The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-02
MAMMOTH
CAVES EXIST
~ VARIOUS SECTIONS o. oSLE
HoHb COUNTRY
Wsscssfs Cssrty pfs5 zee trs Ns~'
ress eat Caves. oys years E2s
- spsnisrct fof Minerals
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inDfetfIog tradition. foI1 Or .9rre.
fl0a via re maf1uott "a cave 4.
Woclvsr1 rrl-fy. ~ mf erect ttst
ftr cave .r frsH lf t-t tunnel
afosgs '.. ~ ls giats no1rtsl1r
d. ftat l9c- 1-1 na' g, was 11g
and u,ff.s ty Er ss.1farsr many
year er, flr rl.l. r.of end s1p3c-
WIiti- rr --Fr nr-r rrr rtI t1 ..
fes1 uaty 1.',r,i- -ra af .955e- ors
ar1 sl9rg pro- main prsage ~ t1s
cave r- tgrrr nsy ts plainly seen
fhs o.f lgu1. maf. ~ fhr mI1srr
several cfrisr.rr sg0 10 recent year
minirg eHDfrts have r1amIreI G0as.
- t.rte og'~rory.rrr with ttc tfc.
rloa ttaf ttev c9sld yrf 1e w0fke1
~itt grott tut r9 pIsk or shovel hsr
zen utsl vifhi, Hs vsiis 'o- several.
,eriur.st
rss bs' re Is fa..nt ysars has
ssst caiiss - because n ths thogs
stst n tsis hat nov inhabit o. Res
i>ssu = fhl ioesii,y pho have often
vs,cts1 tks uaEterlngs ~ these
r'fSrTs c2-sigfef ltste that they con.
surns thfss hours each evening oom.
irg osi u ths cave and another three
ne neIt morning encsrinF u again
ne foul oi0i from thls cave may be-
ssiscisd o.. several rods and as one
appr0acher fho entranca there Do o.
roaring uke waterfalls in thr distance.
but upgn entering the air ls found o.
DO literally olive with bats They soap
me air in motion like an electric fan
In places where The roof So low the
bats ~ in The faces ~ persons ~.
ploring The cave and alIFht on thoIr
clothing.
IN tho same locality are two other
caves. the principal one ~ which has
been long known as tho OUTLAW" bo.
cauue ~ its natural fortlncations
which In early border days were used
as dofonaes by outlaws II was a ron.
devious Tor members of Beyorni no
torioua bandit gangs This cave IN 10
obscuro that no person would believe
that n tunnel started Just underneath
tho hill among the hill and bushes
and ran back for ten rods A stone
wall runs across the opening for
broaaiworks. behind which tlts out.
laws could hide and iifo nt the ON
GERS
The third OF the Trio OF cayos In that
locality In hllot with curloai,lcs
Great lodges have fanon from the
roof which Ia places is ten feet high.
while In others a person can do well
Ia get through lying nat on the
ground Portions 81 the roof aru
rough. yet look like polished marble
In an arohcd dome. II IL dlalcult feat
for those unaccuatomod 10 being on
thar knees Ia make tour Of this
cave. As In numerous places II ls nee
esaary To crawl on the hands and
knooa for some distance. and In places
too. along ledge from eight 10 -four.
teon incheB Wide. wheHo misatep
would mean n tumble into water the
depth n which In not known
Throughout the Glass mountains the
caves seem 10 have been formed by
throca. Tho three above described are
In The vicinity Of Qunlan. In Wood
ward county. while sanothor trio.
somewhat similar, have been recently
explored near licman In Woods coun
~. which adlolna Woodward on the
east Tho nrHt Of this three Is oN.
tromely rough and rocky. about 5000
feot long and 10 10 90 feet In diameter
Tho entrance Ia made underneath
blum and honcoforward Il ls a contin.
ual upanddown proposition with mar
row escapes from supposed bottomlcss
pits and yawnlng cayerns The gradual
trend Is upward ana after a time the
explorer reaches the exit, small holo
on the top OF the mountain. through |
which tho thinner persons may slide
with ease. while the moro poruy ones
must be pushed and pulled with aim.
Guilty.
The opening TO the second cave rs
small, but gradually the room e1.
larges until into huge cavern with
n beautiful dome 10 feet high.
Tho wallis are all OF gllstening gyp.
sum-a crystal palace On one sido OF
the room lies an old tree trunk. twenty
feet long and averaging foot In di.
smcter which possibly was forced into
the cave by powerful rush OF water.
but at what time cannot be- estimated
Tho noSt room has the appearance Of
AN artificial tunnel the cave extend.
ing for 200 yards In an almost unbro.