The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-10-23
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eofF' AND our ysssll
A Cavern In Cslerads 1la
lnt+usion sS str "a
There h a cave Aaar Id
tion on the Denver and IN
road, which has been viii
persona No particular MT
cave has been made, - y
little worthy Of notioA On u
number Of pleasure beskG
city to Join PARTY q Ao6e N
had planned 30 visit the cav n
o'clock In the afternoon ~ \
the party. having disposed ol & -
ner, began 10 climb the AMY
top Of which the mouth o6 t}E
located.
After much exertson ths sorI
the party reached the mouth oe
and being in advance Of his col
they were startled TO 80 him
ward into the low eAk brush ~
been thrown from q catapulk
panions pushing forward ners,y
", soon came 10 his rescue an6
him recovering, not much HI
slightly scratched and somewhaYz
He could give no explanatio q ll6Ik 1SS
den removal from the openinH
cavern. sssF 4
Curious to know what the cappST1e
the entire company in q body push1 ~
the hill, which has particularly en
descent near the mouth Of tho cavo 10
the astonishment Of the whole nu1n6 n6oe
the instant after stepping into the eSSRvo
they found themselves all piled tdGg gthe2f
in spot near where the first had lG}d
It took but little while to recoydt3
the entanglement, when they began 70 !.
inquire tho cause Of this sudden excite.
mont. They all agreed that they hatl
seen nothing to cause such q thin8, And
they were curious to know the feascns
for the phenomenon. But how Is M
ont what they wished was tho thine u
decide. u
At last It was determined That fks1
strongest gentlemgh q III enatY ShpuI
gain position a ~ ~ 8tht
trance, and. thus s.prpt ~ -
portunity to recenAoitee, ~ tai
circuitous rorte and avoidinSfs p
directly in front Of the opening, e
soon found themselves close beside {
entrance. Cautiously putting his hss
out beyond the protecting wall, the foe
most peered it. His hat immedist0l|
took flight down the declivity, but b
was thus made aware Of the exact stat
Of affairs.
The philosophy Of the current Of q:
In caves suddenly dawned upon hiIpyS
As 10 we'll mown the air of a warm d& 8
in summer 10 much lighter on the \,
side Of cave or cellar than It Ia insl
Consequently the cold, heavy air rus
out with great violence snough IN
case to cause tie trouble spoksn<
throw the party down ~ kill.
Later, relating this tale, an u.sS
told your correspondents ~ fcrmSi ~
venture of his at the same place g
cold day in the early winter he
tracking deer along this hillside. v,
he was astonished to see the cave oI
up before him. aud he noticed that
snow seemed TO have been disturb
very recently, as though body ha
been dragged into the entrance.
Without thinking, he stepped forwaf
to examine into the cause Of the die
turbed condition of the snow. when j
felt himself vicaently pulled into I'll
cave. the force pulling him. from hts(
feet. He felt shock. and fos awhil6
was oblivious to all around him. WheS.(
his senses returned b found ~ wasl
lying by and partially npso ths tody al
deer. Upon exaninatios hs found the
body Of the deer yet warm. This led toS'
still closer examination. He at last
determined that the force Of the current
Of air blowing into the cave had drawn
the deer in, killing 1t, but that when hs
was drawn in the shock was somewhat
obviated by his striking the deer. thus
saving him from death. The ezpiahI-S
ten is just the reverse Of the other, tie
air being warmer inside the cave thsn
out. The current dows into the cave
during the winter. thus accounting foe
the strange affair.-Denver Sun.
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