Telegram-herald., 1889-05-10

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here tle hoof ooules up 2lla tae reof
comes aOsn, - bother a l@ll l.a4u a.
wsa A. tss fat ol8sss a2d tae ads
Nbo Nas equal - 2ny emergency
aelpsd him through. How Gi4 ar
asAnAge y zszoG a sstenef . tlle stogS
az tina ho,gt. '.a2en Z Nas t-t4 's-
ole ios = ls8 pealceI y ieet hl- =
sorry liifgIgbt . taSF el-g9sil, ft l'i-ed
the EuIde. ~ took bm through .4 ret-
tosls-' Aenks. s.amsell cial4ea ID t~ss
lost fifteen pounds in tAs operation
ana t1e guides - tAls day point Oui
piacts where tho rocks hsd e. bead -
1T gais Jolly t2l a4n through. II was
torner.y supposed that i thls passage
We're Blocked AZ, escape from tne
region beyond would - Impossible
Bat another mode az exit w2s discoF-
ered by Guide William ia lsIl, through
tle Colk,ereW- FMS intricate web ~
G,,iires Was known as long ago a.
loa4, hur uUt as a passage through
o. River Hall. Since William made iAs
way through, tie distractions have
partly been removed, - that now by
mounting three stsirways, crawling
through narrow creylces, and leaplng
from rock 10 rock, one may ascend Tor
What may be - vertical distance OF 100
feet, and thus reduce the Journey from
the mouth OF the cave 10 Great kellei
by one and one-half miles, which We
did.
Mammoth Dome Is the most spacious
Of the many dOmes IA the cave, the
graudest hal. IN all this domain OF
silence and OF night.
our wearisOme looks and expressions
of wish We were At the end,
were broken IN upon 10y the
happy, merry sounds heraldlng the
party under Bishops escort, long before
the last with lanterns came 10 view.
Each one must carry one lamp whlle
the guides carry group of three or
four. one guide takes the lead, two
bring up at the rear. 50 that no one IS
left behind.
There never was prettlcr sight than
tins merry little company of Memphis
lassics with two Grand Rapidians,
with bright flashing lamps, and gay
gypsy costumes. They travelled the
sOmber terrace and climbed the Rock of
Ages, singing their inspiring, childish,
college songs.
The streams are usually low in SUM
mer, when there are also the greatest
number of visitors. The connection of
the Cave rivers with Green river has
been fully demonstrated by the simple
experiment 10y throwing chatf upon
their surface IN the upper and lower
big springs, deep, bubbling pools, lying
half mile apart, under cliffs covered
with pine and hemlock. When these
pools are submerged by freshet III
Green river, the streams IN the cave
are united into continuous body of
water. The rise is augmented by the
torrents empticd down through the
sink holes, which sometimes is SO great
rs to touch the iron railing above the
Dead Sea.
The subsidence OF so vast body of
water, although for some reason less
rapid than the streams without, must
be with powerful suction causing
eddics and whirlpoOls. In order TO save
from destruction at such times the un-
fashioned little fleet, built of timbers,
every stick of which was brought IN
through passes we had traverScd with
great difficulty empty handed except Il
torch lantern. The boats are securely
fastened, when not in use, by long ropes
of twisted grape-vines that let them
swim with the flood.
The width of the Echo river varies
from twenty to 300 feet, and its length
is said to be about thrce-quarters of a
mile. Throughout the entire extent
there are only one or two points where
Il landing can be made, and the stream
properly has no shore. Hence the
guides do exercise the strictest author
ity in order to guard against accidents
What Il sight, In utter darkness with
out a Light. Sight, did we say? There
is no sight-in utter darkness.
We chanced TO catch sight of one
eycless fish. He was pure white, anC
small. We saw two blind, pure whit,
/ craWfish.
For moment dead silence seemed
to reign, when Bishop would call atten
! ton To some unseen object. This time
it was the serving of dinner at Mary
/ Vineyard. The table was natural, a TIA
| stone, around which the party wa
seated. There was prOtuslon of beau
! tiful grapes, cluster on cluster, but toe
/ nard to eat. We had not even a chance
/ to pick bunch, and had we been per
/ mittcd we did not have sutficlCn
/ strength TO pluck the forbidden fruit.
Bishop made few pleasant remark
! concerning the vineyard peculiar L
! himself, which brought inspiration &
the hearts of our lively, Jolly Memphi
/ party of young ladies, and gave an Op
/ portunity To break the silence along tn
line, which had settled over the tire,
and hungry waywardcrs before dinner
When the voice of laughter had dice
away. one of the Memphis girls woul'
start UP merry song, the sounds O
which were always surprisingly agree
able to the Grand Rapids party.
Leaving this enchanted ground, W
/ soon enter what IS called Washingto
/ Hall, which, by the way, is but
| smoke-staned lunCh-rOom, strewi
/ with relics of hundreds Of drnn
| parties. We find that the servants q
/ the hotel have anticipated our coming
and have spread for Us a hearty mca
to sit down to on our arrival. Rcncwc
Z spirited exercise whcts our appetlt
Tor supper. and we leave the Dime
remnants for the cave hotel rats. Can
of oil are kept here. and while "
dine tho rear guides trim and roplonis
tho lamps. We move onward, pas
inspect and admire the various depar
ments and natural curiOsitics. hut TIM
and spare viii not admit Of such mcf
ton rs they deserve, 50 We pass thor
hv for future consideration, hopn
that some day We may find time Z
write complete sketch from tho note
/ IN our possession. We came from darl
ness INTO hgnt about 8 O'Clock =. m
took supper and hid our Memph
| friends good-b Tired a they wcr'
they were preparing for a ploa-an