New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-12
REuARKABLE CAVES IN AUSTRALIA.
From The sydney Herald.

An interesting report has been received by tho
Minister for Mines from Mr. W. 5; Leigh the supcribn I'M
discovery of new cave at the Fish River Mr. Leigh
saws the Is situated az inc eA'lJ sr IN
point by an almost vertical descent OF about twenty
cet fallen rocks The cave eos ~ bo o n,peiS
sent and an average width OF four feet and may %
DIVIDED 6 into ' dsta pec'; Of al about Atty feet
cntrancehas the appea ancc OF an aieI heinz con-
winding inclined plane about Re morn forty 9s TIE
ascent is made over crystallzed rogS d apa
nm st,,Gded with staactes which gradually diminish
in length as they approach .ny To stand upright
~ his mart OF the cave except in one or two places,
is out Of the question as the hegh. TO b e feet and
Of t,yo polns the passage narrows to such an
that only small openings are lerJ sn forcine he
way through The second part of the cave gatnen
by making a straight drop OF a1ous ", 80 o, Here
the top of tho incline or end OF nrss abons
the visitor finds himself in LOFTY PPlsts and adOn
forty feet In length and four ieet III ,b nrettiest
this small nature has formed one OF 'o ed COL
caves Of the whole group II is reay va arr ot gS
lection of the finest specimens louiu "a staaces
and stala mites of various lergths ana Shapes;
Columns clusters over ten G5 e5 IN hsfn pera
ave but OF different shape in that they are n4'
nat but rather of see,On c ae sraoe
ttos form the centre of shawls, giving ihS,n Taso
apPessfSay the staiactites and shawls in this cave
rrhen struck give various notes, ana lrV,n '.t.
! number different pcal> cOuIu NC
sirnc aud almost any note sounded beu OF cry
having wonderful combination, similar 10 tha Ia, i,'e o
pctirat in the Imperial is also found In caNl! oa
Inc lef hand side below the Level OF INC novI' on5
teatIfe OF this cave IS tho remarkable WuteHcse anu
/ transualcncy of the different foInla'lohs. ,.u
Mr. Leigh also reports the discovery OF sniSn
,n d"inin The one Just described. of much smaller
dmcnsons being only about twenty-five iect long us
,mni,c feet wide and two feet in height to the cehuc
~ Tho root which Is arched The bed OF the cave Is
! % th, same crystal rock formation Al inc iol-
U,o,tors are I'm miniature compared with me o'ncr
navc If has innumerablc small sialacttes sVnus wy
hol, ~ The roof all of which appear very clear ana
fesb end in the course Of formation small coLul IN
ore BANGED all round the sGes, ana tneLe dIc ~
s g. 10 1contre but none of them being more thah
oncand-a half inches I'm diameter; number oil MIN
otr,re shawl similar in appearance to those OF tny
In,peral Caves. are also found On uhh irn nta
siJe and near the entrance. IS very piety cotai
IIic bed with numerous basins and other iormauo S
Above this bed, and IN tne nenA and sIto;,cther
s,aIacttcs assume very peculiar anu al.oSc.Il
GigSent form to the rest. Instead of being p3nedd
olnb Is timed with nme-crystal pertecily shap,u
and clittering like a diamond and this being aoou
Iica Inc width of the stalactite has the appsarace
~ HAVING bcen stuck on the end of It, This cave can
only be seen ADVANTAGE by one person AZ onl,
and in a rccumbent position, with the heao on''
inside tho cave