Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-08-07 | Page 10 | Many Lost in a Great Cave

MANY LOST IN 1 A GREAT CAVeI fpc Whitosburg, Ky Aug. 7. What is It said to be one of the most wonderful 45 caverns in the world has b'cen dlscov- ItfV ered In eastern Kentuckv. Unexplor- fej ed and almost unknown. Its grnndeur rSr, has been view by few. fcyv The cave is In the foothills of the Ifitf Cumberland mountains, on one of the J5I Fork creek headwaters. Two or three Mm exploring parties have ventured into fl the maze of vast subterranean pals- ffi; sageways, but none has ever reached mr. the end. fifa The searchers report passagowavs, 3$ rooms and chambers innumerable and ml transparent sLiIactlc combs or wor- JSf I derful beauty. One room has a floor jfM as level and as smooth as a danca rm hall. Others have fathomless pits, iW Evidently human beings had vsiited $ the cave before, only to lose their t& lives trying to find their wav out, M or old kettles, parts of dishes, 'rotten 'I lanterns and other utensils were dis- fjH covered. The cave will be penetrated further by exploring parties. H