Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-09-18
Pleasant Point

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avenue leadsAto olises BoYer !
which coutaiustleiiiost beautiful
sttlaeplesso b fohnd ia the eniire
cave. on TO the left of the RoN
tuuda one strikes the main cave
almost as vide as a city atreet and
fully City feet high.
Turning aside from The main
cave, Tor a moment before the.
Rotunda has been left many gods-
behind, the visitor may find him
self walking through Gothic Ave
nue. inspecting numerous grbttoes
ard alcoYesexamniRg the snow white
leyelpss ctustaceansih the cooling Tub
coqstipg aspebble into the lake 9fpurity
and winding up ,at the odd little water
bali and It's attendant beauties III An
Nets Dome The way is then rdtraced
and on again entering the main caye the
lguide will lead yop directly to ode Of
the most ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN the cave
the Giants Cofiu This is great
rock of limestone plucked in some pre-
historic movement from the wall of the
cavern and set down at the side Of the
pathway. The stone, Lsuppose will
weigh two thousand tons, is forty feet
long, yaripg from y to fifteen feet in
widthland about eighteen feet high
and from there you visit what i sup
posed to have been the bed of a former
underground torrent and then yoa will
pause at the famous star Chamber, a
name nearly as familiar as that of
Mammoth Cave itself. Here is the sight
of lifetime in the Star Chamber you
u are treated to new sensation avd
e The guide collects his lamps and re-
u traces his steps, and leaves his guests in
e spacious hall with high flat CEILING.
> He soon loses himself to view and the
dim reflection of the lamps he carries il
II to be seen on the ceiling In this faint
] light far overhead the spots or stars OF
d a thousand gypsum crystals stand out
y against a back ground of Inahguese d.
IF oxide giving an excellent imitation Of q
Ie portion of the milky way seen in the
rs inky blackness of a misty sky you are
co mpletely appalled, terrified at he in
3 tensity OF the understandable darkness,
+ and you are leftin awe until the guide
n makes bis temperance There Is five
IS tiers or stories to Mammoth Cave anC
e when the lowest is reached, and ali is il
y readiness for an embarkation oh tbs
n wonderful Echo River. You are abOu
5, two hundred ard fifty feet beneath tn,
If surface of the earth. This stream To-
. Gated amid such weird surroundings il
: navigable to the three wide boats tina
- plies its surface during the dry season
for distance Of something over half
mile. The river has its source in dark
ness and empties into the black un
known. The well nigh perfect acoustic
=, portions of the walls rising out of am
arching Echo River is magnificent
n Space is too limited here to do th
Is. matter justice one must visit the grea
ne cavein personto be fully appreciated W
Al have numbers of caves in this Count
is visited by thousands of people. Tn
ee m ost wonderful Of which when therein
tie eNpii OIed'tanionly give yo1a faint idea
of what great treat is i'll store for you at tn
is MammCth Cave. Mammoth Dome 10
be feet from floor to vaulted roof is wort
he the expense Of the whole journey. L
b. see The bottomless pitts one other grea
r., wonder; this was first crossed, wher
mt now there is bridge, by tn
N Ed er Bishop, guide and explorer, on
v. pole. The cataracts,, the Bacon Cham
in Der, Lovers Leap, Standing Rocks, tn
on Arm Chair, the Corkscrew, o the Brids
ld Alter, where q number of wedding
" have occurred in the past. River Stys
III Martha Washipgton's Statue and nj
ct merouS other attractions equally as in
s d teresting will meet your gaze Thos
wonderful sights are now being brougE
almost to your door, then why not tax
a dyantage ofthe situation and max
pit this the trip of your life especially I'll
young people you viii be glad.y ou ven
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