Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-11-23

terms, etc.
They had no difficulty in finding the
cave opening ana he party, four in num-
Der, entered. The opening is about large
enough for an ordinary sized man to
enter in STOPPING posture. Ten feet in
side one Is compelled to slide lengt hwise
III order to get down shelving passage.
Charles Corners described the explora-
ton rs follows: 1--WE got into the big
chamber all right. had been in before
but the other fellows hadn't and we're
afraid Of the darkness and the mud The
floor OF the cave from the end OF the
opening passage is Shiny and gives one
the feeling hat he is stepping on jelly.
I'VE had torches which gave a dim lig ht
bat We Illuminated the place sufficiently
to form cod idea of what the cham Der
WAS. 1t is about seventy-tive feet long,
twenty feet wide and fifteen feet high.
Water trickled Down the sides which, by
the light OF our famheauX. glittered like
silver.
I'VE could hear weird moaning which
sounded Ike Wind blowing through pine
trees IN winter. l suppose it wa- sounds
from the outside elements borne through
arertures We eoG,d NOT SIC. It rather
startled Us at first mt We a.aUt mind it
after ii b.t. w shouted al ,ara ether
from opru~4te -aag- u the ebauH ez sad 1t
sounded jast as ifoar jf8,a .serz= -. in
a nightmare aa5 5aas5a.t daa't tt5Hk
a musicale uea=a - w -a.eas-ssI in
that eaaatrer.
the ,hauH,r W. eeac ia + most
peeuiar formation aud II looks a- II 1t
was purposesY de- sued ~ mBn Tor a
council eAsmbor. There were places all
about the walls where one could 1t.
w had been Taught by tradition that
Capt Kidd visited Mt. Desert and ad-
Jacent islands and Was supposed to hive
buried his treasure somew here in this
part OF Maine We were not hunting for
1t, but somehow a fellow felt that he
might step on II barrel OF gold any minute
al the end opposite the opening was
another smaller hole, dark, black and
shiny. We poked poles, threw stones and
held our torches within but they gave
back no sight or sound. We halooed
- - e''' wy NHD tH'h'ttN pa1h
like groans
Il decided that rs long A. we had gone
thus far that would push on. My com
lanions protested said that perhaps |
would fall into hole or that II would be
impossible for me to get back, but sind
IN with rope attached to my body and
held BY my companions.
e had couple of hundred teet OF
strong light rope SO / felt sate hen
pushed down tue hole ton feet len tnat
There "s7 danger from ieui AR. ! hetd
the loren hhe"d hut TIL could see vas
l9" Fautisd passage b3g enough Tor
mHh 10 stand erect N.
IL "a' hot more thhn four feet wlde
and slanted te point, IL iioer "as dry
sand ena could cetea gHmt'~e- of sun
l1ght IA lar Ell Ilaee- though couldn't
seem 10 reaeh them. | eaEld hear the
SURFING 81 the "a en- the eastern end Of
the isIand II stopped 10 listen.
Il could also hear ~ hegFt beatins AID
my eompeniohs shouting Ter me TO come
back. Itey tcgeu 10 tug GU the rope, too,
bat l sighaiIed Tint ] "es o. K, and they
let her play out.
:" hen had gone about leo feet With
out hhdins any change IN the formation
OF this further passage l began to feel
ch"ky aud THIRSTY. The air Mas toui and
my loren began to 90 out.
Il hsstened tack. II the torch should
refuse to burn would be ina pretty pre-
d'esmsn', for there were many twists and