The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-07-19
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mus urs IT, &c of thc Black Hill's. a
s1eas !" ~ -. g s.ua~ns more extensive
cavern y s 49, q IL government re-
anu more peaus' as1,.,,a 80 = Standard than
P0r's may pe 20. :, 8 tha limited States
Ahy W. 1s.' ~ ;rr,,;s;t;va cowboy FIRST dis
,,r = - ~. column Of air that rose and
fs 1l : natural barometer, from fssure in
~ eartb's ernst the vent through which
4 rnsbe,, outward in fair weather, inward
Is DAYS Of storm. was small and gave no
promise Of the vast extent Of the subter-
rs,,ean passaceways and chambers to which
tied But the news that the cave had
been found travelled, and in time the aper-
ture was enlarged by blasting and drilling.
Then the exploration of the cavern began,
and Il IS still in progress. Miles of pas
sapeways, scores Of rooms, aud many nat
ural wonders have been disclosed already,
but the biologists declare that the begin
ming only has been made.
Var;ous persous and corporations have
endeayored 70 obtain title to the cave, but
the Interior Department, appropriately,
has thwarted them, and the title now rests
in the Government, which VIII make z
national park Of the cave and its approach
Is. Mr. A. Myendotff, an agent OF the
General Land Office, made report In NAY
OF, survey Of the cave, in which ne SAID
that so far as could be learned, the caverns
and passageways extended one mile to the
east. one mile to the north, and from two
to two and half miles to the south and
west from the entrance. In general re-
port Commissioner Hermann Of the ten
eral Land Office quotes from the survey
ors report as follows:
an tho attempt to describe the attrac-
.;ans oe tba Wind Cave one can not COM
W.. ss.t = v;tbont an allusion to the town of
f r.. s i nestled among red crags of
.r,-,,s,,n On Fan Greek. twelve miles south
e e n Wind Cave and the beautiful piano.
1890 through which one passes while driv
-; ,'..' orer tbe snlendid natural road from
n. NJ. c. Srr;ngs 70 the Wind Cave. A park
aryb rae;ro tha whole improved and beau
tiled with electric devices within the cave,
would make a park Of marvel The Wind
Cave at this stage Of exploration Is in its
embrvo To uncover its wonders and
beautv. to open the door to scientific re-
ssacb The work Of exploration should be
carried on Systematically. To estimate the
cost of suc6 exploration is not practicable
The onlv manner in which such work can
f. nrosecuted would be by annual appro-
,,r;at;ons Of from 50. 500 to $40, 600 =
pam.ra r. Horn who has explored the
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