The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
CAVES VISITED
IN MITCHELL6
Evenly Balanced Car Meets
Thorough Test in 36l-
Mile Sunday Tour.
PART OF ROAD BAD
Washington to BerryviIle
Condition Not as Salts
factory as Rest Of Trip.

vsunted as surprising those OF
Luray in variety Of formation and
faunal. florsIsnd architectural imi-
tstion. There are score Of great
chambers. the most Important be-
ing dubbed The Cathedral" and
others being variOUsly dedicated TO
Solomon, Gen. Stoncwan Jackson.
the United States Senate where
Senator Stone" holds forth TO
empty benches and the Inferno.
these last being an unfortunate
juXtapOsition OF terms. The temper
atUre of the Erottoes remains az
81 degrees the year round and the
air is q bit rare. necessitating some
extra diaphTaSmatiC effort.
They were formerly known a.
Weyer's Cave. history recoUnting
that they owe their discovery 70
the pursuit OF a small animal by
one Bernard Weyer, in lSO4. the
chase leading into a rude opening
TO the hillside marvels.
Cave station Trip.
Leaving the grottoos at 1880 pm.
We proceeded on the back track
TO Cave Station, where J. 7. Shay
er, another enterprising Mitchell
representative, greeted Us with true
Southern cordialiJy. insisting that
we rest beneath the shade OF his
spacious verandah, eat grapes and
swap conversation. T G. Lindan-
wood. his mechsniCisn, also was
in the symposium.
We stopped at the STATE Normal
School just south OF HarrIsonburr
group OF buildings, reared OF lime
stone quarried from their very
foundations, and a group OF future
instructors OF youth. DR.. s =. Duke
is president OF this fine institution.
the expansive program for which
contemplates the expenditure or
nearly $1,000, ,0OO from State reNe-
nues.
The more economic route back
TO Washington, after leaving Win
| chester, as regards time and dis
tance, at present undoubtedly Is
| the reverse OF that from the Capi-
/ tai. The HeraId-MitcheU party
| elected, however. 10 essay the roads
| from Winchester TO BeTrvville.
| Chsrlestown. HalltOwu. Shepherds
/ town, BOOnesboro and so on 10
| Frederick and Washington.
Incidentally, We ira vorsed parts
Of three Ststes-VirCinia. West Viz
/ ginis and Maryland-In less than
one hour by this choice. The as
| tutc Rcographer would doubtless
remind US Of the fact that the SANE
| thing can be achieved at HaTpcrs
| Ferry in a few minutes. But thaCS
not bona ide travelling.
Poor Roads Under Moon.
Under a full ana unclouded moon
\ We trsvailled over poor roads. cross
| ing the Potomac beyond shepherd
/ town and biseCJinE tho batuenc'S
| OF Antietsm. Old Chesapeake and
| Ohio canal men swear that on Ger
! tain nights Of the year a EEostlv
| conflict is audible and visible over
! this place OF anEutshcd mcmCrz
| but all was as hsrmoniously Lowell"
as Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
| during our passage.
| Across South Mountain. another
| hard-fought field. We Jared CD. Un
! and down the slopes Of Rraadock
, Heights, and so into Frederl.N for
dinner and the start of the last l,-
Z OF the tour to Washington.
Speed trap" called a passing
| motorist between Frederick and
Ridgeville, and sure enough W,
came upon the willy minIons uf Col
I Baughman Maryland road cumWl--
sioner. a little way farther. w
/ pulled into the Capital al H.
o'clock and said our adieus after
noting a total mileage Of SCI miles
as related.
The Mitchell. aside from a big
smear Of mud. splashed out by q
| passing car on the route TO Lees
burg Saturday. was as fresh as ever
She had done noble" all agreed
! and her hood might as well have
been scaled and her spare tires
! locked on and the key left behind
| for all the necessity OF touching
] either.