The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07
MoRGANTowN WEST VIRGINIA, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER

futed by deep burrows, ridged sharp
ly between and yeneered with yellow
stalagmite.
River Hall skirts the edge of cliffs
60 feet high and 100 feet long. Here
too are the sullen waters Of the Dead
Sea-"
THE RIVER sTYx
is only short distance farther on
40 feet wide 1t is crossed BY Nat
ura Bridge Next is Lake Lethe
with cliffs close by 80 feet high.
Here we step out upon a beach Gov
cred with the finest yellow sand.
This is called the Great Walk which
extends TO Echo River for 500 wards.
under beautiful lofty ceiling Of
notified white and black limestone.
like snow clouds drifting in a stormy
sky We now embark for ride on
the shorcless waters of Echo River.
The dark looking water seems to al
most meet the low bent arch of stone
which bends above it and we feel as
if we we're being sucked into the jaws
of some open mouthed monster as
we bend almost even with the gun
wales of the boat and are slowly
forced ander the low hanging arch
that seems bending to crush us and
hens us in to the waters edge on eth
er side, but soon the arch lifts higher
and higher and we glide over the
deep, dark fathomless looking water,
and gaze upward to height of from
30 to 60 feet above us. Our guide
now burns Bengal light and the
Rembrandt effects are very striking.
AS he stands in the bow of the boat
plying his paddle his shadow is
thrown in the most grotesque man
ner upon the dome above. Not a
sound is heard but the sullen splash
of the oar and the tapping of the
water against the rocks. Is this
Charon ferrying our souls to the shore
of shadesp Suddenly he strikes a
deep full chest note then three others
lower and yet more low "Do Mi Sol
Do and the echoes awake and take
it up and repeat and refine and ideal
ize the measure through all the sweet
bewildering gradations of sound from
the full volume of an organ note to
the tender softness of lilly bells
ringing out their sweet carillons, TO
the listening Asphodel." The effect
was enchanting, exquisite, so much
so that that alone was worth the trip.
The river is nayigable for about a
mile and is from 20 to 200 feet wide,
and very deep in places. 1t is here
the eyeless fish are found. They are
almost white and are SO transparent
the bones can be seen from the out
side.
The crawtish are also white, and
totally eyeless. All the Cave crick-
cts and spiders are colorless and all
vegetation snow white.
We now strike Silliman's avenue
with it's irregular floor and rugged
walls pierced by cavities leading in
various directions. A hard climb
brings us to the top of the Hill of
Fatigue, beyond which stands the
Great Western 80 called from its re-
semblance to the stern of an immense
ship with rudder to star board. Sill
mans avenue ends in CoGcert Hall
where Ole Bull once gave musical
entertainment. Next comes the pie
turesque pass of FL Ghor, the Fly
Chamber so called because the white
walls are thirkly sprinkled over with
little 1eeks OF black gypsum resemb-
ling flies, next the Sheep Shelters
sloping roof Of rock extending far
out. The Crown and mauy other
points too numerous To mention. The
Black Hole OF Calcutta is hideous
pit on the left
BY climbing a ladder 20 feet above
we reach one Of the upper levels
where we find ourselves in Martha.
Vineyard. Countless globulcs o.
transluecntgyps simulate luscious
clusters OF grapes growing on well
defined vine clinging to the rocky
cornice of the lofty roof
Beyond this is the Snow Ball room.
The fluffy looking formations seem
ing like snow balls which had been
hurled against the ceiling by giants
at their play.
Cleveland's Cabinet is a treasure
house of riches. Cave diamonds spar
kle on cornice and arch and the cell
ing is gemmed over with the Cave
flowers of the mineralogist. From a