Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-11-16

and on the ample porohes VI VI"
hotel. This hotel is not the least OF
the wonders Of the trip, for It is a
very unusual building in every way.
One of the facts that first presents
itself, in regard to the building, is
the substantial way that it is put up
The words. substantial aud "solid
seem To be written IN the makes up OF
every thing on the place. The house
is evidently an old log house, three
stories in front with old-time IL
pane windows. Ii has been added to
from different sides, till it spreads
over an immense amount of ground.
The grounds are qnite pretty, and
are laid out in grass plots aud old
fashion flower beds The yard is
well shaded and many hammocks and
swings are scattered over the ground
and are made on the same substantial
plan that the hotel is
A good breakfast in the large airy
dining room put us all in much
better humor generally, and at 500
clock sharp We lined up at the zen
trance of the cave to have picture
made of the party and then started
in on another six hours of sight-see-
ing. The long route is fifteen miles
in Length.
We had our trusty guide, Mr..
John Nelson, aud felt that he would
see US safely through. Almost every
bit Of the long route is down beneath
the short route, and task it is to
make the round. We had not gone
far till We came to the Lane Of HUI
mility where the top of the cave .is
SO low that every one had to 20 half
bent for something like quarter Of
mile. then we came to Fat Man :
Misery, where some OF the walls are
so close together that il takes close
squeezing to get through. Mr.. Per
kins, our good friend, had some
trouble here in getting through
At one point we came to large
dome on our left which had anKarch
cut in the center as perfectly-as a
stone cutter could have done and at
the back Of this cascade or water.
fall WAS pouring necessarily aud the
sound aud sight was very beautiful.
Mr. Nelson threw lighted torch
away up on the dome in a certain
crevice aud we got much better
view. This guide certainly was an
adept at throwing these lighted tor.
ches for they always landed just where
he wanted them to land
One thing in particular I noticed
and that was that there was no sign
Of life, either vegetable or animal
| saw one spider and one Of the party
mentioned the fact that he saw moss
growing in one place, that was all
the sign of life | heard Of We'pass-
ed some heavy timbers and bins which
are said to be have been used-when
they were mining there for saltpetre.
in 1872, just 93 years ago. What
mighty changes have taken place
since then. We also passed two OF
three stone rooms built up next to
the walls where several consumptives
spent FIVE months hoping to regain
their health. We were Informed
that one of the party died there and
the others went home and died. This
took place many years ago.
Odd Fellows Hall gets its name
from three rocks lying together like
links on the ceiling, they are some,
thing like two feet long and do not
know by what power these rocks ar,
,, held in place, they look TO be GLUED
to the ceiling. The order of Ode
Fellows have built monument o.
rocks near these links. There are ,
great many of these monnmentl
throughout the cave built by differ
ent parties and companies. Ava,
down in the depths we came to
dead cedar tree that had been dragged
down in to the cave and plante,
among the rocks till it looked as if i