The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-28
To the Mammoth Cave.
CASEYvILLE, KY, Aug. l9, 1871

CASEYvILLE, NY, Aug. ~, 1878.
! Editor Herald!
Bright and early Thursday morning
August sth, a wagon load of lively boys
and girls were of from this place for the
great Mammoth Cave in Edmondson
county. The party was composed OF the
following names: Cicero Eskridge and
Miss Fannie his sister, both of Washing
ton, Ind, and Miss Jennie Campbell
Ut. Neal and Isaac MAIDEN, Of this
place.
The road from this place to the Cave
through the country, is as rough as there
is in the state no doubt, and as much pic
turesque scenery on the route as there is
on the same distance anywhere in Ken>
lucky (thirty-seven milesl. Indeed the
scenery is so grand and ever changeable
that one scarcely thiaks of becoming
fstigued, though the conveyance be rough
his mind being carried from one land
scape to another almost without his
knowledge.
On and on we drove over hills and holN
lows until at p. m. we hauled up along
side Of what had been suggested to us
as the "best hotel in Brownsville" De-
liver us from the worst After a two
hours rest we were off on the raOd again,
a distance of twelve miles which lays
across stiIl rougher country than from
here to Brownsville.
We would give the reader description
OF Brownsville, but as we will have occas-
SION to speak Of it elsewhere in this letter
We will desist for the present.
As we were told at the town above re-
ferred to that the proprIetors Of the Cave
had no corn to feed our team on, we at
once, upon leaving town, began to make
efforts 10 buy some on the road, and for
nine miles found but one man with the
desired article. The story was entirely
incredible, and upon a search We found
there WAS none in Brownsville, and we at
once arrived at the conclusion that be-
cause they were out there they supposed
other people TO be situated as they were.
Hence so much trouble on our part for
nothing, for the proprietors Of the Cave
are well fixed for the accommodation Of
all who GO there no, matter how they 60.
We will try to give the reader some
idea Of the road between Brownsville and
the Cave, as it is worthy of notice, espe-
cially the last six miles Of it. The worst
part Of the road sets in at what is called
the Turn Hole" precisely half way be-
tween the two places, and hole it is, too,
for, from what information we can CLEAN
from reading, it very much resembles
the Internal Regions, and We are prone
to wonder why they were not established
here, bat some one will say this is none
of our business, so we will say it is
place or rather a hole about four hundred
feet below the level of four Limestone
hills that surround it on either side. To
get to the bottom Of this region, the la
dies, as well as we boys, walked, and to
get out Of the place it was the same ex-
cept I'VE boys" put a shoulder TO the
wheel" and helped to get the wagon upon
the top of the hill, as it (the hilD was so
great that our team tired, as they we're.
could not pull the wagon out (of this
place where one has to look up twice TO
see out with only our baggage in it.
After making the top Of the hill we found
that just one hour had been consumed in
the moonlight passing the long-to>be
remembered Turn Hole" Nothing
more Of interest occurred until we struck
Another hill as great as those at the Turn
Hole half a mile this side Of our destina-
ton, which was assembled in the same
manner as the others. A few minutes
drive aud we we're at our destination. The
hour was ten, supper was over, the cooks
had gone and in answer to the query, If
he could not give us at least some cold
victuals, Mr.. W. S. Miller Jr the gentle>
manly clerk, told us he could not even do
that, as be had fed one hundred for sup
per, which was move than he expected,
20 we registered and were of to our rooms
to take q good nights rest, which we had
Next morning at $50 breakfast was
served and an hour and a half later q
company oftwenty as jolly boys and girls
as Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and England can afford, gathered
at the mouth Of the Cave, duly attired for
days journey in the bowels ofthe earth.
The crowd together was composed thus !:
Three from CaneYyille, KY, eighteen
from Maysvills, Ky, one from Cincinnati,
Ohio, one from Pittsburgh, Pa, two from
Washington, Ind, and two from London,
England.
At seven o'clock p. m. we, after eigh>
teen miles travel under ground, were once
more in daylight and open air. A grand
hop at night--sfter the hop to bed-up
again at g m-breskfast at the same
hour, as before, aud at in a party Of
seven, we we're of in the "short route"
which contains the grandest scenery of
the Cave, such as the Star Chamber, the