. To the Shenandoah and beyond: the chronicle of a leisurely journey through the uplands of Virginia and Tennessee, sketching their scenery . ofair sifting. Laboriously tumbling out the bowlders, Mr. Andrew Campbell wasfinally able to descend by the aid of a rope into a black abyss, whichwas not bottomless, however, for he soon let go of the rope and left hiscompanions on the surface to their conjectures. Becoming uneasy athis long absence, his brother also descended, and together the menwalked in a lofty passage for several rods, where their progress wasstopped by water. Returning, they told
. To the Shenandoah and beyond: the chronicle of a leisurely journey through the uplands of Virginia and Tennessee, sketching their scenery . ofair sifting. Laboriously tumbling out the bowlders, Mr. Andrew Campbell wasfinally able to descend by the aid of a rope into a black abyss, whichwas not bottomless, however, for he soon let go of the rope and left hiscompanions on the surface to their conjectures. Becoming uneasy athis long absence, his brother also descended, and together the menwalked in a lofty passage for several rods, where their progress wasstopped by water. Returning, they told Mr, Stebbins what they hadseen, and all agreed upon a policy of silence until the property could bebought. Then they went home and dreamed of millions in it. Suchwas the discovery of the Luray cave. Dreams are but a baseless fabric. The property was bought of abankrupted owner, at sheriffs sale, but upon an intimation of itsunderground value, one of the relatives of the original owner sued forrecovery upon an irregularity in the sale, and after two years of tediouslitigation, he won his suit. Previously a company of Northern men, of 32. HALL OF THE GIANTS. whom Mr. R. R. Corson, of Philadelphia, is president, had formed ajoint-stock company to purchase the property, and it passed into theirhands in the spring of i88t. But during the two years the original costhad swelled, while the early visions had dwindled, until they met at$40,000. This is the history of the wonder, and now we are ready toenter it. But it is over a mile from the hotel to the cave, and the day iswarm. Enquiry ^develops the information that if we are willing to wait 33 until some train arrives we may find hacks at the station which will takeus the round trip for thirty-five cents ; but if we wish to go at our ownconvenience the clerk at the hotel will summon a hack when we please,and we must pay fifty cents fare. I had been intending to buy Baily a certain cigarette-holder whichhad taken his fancy, as a presen
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