. Guide book to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky : historical, scientific, and descriptive. of a mushroomfarm, similar to those at Frepilon and Mery, in France,whence many thousands of bushels are sent to market an-nually. It IS laid out ill Audubon Avenue. Our various speculations were broken in upon by thehilarious sounds heralding the party under Mats escort,long before they came in view. There never was a pret-tier sight than this merry company, sixty in all, as withflashing lamps and spangled costumes they skirted thesomber terrace, astonishing the gnomes by Litoria, andother jolly college so
. Guide book to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky : historical, scientific, and descriptive. of a mushroomfarm, similar to those at Frepilon and Mery, in France,whence many thousands of bushels are sent to market an-nually. It IS laid out ill Audubon Avenue. Our various speculations were broken in upon by thehilarious sounds heralding the party under Mats escort,long before they came in view. There never was a pret-tier sight than this merry company, sixty in all, as withflashing lamps and spangled costumes they skirted thesomber terrace, astonishing the gnomes by Litoria, andother jolly college songs. They wound past us, in singlefile, disappearing behind a wall of stone to come into viewagain on the natural bridge, whence they swung theirlamps to catch sight of the River Stix, on whose bankswe now were standing. 58 Celebrated American Caverns. The estimated length of the Styx is 400 feet, and itsbreadth ahout 40 feet. It was formerly crossed by boat,before the discovery of the natural bridge, whence Matsparty are liailing us with invitations to join their number and go Crossing the Styx. Lake Lethe comes next—a body of water about as largeas the Styx, and, like it, once crossed only by boat. It isnow lower than formerly, being slowly tilled with mud,and a narrow path runs along its margin, at the foot ofcliffs 00 feet high, leading to a pontoon at the neck of thehike. Crossing this, we step upon a beach of the finestyellow sand. This is the Great AValk, extending to Echoriver, a distance of 500 yards, under a lofty ceiling mottled Mammoth Cave. 59 with white and black limestones, like snow-clouds driftingin a wintry sky. A rise of only live feet would completelycover this sandy walk, and this is its condition for fromfour to eight months in every year. The streams areusually low in summer, when there are also the most vis-itors—a fortunate coincidence. The connection of the cave rivers with Green river hasbeen demonstrated by the simple experiment of throwingc
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