Cave regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills . A chain has been fastenedup towards the top, and by taking hold of thisthe climb can be made up the sloping sides of theThrone. We pass on and up over the clearestand most ice-like formation,resembling the greaticebergs seen at sea. Reaching an elevation ofsixty feet an opening into the dome is found,and stooping, you enter. It is a room abouttwenty feet across, with a white ice-like floor, aroof or ceiling ten feet above, and from it hangthousands of brilliant stalactites and from thefloor stalagmites rise up to meet them. Theyare in all sizes, fro
Cave regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills . A chain has been fastenedup towards the top, and by taking hold of thisthe climb can be made up the sloping sides of theThrone. We pass on and up over the clearestand most ice-like formation,resembling the greaticebergs seen at sea. Reaching an elevation ofsixty feet an opening into the dome is found,and stooping, you enter. It is a room abouttwenty feet across, with a white ice-like floor, aroof or ceiling ten feet above, and from it hangthousands of brilliant stalactites and from thefloor stalagmites rise up to meet them. Theyare in all sizes, from an inch to two feet sides are of the same material joined andcemented lightly together. Strike any of themand clear musical notes are given off; a musicianhas found two full octaves. AVater is drippingin many places, and in the center of the floor isa tank full of clear water. It is four feet wide,twelve feet long and of unknown depth. On the opposite side of the room from whichyou enter there is a hole or opening in the Blondys 47. Ozarks and Black Hills. 49 It is large enough to go through but it goes intothe great dark room on the other side of theThrone. An abyss confronts you, a sheer preci-pice which descends for many feet, perhaps hun-dreds. No man knows. This outer room ofBlondys Tlirone has been named the Chamber ofthe Fairies. Leaving it. and continuing theascent, the top of the Throne is soon reachedand is about twenty feet across; and fromseveral points still higher, rise stalagmiticspires, The actual height of Blondys Throne is notknown, but is probably about one hundred look upwards for the ceiling from thedizzy height on top of the Throne; you cannotsee it. Burn magnesium ribbon and look up,and you see a white ceiling spangled with groupsof stalactites. It is surely one hundred feetaway. Then look off into the unknown roomwhich is called the Great Beyond. No humanbeing has ever explored or even entered it, butfire balls
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