Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-31
UNDERGROUND.
A Visit to the Cave in the Eu.
reka Consolidated Mine.

wor,d arc IN ,;,nos,,,,o rooLs. .,ou.u.
% CIV
ny the erooIng ACTON OF wa
ter, which percolates through the
strata. and carries with Il carbonic
~. 800, 80
"c'o k"s-oy "nic" ''"ies'o"o ID rem
dered soluble-an particles of rock are
taken up and removed, The work
,o.. ~s;,.r,l,, aud s,..,,;,v -, ,hro,oh
80
long geolog'cai periods' until suDter'
ranean chambers of vast extent are
cormed Snch a chamhor wac recapt.
~ fonnd in the Enraka ConsoIidatad
r,;ne whi,a worLing on nnr.;so froyn
tho ninth iayoI "a roa,.h;ng an 81
,;,,,da of AZ sast tho worL man wsrass.
tou;sTsd m ana thai thare was M fnr.
thar naces.;,v NJ Their c~ontinu;no thar
isHor os ~ int no;nt ,hav hrnLa
throuoh into the "a va and encountered
a dra1t of cold air hat extingnisbed
tbe,r i;,b,s and .dded ma,arisIiv m
the ventilation Of tho nine
~ 49, ,r-orn;ny q ~, ITO mn.
s,s,;no of NJ and Ne Ham non.
nat,vMr and Mrs.. Cr;tt.nden Thorn.
to- ui.. Na,iia I,,Itan Hanr Mitch.
aii T Thorn,on and w = Kaves
sisted tho Consolidatsd mine and
,h."vah tba comr,asv of tha Su,or;n.
n.Jo 49, III ~ .dd . now arnar;
"mno - tho;r chan,ors NJ lite nonrino
the rsc.sSarv ontfi for a ionrnev re
.ho inw.r I:yyoisNa cos,,mo tha, was
aao,dodlv rn;oma n not aIeCant-the
,or,v S.sc.ndaa Tho shsn ord each.
80 81 n;nth InvoI 10000 tho;r w,ay
5000 ,r;nd;nn dr;0s ana CROSS cuts
- ,ha 60 nf ,he nnr.;sa and tLap hv
."os 20 AZ, 20 tho mnr,h ~ thoa
co. Ha,,;n" on tho threshold ono
.~,,I rnaa;n.e,ha hofora h;n, Iay the
80 ~ o;ua,,,;o 1rbor ;;
"loou,y III. y; s'snnaoo "a
Or soouo VI .Delp eu.nn ,ha
no.n,ns was nee ue 1891 ane,oa ~,
~.iuslon ou' Eleon $3.50" 10"
the Inou.n " sno onNe'
spiieu p.oPnecy. ~. stotp
PAuseu, tno o,o.os "e.S !" .uo
iiHnt hasno, '"Io"s" ZIG ~No'
'lu,n'n'ns 'ne ualh ieccs'es, a,u %
seai,ne soeno :" tho
peauty. Cno Psu. oooo ~
nano.~o'A ~.
uh.A.Iiy uoe ;,hnn,
ulyste1'ouS 'oIoo' .na. VII" Ttn "na;,oa
Tue W ol Puny " ny ".Ioa
,Inag,na',on ie.o.Is W - po,.ou aud
D'uiu.ca' P.'os.s o"u.o 'uo Saos -
caves io' Pi'n'tixe inos' -. 10.
e'ootIy acc1sso'.es ~ oIhh;n H.n
I'VE anu co""'"i '"o i"''i 'NoiA 0N
PIE owe
- H 49,. .';n p LII ns1n;tuda
tneuIai couiu 'lo WIZ 'n ta.
vi TINS IIet.eu ."u''' Ct
Iassc aIcIi.ec,u'e. ine "a a III
anu a'oIie1 su1s ~ 80
snone Au9 nnu1 uo,,moa
lgn. a. u .ue was WI" 800 70
~nn :, hnnn .iph > ,hou.
~ cto o"'N IN. n
w. uoso'' urna hi"cLs o9 s,o,aN
snhn;u r., 80 ,ha nnosad
,La "a ,h.;r ,masSira~ nronor,ians in
nusnnanca Nth tho General, effact
Ernm averv,s,ons and avery foothold
.nrnny a farn.Iike n,apt. rare speci.
- r. c,;nnraI veoat.,ion fragile To
,h. ,oncb as tho fr,,S1 work of a Winter
ni1h, hn, NJ r,ost delicate tracerv. the
hisds and sn;ras y@l;steninp with white
crys,aIs NJ wondsrfnI hnt nerishable
haan,y and a richness and t~ranspar-
anov r,v.Iiny tho SNOW II would
,aLoon ;nsn;rsd nsnciI IN do fnII ms.
TO- 70 tho wjtcher;es of this fairy cav.
go ard wh.n Tho ladias added their
sa,ao, vo;oas n tho encbanimen and
sano In r;cb and me,iowed tones mel
od;ss that harmonized with the sur
ono mo longer doubted
tb., !, Vas an enchanted cave. peopled
viii aen,,;na farie,.
Tha -dimansions of tbe main cham.
bar are I5O feet in length. so feet in
width and 40 feet in height. On the
aas, s;da and Al an anglia of
Gfv decrees. a smaller chamber ex-
,anas inward about sixty feet,
I'D \, n t~ermination of this
hr.n.h of the cavern another
nassans wav ia visible in the roof large
anongh 70 admit ,he body of a a
S,,t as vat nne1nlored. The rocks and
.;des IF the chamber are ipcrusted
with =. caicareons deposition. colored
NV The imnnrities AIKEN up from the
Observation-Disclosures strata. The mould Of
sha smnerfciai soil. when acted on by
rno;stnra and air evolves carbonic
acid, which is dissolved by rain. The
",a,.r I'm. ;-mnragnated psrmeates the
c-sicarsons strata takes M a portion of
n lime. which IL retains until from
with, the lime again returns to its solid