Show A CAVE OF 3IISEIULS A WONDEUKCL DISCOVERY IN IENN SVLVAMA A cave of minerals has been discovered dis-covered about five and I half miles from Mevhanlcsburg and on the farm of the Hon H G Mo er now worked by Mr KoIIcr The cave is ItO fevt below the surfncn of the ground and was discovered while luarrylnsfcrlimestonethe opening bl nl being found by the men working in i the quarry The cpening being reported ported to Captain C K Brindle who i Interested m geology I ami chemistry Immediate steps were taken to investigate IL Accompanied Accom-panied by Granvllle Myers an artesian ar-tesian well driller of 1otUtown a comiUtusurvej of the grounds and kurroundiug was taken JJy means of a dark lantern and a calcium light they were enabled to make n complete survey of the cave for a distance of 123 tL1 Mr Brindle retraced Ills steps and upon reachIng reach-Ing daylight once more made his farmer nport to hts companion and the Mr Myers at once proposed that they should enter together and explore plore as far a they could Thy Ie enlered the car and reached a di lane of 253 felt from the entrance Here they were compelled t t top on account of 1 rock which they were unable pas I They could sec lost the rock Ia far as the line of light would allow and In i this chamber they saw come of the finest formations forma-tions they ever beheU They brought out some of the sjpecimcns which they had been forced to break ot In order to get through the openings Into the different chambers cham-bers tilt led olT from the main passageway A complete and careful survey of the locality Indicates that for a distance of two and onehalf miles there I what might L called a com plite chain of hills running In the same direction a the passageway of the cave and there I < no doubt that tho opening at Die Liburn end of tlm hill nud tbe opening that the explorers proiWMworking are connected con-nected Specimens from the lAiray cave of Virginl1 from the Mammoth cave of Kentucky and from the Cave of tho Winds compare favorably favor-ably with thC found In this Ce Brindle and Young expect to push the investigation o they have the role privilege of exploring the cave and procuring such specimens as they nny want for scientific pur IoscsXctc Yort Sun |