Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-12

- -, ialeu 10 learn whether they
-. ~, pe,ha q, danced the minuej or landau
so; hut natmally concluded thai tho mos, a,,
piopriate music would bc the ola ,,e,,,ors,
"levils Dreau." ue oiu iSshiohea
M, M nv suepnitheaier are shown the Tornns or
ny Mat'Hf rs, tlhGereHa. and a great variety ar
oihSr interesting formations. From, a. ~, ~
uance G. this room Y ( turn 10 the rich, ana as
chu TWO long lights ci stairs dlStspcs--as nv
III E.s! serves ne-of nearly hundred feet.
This r'G leads 10 Campbell's Han. 2 somewhat
oelong room. nearly TWO hundred foct 1. Hama
Ter ly MY IN bcigBih The guide calls n,,r a.
tCItion 70 the great variety OF colord stala,tfTs
which spaCgie lie rCCm on every side Ne sf,e
red yellow, hisck. White. blue grey brown and
an il finite variety OF neutral tMis. Wa..l ao!a-
hne 10 give thereon truly pulling aud oncn-
tai ,ock.
CAVE NEEDING.
Returning, we PASS through the rridal Chsm-
pCr IL which a marriage actually took place a
few months age. Near al hand is the Hollow
Column, GYM dIical staiaCtite OF great size
which rises frIm The floor ana disappears
Though The cc.l'nS ike a stove pine. The c1l-
umn-as It's name implies-is entirely hollow,
stream OF water having worn away the GEN.
ter through which an ascent can hc made. by
means OF ropes, 10 another chamber nearly
sixty feet above.
Again branching OF from the main artery we
are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iTg our modesrv-
10 the Ladies' Toilet, which. ia fact Is nothing
more than stairway leading up ont OF sight
INTO the wall. TIE entrance Is Surroundtsi by n
dazzling group OF descending StalactiIes, through
which The plump form OF female Is seen Ia IL
y disappearing. She IS dressed I'm shlInragltug
White: her head and shoulders have passed r,iI
OF sight as she cans forward ia The ascent Her
dress floats cut on the stairway In ions, grace
tui folds Which shine Ike satin. ne TIE water
ripphs over thtn in The light OF our torches.
The outlines CT The body are perfect, ana Meth
iIg can be more pure and graceful. There VAS
something however. In that faultiess rCbswh'ch
suggested the time. before cur hSir was grey,
WI an We danced al hight" 10 The sCG2d Oi The
tasSCon aid VOL
gHE sKEIEToN NYSrERY.
our nCXt View is the scene OF q human
u2CCdy. Ne TecrCSs TlutO's Chasm 10y the
bridge-which we took The liberty OF naming
tie ''BriCge CT Sighs"-aud. q, scendinr y long
stairway, stcod at the foot OF skeleton GulCh
Which Dr. TayiOr'S barometer shows to b. one
LUIGTtd ard ten feet below The mouth OF the
cavern. The skeleton lies tciure Us la the
bCttCm ot tie rdv1ne HhCre tie TWO Stdcs meet
&cUtCly and form q C'd q. sac. The bones are
partially comet aid MIN view 10y the "ilitt'
io'mtd ty the cisint6grattG CaiciGtS They are
in noNably fiNed IL the Ceposit end Are N an
excellent state OF pTcstN alton. By special re
quest 4 stopped down non TIE landing and
made critical examination ol The honcs wll.ch
stiil Glfter above he suliaCc. The best pre-
stlhto Ct aly portion az lie l,ma'ra r. ,lsHu-.
VIII tie 81 rtICr extremity UJoiCCtrE above
tie Garth. Tie POINTS OF lEaMontaTy attach
Htht have undergone but little Change The
laW-or Sn Irregular bone ClCSCly allied In ap-
taiaECt-is lialbly seen, although covered
with the solid dritt. A portion Of one Of tie
long hon6s-pfota5ly the itr3a, ,F'S-was broken
OIL scme tine ago by ''pTUIane' New lCIhVr.
Several other tones are sten, partially con-
ceaod ny fallen st8laClirCs. THIS skeleton Is
lfa1OUSly JTosCrvsd 10y The Wardens q, tie cave,
ard IS CCnsiuClCd 10 be Gle OF IFS principal
t1atUltS. They have furnished much s8tisIac-
tory material fcr-conjcc;ure. The size OF the
.Jf'or1' would seem TO Indicate i virgin ~ some
fifteen or seventeen summers. Who she was IL
is. CT course a useless question to ask. She may
have been some tribal Hebe or fdiT-chetl1cd
Gany mede. or peTchance some raohy in.portG-
maize and baplsSS SappbO whose passion
never found its earthly close
oTHER UNDERGROUND FEATURES.
We have thus far examined out one route
which has occupied The entire afternoon. Four
EioIe routes yet remain 10 be passed over,
which, On an ordinary occasion. require many
hours for each. We pass through them rapidly
measuring. taking notes. ana photographing as
we 60. We climb ''StonewaI JachsoL's Way"
and STE tie matchlesS pavilion CT PaIian white
neSs, which STANDS alone on one side OF the
room. ON we 60 until We reach TartarIs We
pass over thin floor which gives out Earring,
ecLolpg sound. We are Low standing on the
ceiling Which covers Taltarus from view. A
stone IS pulled away, and we peer into the grim
ard baielul night beyond. jacobs Meli' and
The Leaning Tower are shown. We examine
lie crystal lake-a VeTitable 'Lethe, forty
feet In diameter and eight leet deep, With
splendid glltteIing wall OF marble on every size.
Numberless other places or peculiar interest are
visited but want or space precudes even the
possibility OF their being mentioned, and cur
IaStily-V lltten sketch, like Alladin 5 WIDOW,
Unfinished must remain"
EMERGING INTO SUNLIGHT
We retrace our steps, and once more stand In
the splendid sunlight. thunder storm is
raging fn the Blue Mountains beyond: the clouds
aIc scuddirg along the steep slopes: the thunde
ICarS IN the woody recesses and reyerberate
iICm cTag 10 crag. while high over the eddying
clouds the sun looks down SPrenely on. We M
Our roCkgIS with rare specimens which our
lCSI and entering The COIPh
lre dIiytn t2ck 10 town. our memories are
n.led tC ONCIioUiEg with the HieTd AID eNqUis-
l1c scents We have passed throUCh-SccBes ta1t
wili hereafter lCcm up in cur silent, thoughtful
mtmth'S through al the climbing years 20
CCne.
Autr Cfnner The hotel was illuminated. ana
I! STfCial request, lie palcCn o0gist OF Il G eX-
recition delivered an address from the balcony.
On cave form alions, In which he drew a lucid
CO mparison between the Mammoth Cave In
kentucky and Tie Luray cave, the latter OF
course, deserIedly receiving the premium. Prof.
Mason made an exceedingly happy speech, aud
10y way OF concluding, alluded 10 the Lufay
Cave as - LuSUS ltdtd9d-or in other words, a
screw loose IN nature Or. Rey noldS upon De-
Ing called for, mace trlef speech upon the In
tNhaustable and uLrivGlled beauties OF the cave,
and It's certain Influence On the ftture proSpeTi-
~ OF The town. L he Doctor was followed by
Prof. Gole, and MCSsrS LeeCh, StLbbsns and
Rhees, " ho wife Called out In turn by the audi
tICc.
A MAGNIFICENT WATER FALL MINUS THE WATER.
ON cur return the following day the coach
stepped at the crest OF the mountain While
MessrS Smilie Campbell ana the writer as
cenGtd toa pOint il the mountain about halI
q miie distant for the purpose OF photographing
"a magnificent water fall two hundred feet In
heiebth." For half an hour we struggled up
4 rocky rayine sheltered at an angle OF forty
five o6grceS, between Two preclpilOuS slopes
clothed with oGolouS hemOckS. We at last
reached towering precipiCe IN front where the
fan had formerly heen, but the nearest water
We could see Was ia the Shenandoah five miles
below al cur feet. As there was really beau
thu background and plenty OF room 1oT water
fall. persuaded Mr.. Smlllle 70 take a negative.
In orQer that might have an excuse for iniiict-
ing Il nane On The locality. We opened bottle
| OF LctITl7pdt PC1pG11'U (nlGS Apple Jack from
| a calayansaTy at the foot OF The moultainl ana,
III honor cf PCtrarch, l called Il "l.auraS Vel"
Il he Lame was appropriate On account or the
| th.nLess ana transparency OF the water.
OMEGA.
MARRIED.