The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-09-18
LEHMAN'S CAVE.
White Pines Great Repository Of
Natural Wonders
Graphically Described by = ''Nevs''
Correspondent.

| Correspondent.
EDITOR NEWS The vanguard of
Liddle's fishing party having left me
in the rear after exploring Lehman's
Cave and overlooking their teams with
trout and cave ornaments, utilize my
leisure hour in giving you asynopsis of
what We saw in this subterranean mu-
scum under the guidance of Absolom
Lehman, whose affable manners made
everything pleasant, notwithstanding
the absurdity with which some quaint
looking stalagmite specimens were
represented
This wonderful cave is situated at
the foot of long projection or spur,
running east from JEFF Davis noun
tain, and about two miles west from
Lehman's house. At the entrance of
the cave u stairway 30 feet in length
leads to the first amber-a room
20x40 feet with corrugated walls 90
feet high. From this we descended
winding stairway about 40 feet, when
We reach the
"TEMPLR OF THE GODS"
Where stupendous futed and corruga-
ted columns or shafts rise 25 feet to a
roof hung with fantastic drapery in
every form of stalactite beauty. This
chamber is 40x60 feet, and in the
weird light produced by q candle the
surrounding objects lead the beholder
to Imagine himselfin some vast studio
of ancient art. IN this room are five
grand columns named, respectively.
Stanton, Lincoln. Garfield. Grant and
Washington, the last of which is the
largest and stands in most mangnifi-
cent grandeur sentinel over all. At
ter reluctantly leaving the Temple of
the Gods" We come to the
music GAILERY,n
Where Absalom strikes the chord and
sounds upon the stalactites. filling the
dark cavern with dulcet notes as from
golden harp. From thence we as
cend 10 feet to the
NEEDLES EYE."
Through which narrow pass we 90 25
feet 20 another stairway. descending
10 feet to hall G feet wide and 25
high, with iluied stalactiie columns
rising ~ the roof, from which hangs
the usual magnificent drapery. and
which is 10 lac seen through all of
/ fla..sA srr..n1 81, rl..r
over Il decliyi,y OF 10 fceet ne descend
| into tile
CABINET SHOP
Where !, seen presentations of fur.
niiure in formations Of easy chairs.
which. perhaps. were constructed by
order of the gods. Then comes the
LONE TREE" GALLERY,
From which rises column with
branches protruding from its sides,
representing limbs in all shapes. Pen
dant from the roof near this quaint
looking shaft, is a salactite, sheet.
winged-shaped, and about @ feet long,
called the
SWORD OF LIBERTY"
From the Lone Tree" through pas
sage 50 fset long, brings Us TO the
"RoUND ROOM
Where we sit on the
'LADY's sIDE-sADDLE,"
And in deep contemplation admire The
grand architect of
''PoMPII's PILLAR"
And otlier beauties Of Natures handi-
work. Then ascending l2 feet brings
us to
"sHosHoNE FALLS"
A frozen stream 100 feet wide,
Whose scintillations yet sublime
Still sparkle en- the Stream OF Time,
In vain We bend the snxious ear,
$50 perfect does It's form appear,
To catch the music of it, -oar
While standing on the fanc, 4 shore.
From the Fails We pass around
"cAPE HORN" TO JACOBS WELL"
Where the toil-worn traveller is invited
to q delicious drink of water, over
which presides the Virgin Mary" and
the infant Jesus" 10 her arms. We
bid the Virgin COED. bye, and as we
con template the surrounding beauties
are requested to prepare for
"FAT MANS MISERY"
After crawling 100 feet we come to
the
''eKATINa RINK"