An Historical And Descriptive Narrative of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky
An Historical And Descriptive Narrative of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky
William Stump Forwood
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On the top of the Rocky Mountain there is a stalagmite two feet high and six inches in diameter, termed Cleopatra's Needle. On the farther side of the Rocky Mountain is a gorge seventy feet deep and one hundred feet wide, termed Dismal Hollow. The Cave at the Mountain divides into three branches. That to the right leads to Sandstone Dome, which is in- teresting from the fact that the stone of which it is composed indicates that the top of the Dome is near the surface of the earth. The branch to... the left communicates with Crogan's Hall. * The central one is termed Franklin Avenue, and ex- tends from Dismal Hollow to Serena's Arbor. Franklin Avenue, as before stated, extends from Dismal Hollow to Serena's Arbor, a dis- tance of a quarter of a mile. It varies in width from thirty to sixty feet; it has a wild and gloomy appearance. * Named for Dr. Crogan, a former proprietor of tlie Cave, — improperly spelled Grogan by Dr. Wright. 128 THE MAMMOTH CAVE. - Serena's Arbor is' twenty feet in diameter and about forty in height.
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