The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-05
YARMOUTH CAVE is
LARGEST IN WORLD
Cavern Written BY Fred
erick A. Burt

Frederick A. Burt, formerly OF Ben
nington, Is the author OF an interest
ing account OF Mammoth Cave In
Kentucky, printed in q recent issue
Of the Dallas, Texas, News. The ar.
ticle is as follows:
During recent four days stop at
the Mammoth Cave OF Kentucky
three Texas parties registered and
two or three others had left the
cave but shortly before my arrival.
The fact that so many Texas people
visit the cave has led me to believe
it might be helpful II one OF the
larger Texas papers could publish
some OF the impressions and ex.
periences Of tourist from their own
State.
Mammoth Cave is one OF the great
tourist points OF the country. 1t is
located near the center OF Kentucky
and is within easy reach by auto Of
any party crossing that State. BY
rail IL may be reached by short
side trip from Glasgow Junction.
which is on the main line OK rail.
road from Memphis or New Orleans
to Cincinnati hotel at Glasgow
Junction, where good meas may be
obtained and train service between
there and the cave three times day
make the change at that point an
easy one and devoid OF inconven.
iences. The cave is located in a
| broken, hilly country at an altitude
OF about 1000 feet above sea level.
and the trip from Glasgow Junction
is through region of much pic.
turesQueness.
Mammoth Cave is truly one OF the
seven natural wonders of the West.
ern world. 1t is the worlds largest
known cavern, and in addition to
the awe inspired by its magnitude
there may be seen within 1t any
feature of natural beauty or wonder
found within any cave. Over $50
miles of underground passages are
known and have been explored and
from these passages extend many
others awaiting the first visit OF
man. These passages stretch out
like labyrinths of inter,aced avenues,
channels, tunnels and crawlways on
| five distinct levels The uppermost
level Is nowhere at a great distance
below the surface, and at one place
comes to within twenty-seven feet
OF it. The lowest level extends $50
feet below the surface, and along its
bottom flows the Echo River. Con.
Meeting these five levels is an intri-
cate system of sloping passages, pits
and wells Any visitor who Is in
normal health and physical condi.
ton, who exhibits a genuine inter-
est in the cave, and whose training
has fitted him to appreciate the
chemical geological phenomena ex.
hib'ted may make arrangements
with the management to employ the
private services Of member of the
staff OF cave guides and travel the
more difficult and less accessible
parts of the cave, but to the ordi.
lnary tourist only about twelve or
fifteen miles of passages are shown.
This nearer part Of the cave, which
| Is shown to the public, contains the
most interesting and beautiful parts
|of this subterranean world. For
convenience 1t is divided into four
routes or tours. The admission to
any route is So. but after any one
route has been followed as many OF
the remainder may be taken as de-
sired for the charge of 81 each
Your ticket of admission includes
your lantern and the services Of q
guide. A cave suit may be rented
from the management for the nomi
nal sum of 25c for as long period
as you remain at the cave
Route No. is the most popular
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