Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-10
VISIT TO. LURAY CAVERES OF
PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

ts.w sriiiie there. II makes ous feel
like h was living i'll q world OF won
ders, and is constantly lost III aston
ishmcut TO think the labor of many
thousands OF years have been expend
ed by nature in her work Oh these
marveiousiy beautiful grottos. and
wheu gszimg upon their profuse aud
matchless cruamentations, the visitor
is profoundly Impressed by the un.
doubted evidences Of the vast period
of time which has elapsed since the
formation Of The caveins. Aud while
lost in adfniratior OF what was to be
seen under the feeble Illumination
heretofore possible. the universal
desire Of visitors has been for s
more powerful and parvasive light,
and fhis has been achieved by the
successful introduction of The electric
light. The effects produced are in-
hescribabie. There is nothing with
which comparison may be made.
By it one can very distinctly see the
shadow OF the smoke of a candle.
One would suppose by this being d
| mountainous country that this cave
would be irutn ed a:ely under d noun
tain, but suCh is not ,he case. HE
| hill is no higher than many we have
i'll Lafayette county. aud is III an old
ial. a oh, hac jn
for number Of years. There is a
| house bnilt over the entrance tor the
| accommodation Of visitors, So that ii
matters not what tiHie of the year
people 90 10 the cave they will be
| com Portable. Tue fee for euteriug e
is one dollar. We go down three
flighis Of steps. 1t is said Il
be seveuly-tive feet fr0m the top o!
the first to the bottom OF The last
where we step down on a walk OF
| hydraulic cement. .leadiug i'm
tnediately into the Grand Entrance
which is proiuseiy orn@mcnted will
delicate stone fret work aud by tb,
powerful light stand out III bold re
lief, beautiful, fascinating aud ailnr
lag, tern pting one 10 linger ainids
such lovely scenes.
We then pass on to the secont
room, III which is Washington's Pillar
This is = magnificent bronze colore,
s'alaginite.
Tnird, is the Flower Garden, il
which there ere a great many repre-
sentations, mostly OF cactus.
, Fourth, is the Amphitheater ant
the Tomhs of the Martyrs.
| Fifth, is the Fish Market. Th
formation is very good representa-
tion OF small fish hanging up for salt
There arc also representations O
potatoes in the same room.
Sixth, is Piuto's Cavern. This
seventy five by five hundred feet ii
length, iii which is the Crysta
Spring The water being very cleal
Tue Specter Column, five feet il
circumference by tbirty-seyeu j
nej ght, ana standing over chasl
one hundred feet deep. Then come
Proserpine Pillar, the wife of Pluto
Oberih's Grotto and Titinia'3 Veil
which, at q little distance, resemble
Illusion Of the fiuest quality. II.
fallen column is twelve feet in ci
cum nferance, by tw en- y.fve i'll leug
and it can be plainly seen where
broke from the ceiling above.
We pass ed under this column int
tie Giants Hall, where we see th
frozen fountain, Diana's bath room
The Angels wing is perfect; th
organ, very properly so called, looA
ike 8 huge pipe organ, tie hree Il 20:
pipes being very distinct; the Throu
Room, in when IS the cusnione
chair, Chapmau's Lake, aud Iows
of Babel. This briHgs Us 10 the hea
OF Giants Bal, which contains IL
Indian squaw, with her blank
wrapped around her; he Sattana sls
the Bird Columns, on which is
large bird, resembling h parrot; ii
g Dome OF tie Capitol, which is q vel
good reyress st,.ti1n; Giants Sta:
aid sheets of drapery thirty feet ionI
Then com e. a large Lion lying npc
Stone ;ho DouaIe Column, whic
is sixty feg. high, one gt4laulite, Il
j other Il s:aia2 mite
We then colne to tae B.il Room
which is very large, having spie
did flor and iinU seats. Oh which v
Is re TED, a,i1 from W aich we could s
re Cindc:elig's train as she was leavil
III Bill Room also Cinderells
IS CJlnmn,Casket Spriugs, Breast Wol
OF Fort Pillow and the I4vert
Grove. While lit The Bal Roof o.
's guide told Us We were tao nuntr'
and sixty rect Lelow ete surface.
J" the right is tae Cemetery, in whit
r are I.mbsionea 0; various shapes al
in sizez. On ;he Jeff is q vault.
We then 20 up Il fiig!,t OF sieg
some distance, u the Birds Ne,
which is as perfect as a!.y thing
tie cave. L his three eg2s III
in CoiIin,' GroItss. Lost BianKet, Loci,
ed Riding WHIP, Cactus Column, Pc
-, gums, hi'iy'e Parior. Dret.ktqs, Bsc
a'@ l"4itn Wi%w&n thep the E
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