The Lamar register., 1896-11-21

III y the interior OF a
still more remarkable sink-hole. on the
property OF Mr.. George Sanderson. in
the Antes creek gap. This sink-hole is
but one Of a series located within a
stones throw of each other. any one
of which Is very interesting The hole
in which the photographs were taken for
Grit Is rod or more south Of the big
spring that forms the head OF Antes
creek Its depth is about 80 feet, and
in this monster chasm stands a broken
wall Of rock that has the appearances
of some day having been shaken as
under BY an earthquake Great trees
grow out Of the bottom Of the hole. 1t is
n slight task to reach the bottom OF the
cavern, for quite well worn path
affords the curious an opportunity to
investigate. Once on the bottom. with
the black. Jagged rocks towering far
above your head. the novelty and
grandeCr OF this natural wonder breaks
upon you. Down in the darkest corner
of the cavern Is a pool OF dark green
water. The depth of this pool-iike
the spring referred to aboye-is very
deep. and false step or plunge would
send one to his doom Pen cannot de-
pict description OF this rockbound
hole in the earth which is only eduailed
in wonderment by several other like
sink-holes within rEdius OF a quarter
of mile from this one. One Of the
other sink-hoIes. a little farther south,
IS over 20 feet deep, with sides so pre-
cipitous that one cannot make the de-
scent without the aid OF ropes In
order to catch a glimpse of the green
pool that also forms the bottom OF this
hole one must cling TO the trees that
grow over its rock-ribbed sides Blu,
few persons have ever gone to the bot
tom OF this hole. most visitors being
satisfied with glance into its threat
ening depths from the outer rim. II is
said that fine trout have already been
caught from the pool at the bottom OF
this hole. This is not discredited. for
the water that forms the pool goes to
create Antes creek at the big spring
half mile below. and that the under
ground channel is directly connected
with these great holes Is universally
conceded. says a writer in Pennsylva-
mia Grit.
1t Is told of the late George W
Youngman. ESQ.,. that when boy. to-
geiher with several juvenile conpan-
ions. he went to the bottom OF one OF
these sink-holes. and with the aid OF
a pry, made an opening sufficiently
large to admit the passage of a body
This passage opened into the unex.
plored regions OF a great cave, ana Intc
this the boys scrambled With the aid
OF torches they were enabled to ex-
plore the wonderfully wrought subter,
rsnean passages. Mr.. Youngman de
clared that they walked in southeast
srly direction for nearly mile, making
their way over walls OF rock and along
the green-crested stream The roof oil
the cavern. he said, was a picture Of
grandeur, the rays from their torches
revealing the most beautiful stalactite
formations. That the exploration made
by Mr.. Youngman and his boy friends
was repeated is not in evidence. but
that the wonderful underground seen
cry is yet to be beheld by those who
will undertake the task is without a
doubt In which sink-hole it was that
the boys found the entrance to the cave
is not definitely known. although it is
generally believed that 1t is the one
located near the Rauch's gap road