Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-07
WONDERS or WIND CAVE.
Mout;uued from last week.)
ny CAVE cANEM,

(Contiuued from last wcek.)
EY CAVE cANEM.
After travelling about LOO feet we Az
L ut the, grandest scenery in the
whole route, named the coliseum
will now give the comparison of u
visitor who spent some time in the
National or Yellowstone Park as
follows: Il spent sixty days there and
was shown all the principal sights and
beauties by reliable guides and was
under the impression ! could never see
more beautiful scenery but must con-
fcss that scenery sinks almost into in
Significance before the grandeur of the
Colosseum" Length of roem 40 feet.
width 60 feet; heighth so feet in
places; the first grand sight is Il resem-
BILE OF IL mountain cliff in twain with a
great boulder acting as Il wadge to
prevent it from returning to its natur-
al shape. Passing up to the fore
ground of this sight we turn our backs
and behold still another grander scene
% feet high and All average width of
So feet; up the sides are different
colnred lodges, intcrsecting the whole
with different forms of pure white
rocks. in some places family tinted
with blue. which cannot be described,
tie shape being so irregular. We pass
along to the east end Of the room and
view the finale. which eclipses TIE
other two rooms: imagine IL square Of
sixty feet with an enormous hole bored
in the center. twenty five feet IN d.
ameter, and unending with round folds
from one to three feet, protrudlng
from the sides all ronnd of u pure
white rock with splashes Of iron gray
color. The margin Of this scene is Of
reddish brown rock. simila. in form to
the Garden Of the Gods Going to
the opposite SIDE and on looking up in
to q peculiar shaped cavity we see Il
mass of beautiful tree frost with pink
STEMS and pure white branches. This
room is the most dificult one to DIES.
cribe of any we have seen yet. a. words
are inadequate, hut must he seen TO
appreciate its majesti: and wonderful
appearance. About the center of this
room is the entrance to "i'air MAIDS
Pathway" SIS feet long and two fec.
vida, through Il room SO feet wide, the
nomenclature Is very appropriate as il
is perfectly ven and smooth winding
through rough rock; y lady could
traverse it with white satin slippers
without any apprehension On her part
Of getting them soiled. At the end OF
this pathway is a small passage lead
ing to THE Winding Way" almost a
spiral passage leading us about 80 feet
downward into Il lower chamber: we
! are campelled to kccp On the outside
Of fle patti. The oTrpo-i'e .ida as:ng
dangerous OH account OF our slipping
and falling. IL is Il continued forma.
tioa Of the two last places visited.
About thirty. live feet down this
! spiral passage is a dark sonabra looking
! oblong hole about three feet wile by
eight feet long. in the floor which We
have to climb dowa q depth of fifteen
feet and land in a medium sized. un
named room in which is the second en-
trance of the Colosseum route coming
mp frnm Monte Christn's Palace Oh
the Castle Garden route. The room
is prrmeated throughout with a dark
drab. spungv substance almost peculiar
to this room mere than any other; VT
also find some line yellow popcorn
work in places.
We now pass into tue longest pass
age on IL route q mule in length
The whole is composed Of highly cal
cerous limestone, in some place:
covered with beautiful lustrous sati,
spar and pockets, some very large, ot
c%alcite crystals. This passage is no
wearisome on account of length, a
there is one combined scene the entlr,
distance. AT the end of this passag
we enter the most peculiarly shape
room ON this ronte, seventy-fve feet o
irregular diameter. heishth twent
feet. The ceiling is similar to the in
side of. a round tent, formed of YER
coarse fragmental calcerous rocks Q
red, white, dark gray and black colors
TIE floor is composed Of white boulde,
covered with reddish brown sedimen
when standing on one, but when on
level with it, it is pure white, provin
that tho sediment formed IN a motor
less body of water. Here must d
verge from my subject and give a fe
. geological comments, which will /