Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-11-09

.ly:to our surprise, our oandles flashed
upon the perfect petri6ed skeleton OF .
man in kneeling posture, with head
thrown back as II he bad died in agony
and In prayer. Several medical gentle
men have examined it and have come
70 the CONCLUSION that it must nave been
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fectiy formed throughout; the kuets
have grown to the rock In the Aoos.
Leaving tl,e skeleton to take care Of
himself we crossed 10 asmsll skiff (Which
had been hastily constructed for the
purpose) what is called Muddy Lake, .
body of water three or four feet deep
and about thirty is'lsugth. ~ u
THE GIANTS HALL
Here we disembarked and walking
through long corridor found ourselves
! in probably the most immense chamber
10 the world. The pToprietors have en-
deavored to measure it in rough way,
and find it COVERS an area Of at least
eleven acres, but this may be q low e.
innate. We renewed our candles and
walked theosga II for several hoss and
vet did not see the half OF it. From
this chamber, as far rs discovered, there
are dozen outlets at least leading in as
many different directions / will not
attempt description Of it in this letter,
as it would take up too much Of your
valuable space. will ouly say that In
magnifcence it far surpasses any OF the
rooms have described. Where the
explorations will end it is hard TO tell,
as there may be miles Of subterranean
chambers connecting with these still unr
explored. After finishing some neces-
sary work about the parts already dis
covered the owners intend making Wig
orous researches in every direction. No
doubt thousands Of objects Of interest
are, yet undiscovered. Many persons
are Of the opinion that this cave was
the dwelling place Of human beings cen
turies ago, aud that other skeletons and
relics will be found upon thorough in
vestigation. In the knowledge OF the
oldest inhabitant now living in this sec-
ton no such cave existed IN their time
or was spoken of by their ancestors.
NO OPPOSITION TOLERATED.. 80
In comparison 10 Weyers Cave, near
Stauuton, Meyers is Luray TO New
York city compared to this cave. BE.
sides the chambers have described /
took hurried glimpse of several others
which resembled the interior OF chapels,
castles, amphitheatres, &c. In several
roo,us found most exquisite canopies,
resembling the one already described,
and in one room We found pyramid
resembling niue loayes Of fruit cake,
with large pineapple on the top In
othei rooms were handsome thrones and
beautiful fountains, and still another n
fac-simile of baptismal font. Most Of
all these things appear to be natural for.
nations, yet in some instances II is hard
| to believe that the hand Of man has not
been concerned In their construction.
The whole is mass Of Gorgeous spler
dor, with probably no equal in Ameri-
I ca, II in the world. Eurny il pleasant
| little town Of some eight hundred in
habitants. It is the county seat of Page,
and quite a thriving little place. II 10
picturesquely situated and commands
view ofboth ranges Of mountains. There
is no railroad through This county,
though the roadbed OF the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad il graded through Lu-
ray and as far up as the Shenandoah
Iron Works, twenty miles above. A
portion of the road is 6nisbed at and
near Char!estown, Jeffersou county, and
they expect to complete Il to this point
within q year. The nearest railroad
communication ut present is New Mar
ket, Va, sixteen miles from here, on
the other side of the Massanuiton Noun
tain, Trains from Baltimore and Wssb-
ington reach there by Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad daily at three O'Clock,
connecting with stage, which delivers
its passengers in Luray every evening
at seven o'clock. The ride over the
mountain is magnificent. AT the top
the traveller has view OF the Valley Of
Virginia, and Edipburg, Mount Jackson.
New Market and other towns may be
seen in the distance. On the other eide
Page Valley, with Luray, Marksville,
Alma and several other villages in view.
= Correspondence NJ T. H'sid.l