The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-10-06
A CRYSTAL CAVE.
Black Hills Curiosity for the
Paris Exposition.
rho Mammoth Cave in Elk Greek
Canyon to De Reproduced I'm
Miniature for the
Worlds Fair.

The Black hills will have a curiosity
at the Paris exposition in the shape Of
:. miniature OF the Mammoth Or! ST.,
cave, which is situated in E.k CT
.anyon. L bout 90 miles southcas; OF t..
~. J. G. Keith, one of the ov!.t:s q
&c cave, LIT Deadwood last Eic..t Ic-
arts u sign contract with the oXpo-
i.ion management for space. lie Las
sen rca room under TIE Liz.
5wcr .~N-5 feet, with high cc.!n,
d Will t.kc over five carloads CT liz
.oricl fcr ne construction Ct tie c..
.:ostiy i;lne watc- crystals and coil.
snalt1 rock. which will line TIC in.
walls Ct tie cavern. The Mann,
Crystal cave made great lit at IT,,
world fair exposition, later at Atlanta
and recently at Antwerp.
The Mammoth Crystal cave was frs:
Giscoyor,d u the Mcbride t.@f
about - We ~ ?Co, while rrc.
for a. lii iDi..S IN an old tCErt
Gre l.,:.u,on, which had been cX
wears be:ure by an Old I:".. -.
named Jacobs. One Of thl
noticed 4 strong current OF 8.
rg cut through a hole in ia, 81
incl. and further in
49, d mp large chamber
uait. Since the FIRST Is,
.vnars OF the cave have lt,r.
j opening UP rev chant,
ing +: s.gowlys ccnncct.ig ,..> -.-
Ill il is possible now TO wal, E....ca go.
derground aud not less than : clam
bcrs have been opened up.
Fat Maj 5 Misery is the first C Az
her to be civen name. ii isayC;t
tortuous .,a~sageway that &; Is 'a,
series Of rpons beyond. Nj a c."-
:; weird place, on acccuni Il .hs .-,-.
,uant.tics.of thick, white md, G.. l'i..
cate texture, very prolific il Gro~'a.
The next rom is called tie ,--;9e ccr'.
called by reason of tax I ..r.
r3gcs CT animals in stone. tx i O.
.aa.islic being the arctic seals. over
~ Fiat is a room about CCX23 foc;. Wit.
l low ca;.'rg. The room derives il.
name rom the fact that the walls a.,
destitute Of crystals, being very sI.Cct.:
and wator-worn. Notre Dane is tic
first cha her to show the f.Eo be-: work
u lIt NANG- 1t IL d tfliEs%AN " Will l..
-rownieh in color, little cogrscr, Tc-
..aps. tia, the boXwCrk CT the f:!rCL
Wind cave. The room is about CcS15C,
with a ceiling 60 feet high. A G.st:T.
guishcd visitor from Chicago Lad tho
honor o. naming a large chamber after
Clikin's Gallery, Of Chicago. With
little Imagination Il person can see
great many beautiful pictures en- the
walls nd ceiling Of the room. Whale
room contains some more of The r,oHGg-
erie. There is perfect image cf II
whale which is 80 feet in length, with
eyes, mouth, fms and everything in Tor-
feet order. Perched above the whale is
the American eagle, life size, with
wings outstretched.
\ descent of about G5 feet down Zip
Van Wrinkles stairway takes the visitor
to the second level in the cave know.
commonly as the water level. L.
Flats is passed through, the ci.a=tt:
LcIng noted for its beautiful rcd Crit
ta.s. In this chamber is the drip stcEc.
Il mammoth water crystal four feet
high ard two feet at the base, winch In
been formed by the dripping Ct L.,
water from the ceiling to the floor be
low.
Tie Abode Of the Fairies is the pride
CT tie cave. Here nre fcuEh Jnt
Needle C.'nes, CieopatT2's .--...
The ....Ai Vel and n number e 80.
natural "a: 'oaities. One e.: g..
.:..a gine lie cid nursery stories . L.
iru. ABOUT lie fairies cave VIZ. ia IS
ard diamonds IRE. Slab r-c.'2 H.
Curious Flee. -. Of the cryst:.a 1--we
fa.len from thc ceiling {, t..e ..oo;,