La Junta tribune., 1915-08-21

traversed to reach any ceher part Of
the cave. In the first route only
about 500 yards Of Il ars shown.
High overhead springs an arch
eighty feet wide and resting on YER
tical walls. Presently The suide
called our attention 70 the exjt OF the
Corkscrew. on the left. IN extraor-
dinary passageway By which We are
to return after visiting the River
Hall. We happened here a another
party was returning. and . curious
effect was produced BY their torches
emerging one at . time IN Z process
sion winding down the Kentucky
Cliffs. We then advanced along
the worn cart road made by the
saltpeter miners. At the junction Of
the Main Cave is the -Church"
where the miners used TO hear the
message Of salvation by pioneer
preachers. and where In more re-
cent days many q sermon has been
preached and many . pasIm sung.
awakening the echoes from the cav
ern walls. We note. ~ We pass
along. the grotesque figures OF ami
mails and birds made by the depos-
It's OF black oxide Of msganese over.
head. Also the Standing Rocks,
which fell edge-downwsrd ages
ago; set free from the roof probably
BY some earthquake shock. Now
We walked awe-struck under the
Grand Arch. where the guide effect
ed marvellous surprise by means Of
simple illumination. BY burning
chemicals at point near the salt
peter watts. some 500 feet TO the
rear OF US. the contour Of the walls
brings out statuesque effect which
Is called Martha Washing,on's
Statute" The Giants Coffin is
an immense rock. forty.five feet
long. eighteen feet wide. and fifteen
feet high. lying near the right hand
wall. Its weight is estimated at
two thousand tons. We then took
route that lead us behind the
Giants Coffin through Q low narrow
passage. called Dante's Gateway.
from which a rude stairway lead US
into the Wooden Bowl Room, so
named from the peculiar shape, also
because an Indian wooden bowl was
found there. To the left In the op-
ening Is 4 combination Of several av-
enues. running for the distance Of
$500 feet. called Ganter Avenue.
Our path lead US through the Dog
Hole" down = stairway called THE
Sleeps Of Time" leading into the re-
gion OF pits and domes. We paused
At Richardson's Spring. which IL .
small pool filled by . runniag stream
that has worn for itself q narrow
channel in the rocks. smaif D1nd
crustsceans are found In the clear
pool. and blind insects abound un-
der the flat rocks near by. Number
less blind crickets ieaped away from
US. and eyeless white spiders. brown
beetles. and thousand legged worms
are found. Nothing harmful. how.
ever. appears. either here or else
where.
Side Saddle Pit. fifty fee, deep.
was named from its resemblance 70
iady's saddle. Above II rise Min.
ncrsa's Dome. thirty feet hish,
guarded BY y stout railing. Near
the entrance to the Labyrinth Is q
window through which ~e beh.ld the
wonderful and lofty chamber di.eoy.
cred by former owner OF th. are.
Mr.. Frank Gortn. In whose honor Il
II named Gorin's Dome. I,s heisht
IL 100 feet. iis width thirty.fi,e t-st.
and It's lenxth sixty feet.
One remarkable feature IL a foid.
ed alshsstsr curtain lis fee, hlsh,
Another huge abyas IL the Bot,ou-
less Pt'. spanned By . safe hriess.
Balls Of cotton waste saturated sid
coal oil were fluas down BY ~
guide. which srandly displayed The
~rtnkled and cosrugated walls AZ
the pit. All this great group Of
psss connect below 20 form a. in.
msase hall. about 600 f~e, loas.
named Hsfrison HAIL. 10 honor a
our former prsssdeas. BENJAMIN Har.
rtsoa. II
We nest.crossed the Bridr. os
Ssshs whers Se found 90 snlsrr..
meat Of iAs cave formerly used a. 4
dsssss place. aad hence kaosn a
Rsvelles's HAIL. Peasico A,.na.
aSoas which ws Travelled. 10 crossed
Underneath by "a isvisibls passage.
way. cassias sounds 70 b. ssproduc.
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