Guide book to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky; Historical, Scientific, And Descriptive
The book Guide book to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky; Historical, Scientific, And Descriptive was written by author Hovey, Horace Carter, 1833-1914 Here you can read free online of Guide book to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky; Historical, Scientific, And Descriptive book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Guide book to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky; Historical, Scientific, And Descriptive a good or bad book?
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He regretted this so much as to offer a reward for the next that might be found. The result was the discovery, a month later, of the one that was afterwards sent to Worcester, His agent (^Nlr. Miller) sent for it and placed it, for safe-keeping, in the Mam- moth Cave, and quite possibly he laid it in the niche of the Gothic Avenue that is now pointed out ; but this is doubted by some. Wilkins, in a matter of fact style quite in contrast with the flowing sentences of Merriam, tells the same stor...y, confirming the account of the uten- sils, ornaments, and articles of dress. Samuel L. Mitchill, M. D., of iTew York, also wrote to 40 Celebrated American Caverns. the Secretary, giving an account of other mummie?^ from the caverns of Kentucky and Tennessee. His letter is dated, August 24, 1815, and is preserved m the published Transactions of the Antiquarian Society. He states that " In exploring a saltpeter cave near Glasgow, several hu- man bodies were found enwrapjled carefully in skins and cloths." He particularly describes one tliat had " a deep and extensive fracture of the skull, near the occiput, which probably killed him." In the Medical Eepository (vol.
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