Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-11

trance IL IN the side OF ridge, about midi
way between the summit and the bh'
and merely a hole about five feet squaf
From the entrance f. a long. mario"
slope, leading into a subtcrranean 'nAhi
Der. with grolned roof and wei. tufn'
arches and numbers OF stalactltes d'
stalagmltes Narrow glssage- com
meet this chamber with a number ..
others. In one OF which IS "POmpcys iit
lar" a column about twenty feot hi-h
and two feet in diameter which ghit,f
ike cluster Of gems in the torcnlsA.
In another chamber T. swift n1Wih'
stream, and In another a deep hole IRON
which "A current 81 air passes rapidly.
In jefferson county, near h'sF,
Creek. Is one ~ the most peculiar ciF'rhA
In the country. the entrance bong on
level plateau. and the cave ITSELF almost
horizontal with the surface ~ the epnN
try. The entrance ~ IKE me 'fatl
~ n volcano. and when the bottom o.
the shaft IS reached a passageNay 90.
tends a great length I'm an easterly dire
ton. II has never been explored yei
FAR because OF deep stream OF wat
a.out twenty-five ieet IN width, who.
has hitherto barred further pr0gr'
Away in the distance II heard the roAr'r.
OF a much larger steam. which u tnoug'
10 be a yeritable underground river n.
no small dimensions The general sur.ac
OF the country IL level, sparseiy timber
and with very few springs FOR sever
miles around However two miles frar
the cave is an enormous hole. about q
feet long and 100 feet wide, az the bottom
OF which Is a deep lake OF clear anl et
ceedlngly cold water
The curiosity part OF the fact 's ihI
the hole is 100 feet deep from the surface
OF the ground TO the surface ~ iae "iirf
and the lake has apparently r' loi'''
and neither inlet nor outlet. irW m.i
from this lake Il the site ~ SW'nff
lead mine. where the first settlers Ii'
cured lead for bullets.
In Jefferson cOuatry also IL tnfl'..
Mountain. In which there o. bl'H'f
cave This cave has never h-tn
plored. because strong current oi
rushed from IL every four minutes "..
a sufficient force 20 extlnguish any it-i
or torch. Electricity has not tt'i
that locality vet. In Garter county
caves. but without any striking ieit.i
I One OF them Is know as Deal M.'
! Cave" because three hunters litt
way in Il and were found dead uf
/ friends, having been oyefpo",i'i 3D.
gases. ..,.-. s,..
/ Madisonyille, on Mix Sick hno.f
very beautiful cave. The entf'n .r
the side OF a steep slope. and ' &
lust large enough 10 permit per-
enter. 4 narrow passage about i.9 ,.'-
long leads into masnlacien, e ,,s y.
about 90 feet square ana of.r -"
high. Then there Is complete 49,
OF chambers % enormous SIZE COM ~.
Sy low narrow passage. In one oi ,...
chambers is a deposit " ochir' eng ~. ...
the earth n another chamber " y
~. s,itoetre was once manuiaciti
Thls cavern also contains very -
river and millions OF s1alaeii,,N H.
the sizc OF a lead pencil 20 nearly
Ia diameter one column Is neal}
feet in diameter -..,.,o,t
In Warren county IS Higginhc,h'... p,
cave. with vast chamber neaIN
acres In extent. and there are
very beautiful caves In Marion soun''
some day these caves vii be tso'' ,s..
w explored by scientis,s ahu $3.50
without doubt. great deal OF NS a...,,,
Information VIII be added 10 c'' I''''
OF Tennessee.