The Opelousas courier., 1899-11-25
LIKE DiAMoND-sTUoDEO WALLS.
The Beautiful Appearance of the Interio
of Nevada Cavern

The Beautiful Appearance of the Interior
ola Nevada Cavern.
On the north side of the Osgood
range of mountains, about four miles
east of Eden creek in Nevada there is
a natural cave of quite large dimen-
sions. 1t is in the limestone lorna
ton and has the appearance OF IN old
worked-out mine with its slopes, raises
and wines. 1t is almost impossible
to find the entrance, as it is covered
with a growth of underbrush.
The first thing that a person notices
is a small crevice in the rocks, but as
he crawls into the crevice on hands
and knees he finds that it widens as
he goes down. About fifteen feet
from the entrance a man a stand up
and walk down the gradual IL cline,
which is at about 60 degrees. At a
place thirty feet from the moutl there
is a raise some thirty feet highland a
drift forty feet long. The sigb which
meets the cave-seeker's ,a.s at this
point is most beautiful. On the CELL
ing large ~stalactites hang in clusters,
anu thc WILLS are ucColdtcu Will
%glistening crystals of lime intermin-
gled with drops of water, giving it
the appearance of being set with mil
lions of diamonds.
Farther down the cave widens until
a chamber is reached which is over
sixty feet across and over fifty feet
high. There are numerous other
passages or caverns, and on the left
there is a passage big enough to adj
NIT the body, that opens into a sec
ond chamber which is about twenty
feet across and ten or fifteen feet
high. IN the main chamber, some
twenty feet high, can be seen the
opening of another chamber, but as
there is no timber near to make lad
ders the upper cavern has not yet
been explored. There are, no doubt.
other large chambers which could be
found were closer explorations to be
made. Stalactites and stalagmites can
be seen in all directions. Water is
dropping continually, and the light OF
a candle shining upon these crystals
and drops of water gives the cave a
very enhancing appearance. This
cave is the home of the wood rat, and
there are indications that there might
be thousands of the little animals
which make this natural wonder their
home.
More Fucker Than Poison.
An amusing story once told Of Pro-
lessor Packard of the Theological
Seminary of the Episcopal church in
Virginia goes to prove that an intin Iate
knowledge of Hebrew roots does Tot
of necessity imply an a~equaintant>
with the entire vegetable kingdom.
Professor Packard had gone to Vir-
ginia from New England, and naturally
it had never been his fortune to see
persimmons growing.
One day, as he was walking along,
he noticed some most tempting fruit,
of a beautiful light orange color. Its
appearance was SO much in its favor
that Professor Packard picked and
took a liberal taste of what was in
reality an uGG.'pe persimmon.
The poor professor instantly jumped
at the idea that he was poisoned.
While his face was contorted with an.
guish and fear he was o7ertaken by
two of his colleagues, who anxieusly
inquired what was the matter.
Don't talk to me-" groaned the vic
tim, ''but let me go home and die in
the bosom of my family"
AS may be supposed, the professor
soon discovered that he had not taken
a fatal mouthful, in spite OF his feel
ings; but the memory of his piteous
request gave the faculty, including
himself, many a good laugh in later
days. -Youth's Companion.