The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-23
ICE CAVES IN MAINE.
he Lewiston, Maine. Journal.

Froi he Lewiston, Maine, Journal.
party of Norway and Oxford ladies and
gentlemen visited the ice caves of Greenwood
Wednesday of this week These natural curiosites
are about dozen in number, aud are situated some
three miles from the little village known as Green
wood City. 1t is good road from Norway to with
In quarter OF a mile of the caves and we enjoyed
every part OF the way.
The cayerns are land owned by Mr. Eben
Wentworth, and the entrance to them Is about two.
thirds OF the way up Mount Split as he has named
TINS elevation. 1t Is rather suggestive II not an
appropriate, designation. The path to thom lies
through heavily wooded tract of land, where
there is no opportunity of seeing the surrounding
country, and had il not been for Mr. Wentworth
who acted as guide, it would have been difficult TO
have followed the trail.
Having rested We moved up the mountain, and
soon reached the mouth of Valleys cave one of
the largest in lie whole lot. 1t lisa doube.soried
cavern, the lower chambers being some four or five
hundred feet in length and about a dozen feet In
width. The exit is Mt the top of the mountain The
upper chamber isNey much smaller and is con-
nected with the first by passage large enough for
halfa dozen 10 pass abreast. Tits cave was named
by the late Dr. True, of Bethel for Mr. Valley, of
Bosom, whose daughter was the first lady to pass
through the entire length of the cavern.
One of the caves IS shaped like a we'll and is
from twenty 10 thirty feet in depth. There are
regular steps which wind around the sides to the
site directions one of which leads nearly to obser-
vation rock. II is called Snake passage, and to
pass through 1t one Is obliged to crawl on hands
and knees. The other chamber leads into q cavern
which is large ana somewhat Triangular, having
several chambers, one of which connects with
Well cave. The walls OF this chamber rise up
ward some seventy-hve feet or more.
In one of the caves ice is to be seen all the year
round. Our torches produced beautiful effect
upon the CLASSY surface of the ice and the cavern
walls, enhanced by the total darkness but short
dis ance from our lights. There Is All exit TO the
cavern on the other side of the mountain and one
into the Amphitheatre cave.
There are two great riffs in the mountain, one
running northery and the othor IN the opposite
direction. These are great curosities and attract
the attention of oil who visit the caves and proba-
bly, these riffs gave the name TO the mount
Table Rock is the highest Of series of Lodges
or ahelving rock that reach nearly to the foot of tho
mountain The view from here Is magnificent and
is only excelled by that at the summit. While q
few of the party were extended at full length upon
1t looking down from the rock into the great amph-
theater below, they were startled by tho exclama-
ton OF $. s. Smith. who seated in the pulpit"
q small circular place In the ledge
Get oil from there You don't know where You
arel You are way out over creation
They drew back 10 investigate and found that
they had been hanging out some fifty or sixty feet
in mid air upon shelf of rock only five or six feet
In thickness.