La Junta tribune., 1915-08-21

tors. The fattest man that ever
went through weighed $50 pounds
at the starr. but he lost twenty
pounds in the procsss. We next On
tered Bacon Chamber. whore nature
has carved The limestone iato mass-
e. resembling rows Of hams ana
shoulders In packing house. From
here We went down the Great Walk
to Echo River. under Z roof mottisd
like snow clouds- A fleet Of fiat
boats await %. Each boat viii seat
twenty persons. and the guide pro-
pels the primitive craft By his pad-
die The voyage on the river Il 4
most enjoyable adventure. although
care must be taken not to upset
amid waters that have NO shores ex-
cept At the landing places. Echo
River varies in width from twenty TO
200 feet. under an archway avsras-
ing thirty feet In height. the depth
varying from five 70 Twenty-Five
feet. Every sound. no matter how
slight. comes back intensified .
thousand times. blended into one
sweet volume Of glorious harmony.
Long experience has enabled the
guide TO produce the right notes to
bring forth the wonders OF Echo
River. No music can compare with
the rich echoes-wonderfud pro-
lonEation Of sound. lasting five, ten
or even twenty minutes. When the
guide axitated the water . myriad Of
tiny silver bells tinkle, followed by
heavier ones ~ the waves strike the
cavities Of the walls. Crossing the
beautiful Gulf Of Mexico IL NO COM
parison to our trip on Echo River.
over 800 feet below the earth's sur
face. This ended the first route.
We retraced our steps as far as Ran
dit Hall. We asked the guide II there
was 4 way out other than Fat Mans
Misery. The guide answered. Yes.
by the Corkscrew. adding the warn
ing. Those who come IN by the Fat
Mans Misery 20 out by the Cork
screw. and those who come In by the
Corkscrew 20 out by Fat Mans Mis-
cry: and which ever way they take.
they wish they had taken the other"
So. we scrambled like 70 many rats.
under or over great ledges. leaping
from rock TO rock. or climbing lad
ders. through what seemed like an
enormous pit that had been filled
with gigantic rocks. I'LL st last.
breathless. We emerged upon the
Kentucky Cliffs In the Main Cave.
A few steps carried ~ past the ALT
peter watts. through the Rotunda.
and the iron gate was unlocked 70 Yet
~ into the vsstibule. whence ne
climbed tAs stoss ssairs 70 daylight.
Afssr . nishs's rsss and rsfrssA-
meat II the hotel we started oa trip
No. :. resuming our way along the
same path taken for the first route.
but presentiy turned aside 10 ex-
piore Audubon Avenue. Of which
we had only seen the beginning.
This IL the avenue where thousands
Of bats annually hibernate. In the
cold weather they gather here from
near and far and hang head down
ward Till somehow. they know Il 10
warm weather out Of doors. and
then they fly forth to the forests.
Advancing through Audubon Aven-
ue. Ne soon found the roof and floor
approaching TO form what 10 called
Bunker Hiii. The Mushroom Beds
next attract our attention. Limpid
drops trickle through the roof. sat-
usated with bicarbonate Of lime.
TIE supply of water is constant. but
% meagef ~ 70 drip Instead Of
flow: and - the drippins goss on
each drop lays down iss josd - .
sins. siisht esoush for . faisy's fla.
ser. Rias follows sias siil . Dss-
dast 10 formed like pipesssn. rhs
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dIss. aad oftsa grow - large - ssss
trunks. Occasaaaally thsy beea1ss
isto elegant dFaDssy. OF are svisesl
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