Show lehm lehmans an s ca caves ves an and d grottos in nevada mining re record co rd ely nevada 1 white pine county can boast of almost anything that one can think of or that any other section is famous for and this includes natural eaves caves that rival the Al mammoth ammoth caves of kentucky these eaves caves are known as lehmans and are on the eastern side of the snake range of mountains in the limestone hills lying at the foot of the highest peak in nevada mount wheeler in so doing nas has r feet dign in the south j near this place a rival eastern part of the of the famous mammoth county cave of kentucky stairways have been here is found constructed leading what is known as down to the different lehmans cave the levels of the eaves caves size of which has never which abound in all at been ascertained the usual fantastic that it for the reason shapes found in such has never been explored formations with stalactites to any great and ilk extent no livin living person mites of large dimensions I 1 so far as known that appear as has penetrated its though polished by erous chambers the hand of man the of glistening stalactites passage through fat 4 4 t more than mans misery is on feet beyond that hands and knees for nothing is known but 1 4 ea several hundred f feet it is believed to extend after which there are T t for many thousands chambers of various of feet f urther further sizes where travel is made more comfort able le the ball room is thirty five feet in ai diameter ameter with a dome shaped ceiling an infants grave complete all except the footboard is one of the gems of the collection of wonders aders it is of beautiful white spar and d contains some rare formations in crys anil and has been refused fo for r specimens eci mens from froll it A music gallery ana c an ail old ladys rocking chair are some of the results of the percolating waters that deceive the eye with very good imitations of the real things other curious forms are numerous although the eaves caves have not been explored but a fraction of their extent these eaves caves were discovered many years ago by the man whose name they bear who owned an extensive ranch in the foothills and after whom lehman creek was Lincol Lin coIns ns monument in lehmans cave named the ranch is now the property of charles rowland who also owns the caves and furnishes guides to visitors desirous of visiting them at present they are reached from garrison utah most conveniently but can also be reached from osceola blackhorse and san pedro by team lehmans Le limans creek is one of the largest coming from the snake range and it is the first water taken tor for the big placer and power ditch belonging to the woolley exploration company A few years ago a special representative of the mining alining review visited lehmans cave of which he gave the to fo lowing vivid description nature has performed some wonderful things in this barren desolate section ot of the state of nevada anu am into the mountains those who have visited the kentucky wonder and also the one in nevada declare that the latter so far as it has been explored is equal to it in beauty and grandeur it is certainly worth while to make tile the trip to inspect it notwithstanding t that such a trip necessitates the hardships of a stage ride across the desert from newhouse for a distance of eighty five miles on enter entering ln the cave from the surface the visitor goes down a narrow passageway into a large room here the guide furnishes all with two candles apiece and the start is made through the mysterious depths through room after room some reful in the extreme because of their wild weird and ghostlike appearance others are more enchanting to the sightseer sight seer especially the one know as the music hall along the walls of which hang all sizes of stalactites upon which one can strike off many sweet strains of music another interesting spot is the fish market in which one can see dangling from the ceiling almost an exact representation of a fis hermans net and a good likeness of his catch Lincol ns monument is found in another place lake como with its springs of ice cold water and strange fountains is still another interesting te spot an angels wing is found in a small corner by itself where it cannot escape the notice of the observer A ladys side saddle is found in imitation but a feeling of sadness comes over one when the infants grave is reached so real is the picture presented to view the small alstone heelstone he the mound over the tiny coffin and the candles marking the corners of the little lot are there in the background is a striking image of the virgin mary still further back are a number of beautiful columns draped artistically by stalactite curtains all of which bring to one thoughts of things angelic the dance hall in which visitors have tripped the light fantastic is an inviting spot in fact there are hundreds of interesting places in this cave which really beggar description they are so strange and beautiful beautia ul the indians it is said keep their distance from lehmans cave and not one of them can be induced to enter for fear of being turned to stone their superstitions run high in this regard and any one of then them would rather suffer death than enter the portals of one of these freakish caverns the cave was discovered some years ago by a sheepherder who was dragging some wood down from the mountains while passing over the ground it is related his horse stumbled and in so doing broke off a small rock disclosing the cave below A little later the opening was enlarged so that a person could walk into it erect many visitors from afar have inspected the cave and all admit they were e repaid for the trouble it took to get there |