Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
A Description of Mammoth Cave

about four miles. But we are soon through and ready to start once more
 We now leave the avenue and enter a wild, rugged pass. Overhead are the Hanging Rocks, which the guide tells us hung themselves in trying to commit suicide. Nearby is the Ely Chamber, on the walls and ceilings of which there are tiny crystals of black gypsum about the size of a fly. Sheep Shelter is a great opening under the rock Victoria's Crown, Corinna's s Dome. and a huge, ugly pit known as the Black Hole of Calcutta are all pointed out to us by the guide.
 We soon climb slippery winding stairway cut in the rock and known as Jacobs Ladder to Martha's Vine yard and here we see one of the prettiest things on the route. A sta lactite winds from floor to ceiling like a huge grapevine and winding along roof and walls are thousands of ten drills mingled with great clusters of grapes and leaves, some glistening with a dew formed by the ever-drip- ping waters.
 We hurry on through Washington Hall, which is not noted for any beau ty. to the Snow Ball room. The ceil- ing is covered with great clumps of white glistening gypsum and looks like hundreds of great snowballs. And now after another short walk we en- ter one of the most magnificent parts of this route, Flora's Garden. We stand almost entranced as the guide lights up this place and we see on roof and walls thousands of flowers, all pure white, from the tiny flowers of early spring to the sunflowers, all beautifully and symmetrically formed It is beyond description and we gazed almost open mouthed while the light burned at a garden more beautiful than those of earth. Near the garden is the Floral Cross and at the ex- treme end is a great rose, the Last Rose of Summer.
 We then passed on through Dia- mond Grotto, where the roof seems to be mass of jewels that shine and sparkle in the lights, to the Bridal Veil, which 1 thought the most beau tiful single thing in the entire cave. I cannot describe it. But if you have ever seen piece of gauge heavily jeweled you may have some concep- tion of what it is like. It glistens and sparkles in the light and looks too frail for any but fairy fingers to touch.
 Suddenly our path changes and we enter wild, desolate road that winds over rocks, known as the Road to Jordan. This leads to the Rocky Mountains, and here is the most diff cult part of the trip. We must, to reach the top, scramble over rocks and pass near great precipices and skirt the edge of a deep gorge known as Dismal Hollow.
 At the top of the mountains we see Cleopatra s Needle, a great stalactite kiss the Blarney Stone and gaze down into Maelstrom Pit
 Our guide now tells us that We have reached the end of our route and we retrace our steps. This is the tire some part of the trip and many a complaint we had, but I enjoyed every bit of it. I didn't have time to gel tired, but kept up with the guide all the way.
 | instead of going out by the Fat Mans Misery We climb a narrow stairway to a great room known as Bandits Hall. All about in the walls are imi tations of skulls and after a few di rections from our guide we start doWl through the Corkscrew, where we art fairly bewildered by it's windings an( short turns. Some places We had t( crawl on hands and knees and wheI We came to the Needles Eye it seem: almost impossible to get through. Bu at last il is accomplished and we fin ally descend the last steps and wal
 at the bottom for the rest of oul party.
 It was II: 30 when We reached tht hotel and l can tell you we needed
 no second invitation to the dinins
 room for our midnight lunch.
 We were ready to start next morn ing at 9 o'clock, and could hardly
 wait 10 commence once more ou,
 wonderful explorations.
 ] We retrace part of our steps of thu ! day before to the Rotunda, which i!
 directly under the hotel, and her, We leave the Main Route and go
 down broad avenue through thu
 Bat Chamber, named from the many