The New York herald., 1878-11-12

crawl through and this led us into sew
called rooms, and then dowp > narrow
slope into huge gallery some two hundred feet in
length by hundred in breadth. solid wall raa,
along s front to height Of twenty feet and resting
on this wall dozen slender
columns rising to the dome thirty or
forty feet above. We assisted each other up
to the top of the wall, and to our intense
surprise found ourselves looking into seemingly in
terminable space Returning to the floor walked
few steps and met beautiful lake. eight ten feet
in depth and Immediately opposite An aperture per
fecty round some ten feet in diameter and Of almost
any depth.
A.REsAL VIEW.
Az far as the eye could down IL was lined with
pure white substance At the end Of tire galley
footpath extended an immense hill side. This
hill side tremendous Of magnif-
cent white columns, mounds and other for1na-
tiona, with here and there little gems OF
springs. Determining TO explore the open space
in our front descended very easily to the floor.
the hill had tier upon tier Of lodges almost
close as steps. and the vsrions mounds and small
monuments served the purpose OF ratings. As soon
M we reached the floor we knew where we were. We
had entered Giants Hail. by new route. It
seemed Incredible impossible; nevertheless it
was true. There the Coffin Spring." there in
the distance the Double Column and other gigantic
wonders, by which easily recognized.
Tho explorers held consultation and deter
mined to 60 with the discoveries. For this
purpose a northerly direction taken
Giants Hall, and wero about to again
ascend into the galleries. when they noticed good
sized aperture under overhanging rock and down
through the floor. They stopped under and let them
selves down few feet, and could then stand erect.
Walking forward . few steps saw openings an
nround us, and visited dozen more chambers
OF various sizes. Most OF the stalactitcs and
draperies were Of . dark color and many Of them
covered with layers OF mud yet the floors gen.
orally solid and dry. One Of these chambers
perfect gem. The ceiling. which was about
hfteen feet from the ground, simply
pink coral shell without . stalactite
hanging from it, II exquisite.
In the ccntrc was pink column. about eighteen
inches in diameter supporting the DOME rather it
had supported IT, for It rent in twain midway be-
tween ceiling ard floor and could pass my hani be-
tween the two parts. However. IL still and
beautiful. cannot tell how many smaller chambers
wc found IN this vicinity. but they were
numerous and all or less handsome,
though the drapcrics were not pure and gorgeous
AZ those above. They looked II nature making
more feeble effort she went downward Leaving
these chambers and with some difhculty finding our
way again, VIC resumed route to tho galleries.
Here We found the hilisdcs almost porpcndicular.
but our old friends. tho staaginites. at every
STEP so we had no dicuy In arriving st icstina-
,ion, On the way up we encountered a tremendous
white mass extending several hundred feet
like lard slide avalanche. Az soon M
we had gotten fairly into the galleries we
passed through q ssuccession Of monster rooms the
galleries forming their floors and the domo of the main
chamber taking the place Of ceilings. We then
reached q point where obliged 20 ascend
thirty feet into another gallery, and as wo
wcre working our way along stopped
TO look at slender column. whose base commenced
some twenty feet above the side Of slope and
behind II we recognized what seemed to be u large
opening in shape OF doorway. From our feet to tho
column was q mass Of white formation and perfectly
smooth. We struggled up 1t ana reached the
column, which actually stood in the centre OF
an opening a We feet wide by ten in height leading
into tho handsomcst room vet discovered. The floor
was perfectly white, and not o ripple or q ridge
H. smooth rurfacr The room was circular
sixiy.two feet In circumference. surmoun,cl hy .
dome Of tho most delicate bun. and walls OF the
color One cluster Of pink staactites hung from the
centre Of the ceiling. and in tho middle Of the
cluster - pure white one droppcd some two