Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-07
A FALLEN COLUMN

Seems to bar our way it is twenty feet
long, fourteen feet in diameter, and about
10 tons In weight. How did it fall, and
when What convulsion of nature over
turned it !? Biologists and scientists seem
powerless to give exact information.
Moving on beneath the fallen monster we
pass the snow-white Angels Wing, spread
in spiritual beauty, and In its loneliness
unequaled even by Yitishian's Veil. The
wonder of the Cathedral is the organ,
mass OF drip stone with long sonorous stall
actites, graduated in size like the pipes of
an organ, and producing, when struck with
knuckles or piece of wood, real musical
sounds. Chapman's Lake, the Tower of
Babel and Katie's Secret are passed, and
we descend into Giants Hall proper
magnificent and awe inspiring. Every
thing before us is of gigantic proper
tions-the Chimes, the Empress Column,
rising forty feet from its base, clothed with
beauty and perfectly white at it's summit,
the Sultana Column, the Indian Squaw,
Chalcedary Cascade and Hanging Rock.
The Amphitheater or Ballroom is large
and spacious, with roof 100 feet above the
frequently assemble here for dance. The
music of the brass band has strange sound
here, and inspires
IA FEELING OF AWE
Here we are shown the ToHbs of the Mar.
tyrs, the Vault, the Lady's Riding Whip,
as perfect as if chiseled by the hand of
Phidias. In separate apartment is Cas-
cade Spring, Collins Grotto, SNOWFALL
Spring, and the Devils Pot. On our re-
turn there is the Birds Nest-a cavity in
the rocks containing three beautiful white
eggs, cave pearls, and from which the
laughing birds have taken wings. Follow
ing dark ravine and mounting two large
flights of steps, we enter Campbells Hall,
So feet high and $50 feet in diameter. Here
is the Fountain OF Tears and Scale Column,
or Mermaid. We pass series of rooms
containing Comet Column, the Vet Blanket,
the Hollow Column, through the axis of
which runs streamlet of fresh water, and
the Bridal Chamber, which was last Christ
mas consecrated by an actual marriage. As
we pass Brands Cascade and Ladies'
Toilet, we are shown moccasin prints, and
the remains of hart, deer, wolves, bears,
and the tracks of rabbits, racoons and rats.
Stebbins' Hall on the left, named for one
of the discoveries of the cave.
THE PYRAMID OF CAKES.
We pass and admire in turn the Pyra-
mid of Cakes, the Chinese Idol, Tartarus,
Blacksmith's Shop, the Cannon Ball, the
Grape Spring, the Leaning Towers, Jacobs
Well and Bayonet Well. Stonewall Ave-
nue., leading off to the left from the main
entrance, contains Stonewall's tent, Para
side Room, the Three Brothers or Twin
Lakes, the Canopy, the Irish Potatoes, the
Throne Room, Hades and Lake Lsthe,
the largest body of water in the cave. Be-
You'd is Erebus, shaped like the figure
eight. We emerge into Crystal Room, and
as we return are tempted to pluck from
the flower garden memento. Imagine, if
you can, buds, vines, tendrils, fuchsias,
cactus leaves and nameless variety of
exquisite flowers and the reader may form
some conception of the varied wonders of
this subterranean garden. With reluctant
step we move on. Large areas embracing
some of the finest parts of the cave, are
not yet open to the public. There remains
for the undaunted explorer regions for
which special preparation is necessary. 1t
is impossible to adequately describe the
wonders of these caverns-they must be
seen to be appreciated. The whole is
mass of gorgeous splendor. with probably
no equal in America, if in the world
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