Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-12-12


recognized what seemed to b. 3 s.tgs
opening in the shape Of a cfsw
From our feet to the colun,a &@s
mass of white formation an yriei
! ly smooth. We struggled
and reached the column, W.
ally stood in the centre of ~
ing five feet wide by ten il I
leading into the handsomest Ytt,N e.s
discovered. The floor was
white, and not ripple or a-g
its smooth surface. The fsal
circular. sixty.two feet in q:
ence, surmounted by don nt
most delicate buff and waiia
same color. One cluster Of IA
lacities hung from the cen.
ceiling. and in the midd:e
cluster a pure white onr p2i
some two feet lower than tt
The walls were huted and fl @ii
over, but of the same soli
without any variation. Tas =
hereafter be known as
VIE BRIDAL cHAMBE
In the centre of the pl !;
floor were two springs in
shape, their outer edges bare b
ing each other. They con. :: T..
their basin white mossy 81 -
sparkling like crystal. OF
door on the cther side was
two by three feet, and lea
downward course4 Crawlin ror y
and stopping all the way,w .esi
ed little gallery, some fl q
yards, then upward a long
and emerged again into ~
gallery some hundred y
the bridal chamber, and
spring containing a towe i tayeryS
centre, which rose up -sefT'c--~as'~
feet high above the fooi 81
the rear of thislittle towel
ing at height of TWEEN :
dropping distance of we -
the handsomest piece of
the whole of the cavern
beautiful curtain an eig gh. IN
in the most graceful fold
borders-one of red. Tone . saei
one of brown. 1t looked uSe ge.
tifully embroided lap rosa J siasis
candle made it almost transparent.
I would walk any time half a day to
see its equal. The hand ofman could
not construct so rare and beautiful
an ornament. Looking down from.
this point into Giants Hail we haa>a
magnificent view as far as our candle
light wound reach. On the cornice
of huge column, some distance up
ward, our lights shone on perfectly
formed
BUST OF A MAN.
It was wonderful curiosity. We
voted it "Shakespeare's bust" A
few feet further brought us to an i'm
mense column, probably twenty feet
or more through the thickest portion
of it. We found large aperture in
its side, and, entering very easily, we
were in contracted space, several
feet in width. Finding some small
lodges in the shape of steps we gradu-
ally ascended the inside, and finally
came out at the top. We were now
between eighty and ninety feet from
the floor of Giants Hall" and yet
it seemed the dome was forty feet
above US. We had nearly reached
the roof when one Of party, in trying
to get a footing, displaced q rock,
which went bounding down below us.
THE QUEEN OF CHAMBERS.
A moment after a mass of stones
and dirt rolled down from above,
nearly covering us and disclosing an
entrance to the queen oe chambers.
Shaking ourselves out of the dirt and
stones, we all entered the chamber,
which was of pure white, frosted all
over-celling walls and floor, all the
same color. The particles glittcred
like millions of diamonds, there were
ne draperies of any great size, but
what there was were all pure white,
and pearly transparent. Here some
beautiful specimens were collected.
From this point, we looked down
upon the lights as we had placed
them below. The candle on the top
of the hollow column seemed but
speck of fire, and as if it were seve-
raj hundred feet Under rs. The
lights in the Giants Hall looked as
if they were miles away. If the
rooms below had been properly
lighted I have no doubt the picture
would have been one of the grandest
in the world. We could find no out
let from the White Chamber, but i'm
mediately to the left of it found an
other aperture which let us into
narrow corridor, which gradually
opened up as we proceeded, and ran
off in a Southwesterly direction. We
followed it long distance, but our
lights commencing to fail, we hurried !
back to the White Chamber. where
we fastened string which We un-a
rolled as We proceeded downword..f
Upon reaching the floor Of Giant ,
Hall we found we had payed QUIT
about two hundred and twenty fessS
of string. Of courage would ha5
to allow for the inclT, but tai
every thing into consideration
floor to dome at this point
measure over ITO feet.