. Guide book to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky : historical, scientific, and descriptive. ~^-^^. Mawrnofh Cave. 33 ously, it presents a most magnificent appearance. Nich-olas Monument, named for one of the guides, stands atone end of this large hall, a column four feet in diameterand extending from the floor to the ceiling. In this part of the cave the path, which I liave said wasvery free from incumbrances, grows extremely rough, andthe floor is but a bed of angular blocks, over wdiich wemake slow progress. We are willing to take the guidesword for it that Fox Avenue is worth exploring, and tha
. Guide book to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky : historical, scientific, and descriptive. ~^-^^. Mawrnofh Cave. 33 ously, it presents a most magnificent appearance. Nich-olas Monument, named for one of the guides, stands atone end of this large hall, a column four feet in diameterand extending from the floor to the ceiling. In this part of the cave the path, which I liave said wasvery free from incumbrances, grows extremely rough, andthe floor is but a bed of angular blocks, over wdiich wemake slow progress. We are willing to take the guidesword for it that Fox Avenue is worth exploring, and thatvarious other spots are curious or beautiful. We clamber over the big rocks, however, to survey amass of ruins known by the ominous name of the BlackChambers. The walls and ceilings are here completelycoated with black gypsum. We find that the funerealdarkness defies magnesium, and refuses to be cheered evenby red fire. Crossing to the right hand side from these baronialruins, we ascend through the Big Chimneys to an upperlevel, and, as we proceed, we hear the sound of a water-fall, which
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