New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-23
rNDERGROUND EXPLORATI0 Ms IN Aos
TRfi.


MI, ov,r,orjinory underground phenomena
,rnd IN certain PORTIONS Of the southern ana AainJi
provinces or Austria mc,aS and reappear at regular
srasons aud rivers that are swaOWed up Nv VIZ , ca,
and come 70 the snrare agn o 2, cb anmton on The
,att ~ The ku-fo Geiiin Alpine np hnu oi ,ne ~, -
cs Arn. Of o drsis Come c'iY ac so to Institute
sSsenac exnloron q the slistertah'ahr Tsts s
hiefn Mta s,esn aaieny ilsitpelfs IN the 80 called
wSsss rStr,i n sal GOthnnl q pninb; tYent iiiies
nlsnh, i,g, ssioiitip 4 i6ini issnF iith the Any
epu III" i1s 4ifaW "a hnb8h ~ the llmhtt whfh
Mhfs ErsITii1ie Slf'e ,sla w. gpfI} * ~ 1eitg
KIM VA btis Nlib tANNN " 4 hHuNt hithttbh Nun
the ft,s4 6G,t g,gg,aa'llEN NV ihe VeaFs W Ne
ApslfN,ie,leA, ,NlW mnltmeHV,s W XIV NJ pNle
imit ipenNaif' ,p' mUpisslpt .pl Naeh ~ hs
ballls iln 100 eeplfAw' lA,ll, W,St Hi1sa
onrp nom DO tdlapp VA s,s sno,
II WnF nt'n,slle ~ urncrul win the N'nh nl eAllnla
linn until 40 moph R ,n' was nada on iho bih
of tho proernt munlh boat 49, ~ Mhiu ,"a YAM
gcal dony been sol dnw" =, e s,'o an ~ en- rush Of
i"r hrf,rn pcptontrr Fresh heats were accordingly
provide, "t ,n lhr nr't great cavern called the llu-
dnl 1nc Tho expedition, consisting of iour p',snns
~, H., c,,cru st mentioned tho river lows for goo f,ot
through narrow oh1unc between IVY" TX ,, T.,
Ma, w A. ,c cnd of ms channel The explorers whose
"n,,"c throughout was illuminated ht tho mssncsiun
light, found ibcn'o,cs ~ V,, i nn,,s cy mr.
,ccJ for noms distance foot pnHi AeNora cnachuoH
md rapids Thcy forowoi tho eoutto o, tho Ati'si,
Without much dn;ulIy consldcrehlc ns'srr ai,gs
lcnIna lilo ncWl, discovered cavern hocmnR !" we .t
bank NJ nfat At length They reached 1o' wi''" i Wv
river conrac'a IA width ~ barely tN'n' lt' h,h
lhoy compelled 10 cross TO- l.1 s pepIh Tr
fhey did ly help O wooden ladder l !"u WIN ,n.ln
NIX odynSce now became moro dnlcnlt the explorers
being only able 10 gol forward ny creeping az"
Al length they 10 the SKIN Wht'llhl, Nii'n tu
party WAS unal e o. pass Tho river nero tus u
iva perpcndcnlar walls ~ rocks ahh suddenly tftH
loan Of over twenty feet llon Tie lulph
Dome whore the start made 10 me SKIN MhVIi
mo distance rather over fnrlong ana requires nan
d,v 70 ncroIush the third attempt the Tour gentle
men forming the expedition huc'e"'leu ny hc.P -
sutablc Ladders and other apparatus IN getting over ths
- o'l,nr,iny sn,te distance. beyond II, They
soon however came 10 seventh WATERFALL where they
were compelled 10 tnrn back. They found that 10 MAXI
mast The last waterfalls there = no standing room on
either side the stream, but sheer pcrpehdlcliar ws
of rock. The further exploration OF te uhueIg on
river will be resumed rs soon ~ the requisite apiiutur
can he got ready. In the meantime the Al nc nuS
decided to make The approaches 10 the Eld0phs Dome
cavern more easy OF access 10 the Eencral pubic. INC
second cavern witch discovered IN September Is OF
far greater dimensions than the Rudolps Dome or any
of the other caves OF this district Its height is UPWARD
OF 4jO feot that It could easily contain the cathedral
OF ST. Peters at Rome. o.. ....
With regard to the Italian Alpine Club. its committee
has during the past done some GOOD service by
rendering the splendid cavern OF IreDt,l alsc0'ete'
by Herr Lndner forty years ago accessible 10 hc Or
binary holiday tourist The cavern can only be APP
proaclei b. descending a deep SHAFT down when
Visitors have hitherto had to Chamber the bare rocks
The Club degli Apinlsu have now caused series OF
ladders seventy I'm number 70 be liked. mo ire
btsch IL 800 feet high 100 cct IN Wldth anu
900 feet I'm length. Through IL flows river wnlch
several authorities believe be identical with the Reka
aud Tmavo but the hypothesis Is repudiaed by many
other Observers. The question can only be settler When
the Austro- German Alpine Cldb shall have accomplished
the lniers ing task has taken in hand-tat OF follow
lug the suhcrranean OF the river Heka from Its
beginning 10 lis termination