New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-04
Reed & Barton.
SOLID SILVER.
81 Union Square.
4 GR-lI MARBLE CAVE.
81 Union Square.

From letter In The Philadelphia Press.
In the deepest businesses of the mysterons oc t
Mountains, eighteen miles southeast o OF wonderf
natural formation in the world The famous MAIN,
moth Cave Of Of 9a the G IN the
world, but Its greatest depth Is Sy n,e ~ cavern
entrance Hidden b Away m te o ana has %a
lions which, when fully explored VIII hoS,nndinys
show cavernous chambers and openings eA'e"s
lie existence Of this has been KNOWN tcm 70.
about ten years ana 1S has ever been made
which will tell Of half OF the WONDERS w. 20 ~ ased
he ,or the Interior OF the cave lined through
ont with the purest white marble ana vonesa VI, 10, =.
nn,te. a o shess magnificent rooms with fan
nstc forms and odd shapes. which ei'e 70 "a a.
S ali sh,des from the purest translucent pearl %
the dead white OF marble and the striped oaohs anu
Deem in the heart OF wilderness Ridge the highest
peak OF thnt highest ridge OF the ozark sI!uh'n,,'
1oted peok is an immense crater-like depression ex.
tending almost pcrpendculary down Tor distance
Of BOO fct into an amphLtheatre. In the Centfe OF
which is a narrow sltlke opening. To reach TINS
opening hundred steps have been r oI5 In
SS STR it Bs feet 81 yaSnns abyss extending
deepest darkness. Descent Is made INTO thls aoS ma
going deeper and deeper at last he hnds hi'nsen az
the bottom $50 feet from the entanes on teve,
oor and can just zee tine tg d"shsn' STREAMING
inc ~ the eve becomes accustomed to the dark
dny Tho rpcesses Of the cavern. 1t is found that tho
head, d5sc 10th n as g ss and
ion This grand amphitheare Is almost circular ln,
not o INV 40 ee n to- bs held in place By
columns Of and ma on an de ss aTe no os
WALL carved by the band Of az artist 81 anG ts
Hasnaon, can STRc Of e me T od World r'
some OF these rival in massiveness and splendor
IN. heroic statues OF the world. while Others bear az
he dccncy of carving OF the a)wers which adorn the
| entrance OF the cavern Giant columns rear tileir
head, to the roof. their bases standing on pedesais
these mnte.,i" columns can BE- seen delicate tendr
like venIngs which appear T. be some oeaan s v.ne
Ing and % can Of se SeSE Mp' hover az showing
all the varied tints Of the rainbow. but which exan-
na,ion shows b. delicate incrusia,lons across the
chalc dony and forming tendils ana leaves as
perfect II formed by the Land oil nature IN the nora
| Il the upper air. A., 49,. 4, ,...
IN wonder and and this scene alone repays
well all tie labor reaching the spot But there are
csvern Of sr 1Ar IMMENSE Ga Ter. sadng 70 other
the frst great room the foot of the descent From
opening IN 70 one side there taces is,e s,re ~,
| berg. Following TIL, To IT. source: the explorer
-nchos the spring room. The wall, OF which are az
white rs pure Jasper make them. Here the teIn.
p"atnre Is constantly at ~ degrees. Falrcnheit and
The moisture which IS in the air q the larger F9 g,
and trIcllcs constantly down in streams which f,rm
r Tyg SrGS Of TIT. 'r cns 81 The most e@ar
able cnriosties Of the immense cavern. 20 great Is
DIR s%nD p ISS1 of ; %aS VII s@"
hoped niche. called the showcrha.h room ana runs
do,n into the circular Spring Of Youth. This water
T. ca nlrn that II leaves NJ deposit whatever and Is
really distilled By nature Just as 1t is by science above
a,. in hcnntv Of de!isn any chamber decorated by
arr in the known world Delicate venings Of ONYX.
rrofrsion on he marble walls aud with such delicate
rarcry that whole represents picture Of inrcst
dssn and H sTS rned by the mosd and dlscoorsd
marbc, which have received the clippings OF water
Leading on in another direction from the Grand
Nmphcate lofty passage way WIN stncc ea pp roo,
is rcnchcd ard here In solitude Is grander throoe
4Sn vas ever T-q s wife TT" Thronc Stands alone IL
mtldlc Of n magnificent chamber with lnry ce'l,nG.
sa gD S fe s' While from End to end is $40 t
The ,;ira, White Throne. n majestic ovae staagmi'e.
Hpd' tn e 'eOc ss ,T OF ard e bsry sandns
iM,ty six feet across and wenty-Six feet from front
| fect being twelve feet in diameter Mt the top II
looms like the crysalzcd ideal Of perfection In the way
e dns e. 'n %mrne R ncn S he to he
rom and her, Is The imaginary seat OF .o'ne prr,
and beneath the seat are three beautiful rooms q
xors arc INADEQUATE TO fully describe its
irauties and wonderful construction.
| IN the tight OF tho immense throne Rises "a the
ceiling pure white nutcd pillar about three feet in
diameter resting on s or sc, ho o,s oe s SIi
o e,U IN colors Of red yellow and white. From this
| rrom nows a small stream fed from a spring which
Furnishes pure ire-coh water.
| ON au sides % the Throne Room the walls arc
| adorned With flowers and vines carved by nature
| from tho solid marble. while the yellow red ard
| white s,alocnntes stard all sides and beautiful
! PENDANTS hang from the ceiling. Many and vanouc
are the decorations which adOrn this most magnificent
Of all underground chambers: and yet there is more
| 20 he f1,mid by following the various p~ssagewaM
leading I'm all directions from the central portion ~
| tho cavern. Rooms spread ont n the end OF beauu
| f,,iv and these are adorned wi1
| ,hc same coiored and white carvings. one passage
wov has been traced for u distance Of twelve miles
| In SON hwe,tcrly direction and as there i now
~ mir coming from the interior. II Is believed that
| his paSSagcway connects with the famous harry
| county Gave, thirty five miles away That there
| some other exterior opening + cvnccd nv the pres
| ence OF remains Of many animals which have IN
doub,edly wandered into these deep receS>es and died
| Nor Is the immense cavern uninhabited II has
dora and fauna peculiar to itself and like the walls;
| the plants and animals are pure white In the Giane
| Nmphlthcarc Is TO b" found peculiar plant nr
| fungus banched white by darkness, and IN inc
| rsSagewayS found species az newt when Is ~
| white and colorleSs the deepwatcr fishes. IN tne
,onc poSsagrwav leading toward the Garry County en-
| trance were found hats which had evdently ioune
their way into thcs, deep reccsseS. Soma OF thesss
| we're Of enormous size and had the appearance "a
| the south American vampires.
HE DISLoCArED HIS JAW WITH YAWN'