The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-06-17
CENTRE couNTYs NATURAL
CURIOSITY
MiiLuEIM Centre Co., Ia

q Tow itcIns might End place in
your columns.
Go Saturday, June IL, tho writer
10 compWy with thirty citizens ot
Millheim, consisting Of ladies and
gentlemen took 40 excursion TO the
famous Penn Cave three miles North
West Of Spring Mills. We arrived
a, our desiiuatiun at 10 0 clock,
dDdIog lovely country. presenting
"a romantic appearance, With its snr-
rom ding mountains and beautiful
streams Of water and lta yariogated
landscape. Tue Long roihcrs,
(who are the proprie:ors Of the
cave have erected grand hotel III
close proximity to the cave. The
bulling !s wooden structure three
stories high well finished, and dis.
I playing taste both in the erection
aud tho furnishing Not knowing
we!her they were az ali times pre-.
pared TO Accommodate strangers
aud fearing starvation every family
was provided with boxes and baskets
ioveyhowipg with tie Tux aries u tbu
table After we had our borscs
cared FOR and strolled abDu. for q
little while, oar lady friends who
accompanied ns auoounced dinner,
which, you know always mars the
pleasures Of a picnic, especially to
tbe cpicurean. We were divided
during dinner into groups Of several
tamiles and evsry thing moved on
like q marriage bell with Uut one
exception II would be- roasouable
10 thins that on Pleasure trip like
this, all would leave iovices aud 10.
CcptiOrs At home, but such wss not
the case Ooa OF the group with
"upui 'ut Nlltbl uiuGh' iuhue ulul-
self very olous by calling TIE wri-
ters at.ention 10 tho lettering on
the house. aud stesllrg his egga aud
peaches, which be ptized very high.
Ily The vtltcr does not wish Andy
Il great evil bat does hope be will
ge, light touch Of colic TO teach
hiru lesson OF honesty After din
net wo yepa.red 10 tho.cave 10 be.
hold the wouders 10 the bowls Of
tue earth When all was 10 readi-
noes, about twenty Of our number
entored the boat aud were soon row.
Cd by MIR. Long into the dark re,
oesses OF the Garth; overwhelmed
with wouder aud surprise. AS the
gronp moved away from tho mouth
Of the cave they commenced to siug
that sou! stirring hymn Nearer my
God to Thee, and as tho boat NOV.
Ell onward the strains Of music be.
came fainter aud fainter 10 those on
tho outside I'll! all was lost 10 tho
dark cavern OF the earth.
Every person who possibly can,
should soo this cave, because Dame
Nature has fully displayed her
mechaulsm aud presented wonders
% the humun syo AImos; every
thing cOucelvab!- 20 the human mind
can be eeon mere, from the image OF
an angel, down 70 too image OF u
butterfly IN the nain cave lie the
image OF hip roof overhangiug tho
cave, which proves tho perfection Of
tho Master builder. Specimens Of
bananpas, grapes, frogs and thous.
Gnds of other Objects can be aeon on
eaob side Of the cave. Wo matted iu
tho middle OF tho cave, when a num-
ner Of us, guided by Mr. Long, ell
tered the dry cave, which We pene.
trated FOR about one huudred and
fifty 'ect This is beautifully layed
on. in looms and halls, part,tioned
by styltos which far exceed the an
Gent Egyptian architecture. Tho
approach to tho cave is gained py
descending long flight OF stairs
and is very romantic IN appearance
Tho temperature OF the cave conn
pared With tue temperature OF the
surface varies about forty degrees;
persons entering should .thorefote
be provided with heavy wraps
The cave is navigable twelve hnD-
dred aDd sixty feet, at no average
depth Of water Of fifteen fact This
cave Is the source or head wniero OF
fenns Crock. which forms a iuuc,ion
Nth the SusquohaDna river near
Selinsgrovo. l have only given d
brief sketch Of this wonderful freak
oi nature, but | will close lest
weary your readers. F, Is.
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