Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-27
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4 visit 20 tl.e Fa,uous Aurux Cnyerns

d SkSit tO the amOuS Iucuy SnverHS.
o. IDe 7.a instant the Cumberland Valley
Eilt0rlal Association ard i17ited guests,
through the courtesy qf the cfiy3rs Of the Cum
berland Valley AID the She1aadoah Valley
Railroad Companies. had The pleasure OF visits
ing the famous caVerns al LutGy,ia Page ccua-
ty, Va. Most cf the psrty reudGzv.u .used at
Hartjsonburg in the carly mcrni1g. The
others were picked up as the train passed
through Carlisle, Hsgerstowo, Charleston end
ether thTi7lCg psc:s 90 the lino of tho read.
The Company numbered one Euad!ed aud
uloe!y threo when the cave toWa Was reached,
snd hei0re the descent into tho clVern gas
nnde fully sclre OF resident curiosity seekers
mad been added to ihe psrty The stsy under.
ground YES cn'y about Two hours. but 10 that
tlmo every ole Ct the visitors had b<coue
thoroughly Impressed cot onIg 1ith lhe E0ud.r n
tut beauty OF the various es7erpS but Gi,h tha
enterprise Of the Shenandoah Raiircad Coupef,
Thlcn az present c0rtro!s The properly. The
Lurpy cavaEls have oDy 5caa kGuwG Ear about
Two Years, anu ss YET ID y abvo hesD hui psr
italy eXpoEeC; stii, enarsh has been dcgciop-
cd 20 show that 10 thc!r wealth OF stGlsolto
1ld ssols2n'e heeuty, ID exquisite gOcA lrac,ry
RlG 10 chRrD,rS SURPRISES tEty are uoLqQelicG
By any siui!lf group iii this c,uoiry. The
Mauneth Gave Is Vastly S;catGr ,Eua the oco
at Luroy, SIS Et present developed, bu: chose
w2o nave stua!ld both ulhesltat:pgly award
tho palm Tor beauty 10 tho latter. Tho en-
uaacs to tho kuray cGverGs Is by B1rt OF cellar
Way deccrdinG dCz3a feet, Wh9u !5w steps
10 u STOPPING pcs ure rider 6 massive rock
brings tao visitor ia,o The first cavata. Ga
Saturday the ecIi7e iliCIur of the ctva w.a
Illuminated with caD1!ts. Elero than 5000 of
Which we're t;lickIY scattered ahout the hocra
aud walls. The efoor Wes stf!kingly beautiful,
but IL served to ravGai tie Dimensions OF tnc
civerp, So that imagination hsd 60 opportunity
to ex.es"rsto heights end depths aud els
iauces. lo some parts tho ho;gh;a Were grand
and The depths considerable. 1us as screFal
thing s:&S) 0f c.7ern0CS equatilEcsss was
fiji whi!o s1y vista wss being eGntcm plated.
Piatk walks ard frequent stsrwsy5 made
travelling essy, enc scores ot Guidee were prompt
10 point out "Iae Flo ser Garden" The Fish
MarkG,," THE Spectre Column" "Dilna'a
Bath" AID score more Of basu.tul spots where
stsiacLi!e5 and etGlegUltcs had ss2uale3 forms
suggestive Of the names In some instances The
drip lad hardened into shapes rossmbiDg f:czan
fountaias Or other weird desiGns, and not intra-
Qudntiy the rock is OF crystal wai.ensss, al-
shcu&h ss rule tbs deposit is Uf o dirty yellow
lsh hue. Where auy water is secn ia the csvc
II Is very c!esE, bu. ~ is never more than the &C.
cunlulation from tne steady drip from portions
of the Roof. The railroad compsny he's bought
controlling i-tcrest IN the csva property for
) 60 o. II /, proposed 10 illuminate il With
elec.:!c lights ard improve it in many respects.
Ihe land surrounding the entrance TO tho cave
was bought by lis tiscoverers year or so ago
Tor $4C0. A large hotel is being bull. Ut Lurey.
and new lease cf life .eeus 10 hsve been given
to the town by the wonders Of It's underground
region