MAMMOTH CAVE AND HOW IT WAS MADE. The route chosen was a tortuous channel which is some- The following is the list of animals secured according t The zoological facts of the cave in their bearing upon the north till before even the medieval time the southern little wider. On the ceiling somewhat incongruously is the succession of life are perhaps the most interesting of all. coast line was where now is the state of Kentucky. The perfect figure of an immense ant eater formed by some col- By the connection with the exterior river various animals in of the tireless ocean were spreading this sand
MAMMOTH CAVE AND HOW IT WAS MADE. The route chosen was a tortuous channel which is some- The following is the list of animals secured according t The zoological facts of the cave in their bearing upon the north till before even the medieval time the southern little wider. On the ceiling somewhat incongruously is the succession of life are perhaps the most interesting of all. coast line was where now is the state of Kentucky. The perfect figure of an immense ant eater formed by some col- By the connection with the exterior river various animals in of the tireless ocean were spreading this sand upon the sea perhaps terminate in deep chasms. Through one such a few generations even their eyes. For a zealous evolution. bottom and as the years crept on there grew a thicker and a crevice in the side came quite a breath of air indicating an ist looking for an actual development of a new species from there now you would find it a solid sandstone hundreds of One might almostthink be had descended into the world terial surroundings here is the fact in all its transitional feet below the surface of the present dry land. of an ancient mythology for after crossing the river Styx. steps. First a little membrane grows over the eye. But After this great accumulation of rock material the direc- not by the orthodox ferry but by a natural bridge with a there is still a slight opening. In the next generation this tion of progress changes. The ocean is now to advance upon span of one hundred and fifty yards he comes to an expansion may be entirely closed but the organ is still there. Let the its old territory and the land sinks slowly inch by inch and of the cave where ninety feet below the roof are gathered fish out into the sunlight and their descendants would century by century before the advancing waves. The waters the clear waters of Lake Lethe. As we were stepping from have the vail drawn aside from the perfect eye. But on have been too impure with all this sediment and too shallow
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