantment, is very oddly shaped ItIescmbiss .
low rooted chamber about ID feet In length By
seventy fset In breadth, and ranging from four to
twenty net In height Bright corallike stalae-
tits hang down In rows and In almost svery va
rioty and color. nom milk white down to almost
blaek, with othsrs Of reddish brown. Toward
the len there 10 one Of tho most beautiful Groups
sone Of these are me pendants no larger than a
rhere wore three or four over eight feet In
lsngth, but nearly ali Of the long ones have been
ss % s K. s..
ladder and soc other examinations Of such mys-
tsrious beaaty highly to Eratiiy and repay
nIi yGs ss.i IS es.i II s etT's %s H.s,
this Is suspended heart that from rs sine might
s 70 esa'ns 2 Sns o. rsss s E..n.s .S
-Juiis's Bsvsr." Other spsrtnsnts known a.
ths picture gallery eta. might dstala the spesta-
si.scs IN many nan r r.spss:s @ to to o;lers sir.aay ds.
scribed, 10 is veil to leave them In the hope that
enough has bsen sid TO enlist an Increased atten
II II worthy visit
eEoRG . FRANCIS TEAMS rALK.
nls Msaisy sG Psrssaalitiss. AnsoAssss and
frediofions fE the Future.
tFren the New York sun.l
Mr.. George Francis Trais, amer What he
calls - nve pears silence vas announced to
spsak last evening In the Partisan Variety thea.
us. on ..rhe Forshadoving Of 0<sat Eventar y
The gallery, or family circle, was packed, bat
thsrs vsre oaly about my perssns In the lower
part Of the hoase vhsa he entsred the theatre.
rhsa ths occupants Of the gallery, uho had bssa
vhistlisg sad stamping, where invited to seats
On the main ncor, and somsthing like panic fol-
lovsd. Mr.. Train vas attirsd I'm plain black
clothes ant . whits nssktie. Ne was burdencd
With bundles Of documents, pamphlets and news
papers. Tns gas YES turned on to Its full, and
tho footlishts snnsyed him. with an imperial
gesture he directed one sf the stage hands to dis
ponse with the fsotiishts, and said to the sldi
snos, 81 am accustomed to furnish all the gas
myself" ..
Mr.. Train began BY speaking Of success, and
said that the road to success Is galvanized with
tho bsnes Of unsuccessful men II any one ex-
pscted that he Intended to bulldoas the churches,
or advsrtiss the Young Mems Christian Assoeia-
tion, that person was mistaken- tLAuEhtsr and
shouts Of f-..Go IT, aesrxe."l Mr.. Train conbed
his hair with his fingers, and continued that u
vas great thing to spsak on = week day. while
! traeted 90 many, but Il was greater thing to
talk TO large sudienee on . night when 600
introdurs hinssiL to let the audience know who
B.li.nin =. Betlsr. Who "hs. one eye uhie.
l Barnum,s At the same time"
II MI Train croAkeu PEST py fnyfng. In MS
L energetic way, that he demanded that Hayes,
/ tho usurpcr. should be driven from the white
HOUSE. FAN IN favor Of that say aye, shouted
&. q"
terrfno .No," vhereat Mr.. Train hisssd. ~ see
that the custom house is represented here" The
savings banks we're crushed
He recognized Dr. skinner In the audience, and
ressrred to the Doctors suit against the Rev.
Henry Ward Bsseher, Tor tho payment for two
| sets Of false teeth. DR.. Sinner began long
PLANTATION. 20 which Mr.. Train and the audience
1 listsned- some In the audience were uneasy,
/ and MI. Train bade them be patient, saying,
.loa can't buy this anywhere else" When Dr.
1 Skinnsr resuned his SCAT, he vas eongratulatsd
by Dr. H T. Helmbold.
l tnres In ships. his escapes from assassination,
l and his oonncctioa with the Unioa Psstnc Rail-
l rosd. Credit Msotlisr, and Credit Foncier Of
America He illustrated many Of his points By
dnutnK rings and figures upon . blackboard.
He covered thres blaclboards during the even
l Ing, and sighsd for more. He Threatened to
Il writo tho name Of q savings bank
.If do" he continued, "the bank will be
4 closed within forty eight hours.
I Put IL on tho dashboard" some one In the
Il audience said; but Mr. Train hesitAted.
| He referred to his predictions OF previous pan
| Ice, and then poked tho insurance companies In
prison, Of Surgeon General Hammond, Stokes,
| and others Hedesiined, he said, after taking
| ave hundred Turkish baths. to shake hands
| with any one, and requested that no one should
offer his hand or speak TO hin after the lecture
No pictured himself pettsd py four hundred
| little children In Madison square Next he made
| . dash ~ the newspapers. and said that the cir