Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-15

'erest' Inc earliest published
account appears In Martins Sketches
OF Louisville and its Environs" (lsI9l,
under the heading The Mammoth
'a'e OF Indiana. In Flints Geogra-
phy tlsall, 1t is called the EPSON
salts cave ana In legal enactments in
1913 II is designated The Indiana
Saitpeter cave name now given to u
smaller cave near by. The name
Wyandotte cave" does not seem to
have been adopted until about is4s,
being taken from the adjacent Wyan-
dotte river, now known as the Blue
river AT an early day the ground was
pre-empted by DIR. Ii. Adams, who had
saltpeter works here from 1912 tc 1919,
when, by his failure to pay the pur-
chase money, 1T reverted to the United
states 1t was bought in 1920 by Mr..
Henry 7, Rothrock. who at a later date
perfected his title, and by whose will
IL becomes, under certain conditions,
the heritage OF Mr.. Frank Rothrock,
ms favorlte grandson.
FRANK kothrock, with n commend
ape desire to know as much as possi-
BILE about his prospective domain, re-
Gently organized an exploring party,
lnciuding with himself three other
sturdy lads named Ben Hams, Henry
Mcllintick and Ira Rainbolt. What
they style, in their narration placed at
my uisposal, the uneXplored re-
gions, are not properly such,
having been visited in 1880 by
Messrs Andrew and Washington Rroth-
rock, together with two men named
Miller and langsdale. Miller gave out
NJ place called for that reason Mil
Ter reach Andrew stopped at
spot known as Andrews retreat
ashlngton kothrock and Mr.. Langs-
dnle went as lar as Langsdale basin.
But such are the difficulties and perils
OF the labyrinth that no one has
Vehturea there since, until now, nor
nus ny previous description of the re-
gion been published.
he general plan of the cave resem-
bles gigantic letter X, including the
main cave and the north and south
arms Twelve hours are required to
traverse the sixteen miles ordinarily on
exhibition. The so-called UNEMPLOYED
regions cover at least seven miles ad-
uitional. Ihey are entered from
pace ealieu the Ice House, because The
gypsom-coated blocks of limestone re
semole SO many masses OF ice. This is
near the termination OF the northern
arm Inc boy OWED under ledge but
two feet above the floor and burroued
,urousn VIVA, resemoied great snow
uanH, Ihoush really mass of spark
mug crystals IN hftean pllnutes they
ean'e W the Round room, out from
wh'ch ran several snort branches, each
eholne III inua oank. But through
an orlhce eight feet overhead, they en-
1ereo SORT OF second story or in other
WORDS cross cave. Tor it should be
Understood that Wyandot cave, instead
OF peihg single excavation, is mac
up Oh numerous different caverns con
i'ee'N" WIN eaeh other by large or
un'' openlnes' cong northward
W. tins' through crevices,
unu shiihg along sharp
= ~, 49, tne oISs Matted on the edge of
a kind of natural br;dra e an5 70 ,, russ 10y
yards further, tinding NAM " "er. boo
iitcs and other ornota fo,.''a VuIopio-
ter. In "A circular room IN - a'I -,
and 60 wide were ron, ,,.l,ott,, "es"
helicitites, ms well as str,ie,h, - i'"o
tites. Their explorations i, M. ' Az.
ton came tn AN end AZ a. a a. WIS uir, 9
vond which II sne,naS uVep ~ pc
them Ia on u,;,I>,,.t my 'ss'oie ior
which they were NOT fnrni ia =. WI" YIN
time "' '''e
On Il subsequent t,i, tho,, ,oo,..,
a rude ladder made e., soIN along
the trunk of which ,sas 10, Tree,
inches in dinmetnr ~ "oouV .hree
cut at IA convenient lanrtb e. ' , ICING