. Personally-conducted tour to the battlefield of Gettysburg, Luray caverns, and Washington .. . ill of awe is the first sensation, as one findshimself immersed in gloom and surrounded by gro-tesque shapes which an excited fancy clothes withghostly appearances; but this feeling quickly givesway to wonder and admiration as the full grandeurand beauty of his surroundings burst upon him. Asuccession of chambers, each named from some strik-ing resemblance to well-known objects, and eachfilled with the curious creations of this subterraneanworld, are connected by passages which appear tohave been c
. Personally-conducted tour to the battlefield of Gettysburg, Luray caverns, and Washington .. . ill of awe is the first sensation, as one findshimself immersed in gloom and surrounded by gro-tesque shapes which an excited fancy clothes withghostly appearances; but this feeling quickly givesway to wonder and admiration as the full grandeurand beauty of his surroundings burst upon him. Asuccession of chambers, each named from some strik-ing resemblance to well-known objects, and eachfilled with the curious creations of this subterraneanworld, are connected by passages which appear tohave been carved by some giant hand; grottoesadorned with the richest ornamentation ; cascadesof sparkling brilliancy ; and forms and figures of in-finite shape and variety inspire emotions of wonder,which grow with each revelation. Nature has fash-ioned her wonders in her own peculiar way ; manhas done nothing except smooth the way for thetourist and dispel the primal gloom by the power ofelectricity. Every facility has been provided for vis-iting the chambers and seeing their wonders IN THE CAVERNS OF LURAY. LtfC. WASHINGTON,
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