The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-15
GRAND GULF CAVERN
A GREAT CAVE THAT 10 IN ScDTHs
WESTERN MISSOURI
gss Mysterious fbspibs We're First
Explored ~ Two usa ~ More Than
Ordinary a0npags-Jbs story Of
Their psrli01s journey


Southwest Missouri IL f1iI of strnDg,
earth formations tint nre called mat
uraI' ouiiosities Ia spite Of their UD
nnfufaIDpsR. The pnttl n full Of caves
and sink holes, one Of the most eele.
br0ted Of these il the Grand cur IN
Oregon county, about four miles from
KogbboDong, II IN u sort Of ehDSop,
IN shape not unlike D borsoAlloe DnI
serves the purpose of u jHllDnRe Dpj
IN the wet RpnRoH for u ~ tN1lo ippD Of
bills, The cDDyoD ~ 22O feet deep WILD
o natural bridge ~ one plnep DbJ u
subtorrDneaD bake DpJ river tbAi opens
NJ one end The river only exists dur.
Ing the wet spasDjl for the pDltD NJ
the bottom ~ the eaDSoD Nv porous
md absorbs the water The lABp, how
eyor Nv full the whole ypDr round,
This cave. continuing tho snbtopr
mDaaD river md hike, DDl never been
explored 10 the end ijll The sDWuunp Of
1885, WHOM PAT Foley, u slilooD hooper
from Jbngep Wild u companion per
formed The exploit Foley bad mDJp
wv lflDlW bAJbl' lb4' ibf 'h''p ''a i'hs
DOf boon able 10 secure u oDlUpHDiUD
|oOUJgReOBs enough 10 popsefppp IA do
nDfopppiao, Finch mHn bad wplbpDpb
aDd ]rptupBetl before ibe end If ibo
eOyn was roDpbod Dp the ibjpJ rip
however Foley hnd Wild bin u mOD
Of 0DupDRo
The nUipaupo 10 The enyo N wide ma
deer, Jbo bed IL of DpOBou stones, over
which tpjeltjes u liUy Rtrplm Of wnlpp
IN lIo dry spDBDu A DUD1pod feet ~
Hjdp tbp psy tho pDtplnpe suddenly
nappOws into u bOIp ~ sWDll ibAi u
man must Rot 90 binds Anj Bnpos 10
pDgs through Beyond IBIS n0ppDw b0lp
ibo pUirpum WjdpDB into y jnpgp gpOtin
Tlppe " n steep blll 10 climbs DoBt DO
bjj dpsoeUds sbDppIg jUiD y lABn W
ppDotvuie 10 iD0 end " iDiB lDBo II wlB
Upoeas0Py ~ bOye u boDI ~ slDDll llli
n could bo dragged lbpoDgb iDo barrow
p0sslKp mo tlp Rp0ilD
Foley md bls companion bUjll y bODl
~ guilDbIn sjHp 0DJ bpillpd u through
tlV UutyDW oDip1Uoo, yDoS iOOB YIlD
ijoW aIR0 n bong 0Oll " pOpo, y JnlDtl'
~ " matgboh ROUp mllpDHj jNUippnS
GDd four t0p0llpH Witl ~, Ion WaldJuR
0D The ends BDqlod ~ BnpDHpDp, Vlp
ROya ~ pDups0 Is DopfpetIB dHph Tbp
men uspd iDojp DUlprDB ~ ilng ROi
through the ugppOW pjpoo, bvl ~ ibDjp
1lO1HoWHUi ibp luUiVlD UnllOA Iusj1o
the gvOliV slowly Rppw IlW AMI OnDlly
went on, they tpInI ~ IIRDI tbpW
lROlD, bUt lhp sulphur " DO WnloboB
would GDlp ~ ODIy ~ bb ~pktlURUlshpJ
iWWedl1iplg, Tho rpnsOD " DDS wDs
ibDt DO AtiDOgplew wns Hko0bIiDglE
damp QDd teDyg
THE men %RUoppodpJ ~ liRlliDR ibe
four bnyOsoUe lVvpIpe, DNI gpWgplUH
one 0f ill0W ~ nD0ll hADd hoy lnnIe
tbolr why down tpo HlODD 10 Ibp lpbp
ana stood tb0 iOp0bos ~ bel wpoD lbp
rocks Tbn lOvploH smoljoppl llbp bot
eoOle, giving on very Ullle nlDn 1he
tOlt wng dragged down ~ lhn jlkR, ne
tOpoll1a fastened NJ DE PROV DU1 plnyp
one end " lb0 rOlW lleJ ~ u b0wl1op
nUd Tho rpsi NJ lh0 coll lhpOwD IN me
Don't when ihA Two men Ant down u
lHn fp1iI erDft tb0y fDUDH lbG Nhipr
rose 10 WllllD lhrpA in0llnb " tHn gun
wDloH yDs lmposslblA 10 ilan Dnps
Without ilppIDR lbp bonn fDp enough "
sink II, NJ DO nan WNpn f0Ion1 ~ ppI |
do cautiously wlib ibnlp binds
They f0rGpd lbp llllln prlfl INTO lNp
unknown nike, lUN |aWOld9rlNR l0reNDH
lighting ~ llp blD0kDoss for only \
foW fpot around llVnh OUTSIDE WNs
u warm summer Jny, lboy bnnW, Dpl
inside II wls lIkp u NIosNd rprplANmlOn
VII bl00knnes NnI 1@nlNpnNBs ma 0oll
TbN water ~ Ibp lpEa wnH lNp 1DlI,
aDd NJ every foW dlpg lhNg Ind ~ Hlpp
md warm ih0lr lDDlA TbRpe wNs
nothing ~ ~ bnnU OH my bllb@nDlH
Ing bul dnrlUAes No sound lonll
penetrate lbp HWyRvn ilR DODl
should napelW ~ I WIS llknly ~ ~
WIN Do sllghlpgt Disturbance llpy
would IN 0lnlNlnd " y minute " llo
cold water Without u phpnpp " Delp
from the outside
After y long Nul tedious pp1lIiDg he
h0pl's VrNw Wpe suddenly hlrlpl " y
blnk " mud pul Rpnynl Foley zoos
y I0rnll ma blhRpN1 0ul mlllVnsly W
NV rnlbnr lOOts Int lin mud w
found NJ Ind n0nN ~ IhA END NJ lhp
Inkp md llHl \ elnrply Inclined wpll
NJ IOnk lVsN b0foW nm Tln AnlOVn
t0Nppr climbed ~ lhp Wnl Nb0ni w
fpnt above ne Nkn ApNvnllnA fW u
n%OnlnVnNnn NJ 40 mlYnln, Hul Nv
a0uId Iind uonn Apparently lhn NRV'
apn ended nlWn W. returned w lhh
hopl, where M communion M, Tln
TWO mon mndp NOR why nNrNAa We
laha mud OnI lNpnngh lhn narrow nlnnN
IN SAFETY They had bnnll SOM An
noun aDd ihfIf fplnNlH nuItlin Ind W.
gnn, N fpAf m AANIdpW hAA NNppAApl
w lhfm
Nh mr. M npOpln kNQWl lhp NnVH, IN lha
apNnd Hnlf Inns M Aullnh 1NN lnllNl
lHadnlNna .nhnNl NM NHh mn lHhl
WAS Hnhlnrr1nANu NVlAfRW WllN
ijsGd ~ nuf iIWf ny hgnllII0tl VIM