Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-10-24

ne most beautiful ~ the cave u H.
ajaoui 20 feet vide and 20 feet Ions
rno floor b eoDd ice o. an unknown
! deufh. 1he zee wall down whieh ilA
glrlter comes forms one side ~ The
cave yhe two sides ~ the cave ron
90 almost straight Tor about 10 feet
ana then Gems together forming an
almost perfect arch overhead. These
| wallis IRE covered for depth Of al
most two feet With the most beau-
tlfnl frost crystals, while he ceiling
/ has numbers Of icicies Of varying
sizra hanging through.
Here for the first time during the
trip one feels that he IL entirely cut
or from the outer world. No sound
~ any Kind Is heard here no rustiiug
~ che breexea5 no sounds Of birds or
Insects. none ~ fine thousands 81 a.
miIiar sounds which We constantly
hear both day and night IN The ouffr
world ever mpiests the crystal inier-
Tor 81 that cave. except the voices 4
the Visitofs and even the voice ~
some friend has such q hollow unearfh
" sound that u IL acurcaig recognize
able.
The Interior of the cave - pitca |
dark So inky black that IL hems
you IN en- every side with "a black (
cold cloud
and then the candles were lighted and
as they cast their little circle OF light
here and there over the dazzling lOvii-
ness of that crystal chamber We stood
IN silence admirins the wonderful view
II wns beautiful II was magnificent
As the lights shone upon those won
dcrful side wallis covered with fan
tastic naHhes Of crystals reflected
from q myriad Of different angles and
n the ciearest crystals. It gave the
whole scene the appearance OF a magic
fairy land. And then as the llrhta
would move and drive a way new !
part Of ms inky darkness a thousand
lew and wonderful visions would be {
brought into View. We continued our I
idmiration until one u our party IN
dyerentiy stepped on some slick ice r
aYing on an incline and took 90
'oge0n slide dcwa considerable .
iaod hii into ihe lhlrd chamber 10 q
rive Hifo9 nnd ~ gnap 9s we c1Ja y
F i'H hife feHfA el hrhf dGdala
1ni I'm tHat at biieF aeseru
aNHH au down ih SLIDE
Ih iht Hha tha org ast
f ne taapfit OF fha foem
IS oHe efrnt cavern about
if hn 1na ag fef wide $3.50
HHs a from is f-oi 70 G5 faat boz
.'Hht The ceiling O. ihinlg eoatea =
fin most ciyaials ir places The -
por ie covered Wiih fee no one !
BOWS how ihich but there are no -
lid wala 90 ice in this room ~
Toward the FAR end ~ this chamber 50
hieh runs Ia depth from one to six M
ches sim further on there IL co
rge pile Of broken lava rock about qu
feet hish which shuts OF the view o.
There rs sim another large chamber an
EEK Of that Pile OF rock which Is so
80 feet long about 80 feet wide IN
ID Is feet hish and runs almost due
rih and south and at almost right TEL
giles TO the chamber last described exi
J walls are covered with varying or
ickneasea Of frost crystals similar WI
those found ia the second chamber un
10 unique feature OF the chamber IS
e solid wall Of Ice which forms .be AZ
end OF the cave. extending from !
/ ceiling 10 the floor. about Is feet --
4 from one side Of tho cave TO the
ier. being about 30 feet In width.
"a ice Is crystal clear and OF un-
own thickness
rhe impression one has Of this last T
amber n that or some fantastic
Sc setting the fiys and over hang no
scenery being masses Of crystals ma
b drop curtain az The rear which vfsi
uid indiFiiurtiy reflect an that ~
uty Of that wonderful STAGE setting
is impossible 10 describe the hho
uiy or charm Of this great national ed
ndcr Words could al best only Lot
q vague Idea 81 it's grandeur II ~.
80 be- seen 90 be properly appre- '''''
'ed her