The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-23
MAMMOTH CAVE.
Trip Made by q Sedalian Sec
ing the Sights of Cincin-
natl and Mammoth
Cave.
How the Place is Situated, How
Reached and How Enjoyed by
Those Who Visit.
MAMMOTH CAVE.
Special Correspondence Sunday Morning Bazoo.

Special Correspondence Sunday Morning Bazoo.
MAMMOTH CAVE, KY, Oct Is.
1t is high time that / wrote nv
promised ], tier, as | must soon return to
Sedalia and to business. i really feel that
j have already taken more vacation than
am entitled to have at this time, and yet
find it hard to turn homeward from this
delightful old place.
The day after left st. Louis started to
Cincinnati, accompanied by my isther, and
We spent three days among old friends
there and Witnessed the
CLOSING OF THE EXPOSITION,
which was a very fine affair.
In addition to the Cincinnati friends
whom / met there also met at the expo
sition art gallery Miss LIMA Gallie, to
whom was soon indebted for much in
formation aud MANY pleasant suggestions
about the works of art on exhibition there.
also met Mr.. Samuel w. Gcode, of At
lants, Ga, n brilliant, lawyer who was with
ne at The Albany Law school. and Hon.
Joseph E. Mcdonald, OF Indiana, whose
hOspi,able home used 10 visit when in
college with his sors.
Leaving Cincinnati for Louisville, we
spent three days at the latter city, viewing
its attractions and visiting the great
Southern exposition. l was amazed
at the magnitude OF the exposition,
and it seems 10 attract but small part of
the attendance that i; merits. II is certain.
ly grand exposition OF the mechanical in
dustries of the country, and of the natural
resources and agricultural products OF the
south. While the arr galleryand artistic
mercantile departments are very large and
filled with interesting works.
/ was at the exposition on
"GovERNoR's DAY."
and listened to fine music from GilmOre's
band, and to interesting remarks by Gov.
Knott, Gov. Porter. Gov. Crittenden, Gov.
Jarvis, Sen .tor Hawley and others.
Soon after my srri> al in Louisville, l
CHANGED to meet W. ID. Steele. of Sedalia,
and we spent several days together. / also
met there Mr.. w. G Comstock. formerly
clerk OF the Lives House." and afterwards
at the Hotel Bates, indianapolis, under
Col. Ives. Mr.. COmstock is now Lessee of
Mammoth Cave hotel, and under his con-
troll it is acquiring new popularity, and
the visitors to the great Cave are rapidly
increasing In number.
After finishing our visit to Louisville,
my father returned to his home, while Mr..
Steele and came down via L. & N. rail
road t. this place, the celebrated Man,
moth Cave. A pleasant railway trip Of
eighty miles to MS from Louisville to Cave
City, where twelve tourists, ourselves in
cluded, entered fine old Concord stage,
drawn by four stout horses, and were soon
bowling along over the Nine mile road to
the
CAVE HOTEL
The road runs over bold hill tops and
along densely wooded ridges, and the drive
was delightful event, although
my companion and 1 were somewhat en-
barassed by the presence OF four young la
that we we're two helpless bachelors.
An hour before we reached the hotel the
sun went down, and soon the moon was our
guide and under her gentle inspiration our
entire party joined In singing many o: the
songs vi the olden times.
AT o'clock We entered the grounds of
the Cave hotel, and ratified up to the main
where We were greeted by blazing
lights, many cheerful voices, and q number
Of prompt servants, while crowd of guests
stood watching us climb from the coach.
OF course, description of the Mammoth
Cave were impossible, rs all who have at
tempted it have told their readers. For the
past forty or fifty years statements have,
from time to time, been published in news
papers, magazines and books, about the
wonders, beauties and mysteries of this great
rave, and all who read at all know more
han could now tell in detail of what
have seen here. / have gone through the |
Long Route" and the "ShOrt Route" so
,ften described, and have visited some
,ther
SPECIAL POINTS
but have seen but small part of the vast |
world UNDERTAKING this coun- |
~. More than two hundred miles of pas |
ages, avenues, chambers, homes, rivers,
akea and pits, have been visited BY
1arious travellers, explorers or guides in
his wide and gloomy cave, the fame of
shich is worldwide. I can only say that |
III my friends will some day visit it. and |
ZEE its wonders for themselves.
The hotel 10 strange old place, evolved |