Cave regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills . The Chimes. Page The Needle. Page 188. Ozarks and Black Hills. 189 distance of a few feet to one side, a transparentcolumn four feet in height and having an aver-age circumference of seventeen inches. The Abode of the Fairies is a similar, thoughsmaller room, with The Tower of Babel for ahandsome show-piece. While this portion ofthe cave is extremely attractive, the measure-ments given show that in comparison with cavesof other states the drip deposit here is too smallto be reckoned an important feature in itself,but in conjunction with the mi
Cave regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills . The Chimes. Page The Needle. Page 188. Ozarks and Black Hills. 189 distance of a few feet to one side, a transparentcolumn four feet in height and having an aver-age circumference of seventeen inches. The Abode of the Fairies is a similar, thoughsmaller room, with The Tower of Babel for ahandsome show-piece. While this portion ofthe cave is extremely attractive, the measure-ments given show that in comparison with cavesof other states the drip deposit here is too smallto be reckoned an important feature in itself,but in conjunction with the miles of calc-sparthat give the cave a character distinctly its own,it well repays all attention. Leaving Lake Room we enter a newly opened,long, dry passage to Slab Room, where a com-paratively recent earthquake has shaken downthe ornamental ceiling and spread it in greatslabs over the floor; and having since remainedperfectly dry it has the appearance of being thework of yesterday. This room is rememberedas the one in which a party of workers werelost, and one of
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