. Routes and rates for summer towns . t until thoroughly e(|uipped ex-ploring parties had penetrated seemingly endless chambersand labyrinthine passages, Avere their boundless riches dis-closed and made accessible to visitors. Since that time thefame of the caveins has penetrated the uttermost parts ofthe earth. Within the past few years the number of visitors hasbeen enormous. Persons from all quarters of the globe, I ROUTES AND RATES FOR SUMMER TOURS. 193 scientists, explorers and tourists, have wandered throughthe wonderful chambers, and the general verdict of theirunited testimony is that
. Routes and rates for summer towns . t until thoroughly e(|uipped ex-ploring parties had penetrated seemingly endless chambersand labyrinthine passages, Avere their boundless riches dis-closed and made accessible to visitors. Since that time thefame of the caveins has penetrated the uttermost parts ofthe earth. Within the past few years the number of visitors hasbeen enormous. Persons from all quarters of the globe, I ROUTES AND RATES FOR SUMMER TOURS. 193 scientists, explorers and tourists, have wandered throughthe wonderful chambers, and the general verdict of theirunited testimony is that Luray Caverns excel all others inthe combined extent, variety, scientific interest and beautyof their calcite formations. A party sent out from theSmithsonian Institution reports that, Comparing tiiisgreat natural curiosity with others of the same class, it issafe to say that there is probably no other cave in theworld more completely and profusely decorated Avith stal-actitic and stalagmitic ornamentation than that f 1m:to s ( hasm. Recognizing the inestimabk value of tlieir remaikahlel)ossession, the management of the caverns has jirovidedevery facility for visiting all the chambers and seeing allthe wonders in the most comfortable manner. Cenuntwalks have been laid, stairways, bridges and iron railingshave been erected where such help was necessary, ami theentire subterranean palace is illuminated by both arc andincandescent electric lights. The interior is singularlyfree from dampness or dripping water, and no special pre-paration for the visit is needed in the matter of clothing and stout shoes comprise the necessai-y «>nt-fit, wraps being superfluous, as the temjieratui-e remains,winter and summer, at about 54°. 194 BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY Entering the grand vestibule, the first emotion felt hythe visitor is one of mute wonder. The mind fails tograsp the grandeur revealed in such a majestic manner,until it gradually accustoms itself
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