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Show 13 IT THE LOST SWIFT MlNEt Baying Hound Lead the Way to a Cavern Cav-ern That May Prove Valuable. Judge J. W. Perry, the well known Oweu county politician., tells me the following fol-lowing story of a wonderful cave that hu been fouud on his laud in Morgan county. It has only been explored a short distance, but to judw from the indications It must be miles iu extern. The cave was found in a manner worth relating. A party of fox hunters were pursuing a quarry which their hounds had sprung wheu they suddenly sud-denly came upou a high ledge. At the mo-nieut mo-nieut of arrrivmg at this point the baying of the hounds was distinctly audible, the tumors not far behind. Suddenly the music mu-sic of the dogs ceased. It did not die away by degrees, bub stopped suddenly, as if each loud mouihed animal had been struck by some luvislblo force and forever quieted. The huuters were at a lass to account for tills phenomenon. phenome-non. While wonderiiiH what became of the dogs a belated hound that had beeu unable to keep up with the pack came up, and, running below the ledge, set up a howl of disappointment, and the hunters climbed down to where- the dog had stopped, only to see him disappear into the side of the mountain through a large, Irregular Ir-regular opening. ; Procuring torches of pine knots, the I hunters hastily followed the dog. They ! had uot gone more than 100 feet until thoy entered a largo chamber with vaulted dome. Every Inch of space on the walls and roof was covered with minute crystals thut sparkled like millions of diamonds when the light of the torches (lashed upon tho in. The men hurried on, however, trying to overtake their dogs, that they could now hear faintly buying wilhln the bowls of the earth. After Kolug about two miles through beautiful rooms and lofty arches and failing to come upon tho hounds, the weary hunters had to retrace their steps, owing to their hastily imprnvlHpd torches being nearly burned out. Tho dogs cams home tho next day. A few days after Its discovery Judge Perry visited the cave and explored It a short distance. He describes it as one of the most wonderful caves ho ever saw. Id one of the rooms there Is a stone wall, TO yards long, 4 feet high and 4 feet thick. It Is built of limestone rock of a kind not 1 found in the cave nor anywhere near It. j The judge Is at a loss to account for the i presence of this wall, especially as It is cemented together with a cement as strong : as the rock luelf. Many people who have seen the cave and ; tho artificial wall are inclined to think this la the famous Swift cave, where that j worthy mined and coined Bilver a hundred years ago. If this should prove correct I the Judge will be a millionaire, as Swift's : cave was known to be one of the richest : silver mines ever opened. Cor. Louisville Commercial. |