Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-09
Ice Caves In Maine.

4 VISIT TO WEIRD CAvERNS WHERE THERE Is ICE
THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND.
From the Lewiston Journal
A party Of Norway and Oxford ladies and
gentlemen visited the ice caves of Greenwood
Wednesday Of this week. These natural curl
osities are about dozen In number, and are
situated some three miles from the little vii
lage known as Greenwood City. 1t is a good
road from Norway to within quarter of a
mile Of the caves and we enjoyed every part
of the way. The caverns are on 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 this elevation. 1t is rather a
suggestive If not an appropriate designation.
The path to them lies through aheavily-wOoded
tract Of land where there ID no opportunity of
seeing the surrounding country, and had it 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 the whole lot. 1t is q
dOuble-storied cavern. the lower chambers be-
ing some 400 or 500 feet in length and about
of the mountain. The upper chamber is very
much smaller and is connected with the first
by passage large enough for half dozen to
pass abreast This cave was named by the
late Dr.. True, Of Bethel, for Mr.. Valley, of
Boston, whose daughter was the first lady to
pass through the entire length of the cavern.
One of the caves is shaped like well and is
from twenty to thirty feet in dep:h There are
regular steps which wind around the sides to
the bottom. Here are two chambers running in
opposite directions, one of which leads nearly to
Observation rock. 1t is called Snake passage,
and to pass through it one is obliged TO crawl
on hands and knees. The other chamber leads
into q cavern which Is large and somewhat tri-
angular, having several chambers, one of which
connects with Well cave. The walls of this
chamber rise upward some seventy-five 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 dark
ness but q short distance from our lights,
There is an exit to the cavern on the other
side OF the mountain and one into Amphi-
theater cave
There are two great riffs in the mountain,
one running northerly and the other in the
opposite direction. These are great curiosi-
ties, and attract the attention of all who visit
caves, and probably these riffs gave the name
| 10 the mount.
Table Rock Is the highest Of series of
lodges or shelving rock that roach nearly to the
foot Of the mountain. The view from here ID
| magnificent and 10 only excelled by that at the
summit. While q few of the party were ex-
tended ut full length upon it looking down
from the rock into the great amphitheater be.
smith, who was seated In the pulpit" small
\ circular place in the ledge:
Get on from there. You don't know where
you are! You are Way ont over creationr'
They drew back to investigate, and found
| that they had been hanging out some fifty OF
sixty feet In mid-air upon'a shelf Of rock only
hve or SIX feet In thickness.