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of rectangular section, from which an ascent brought us 

 into a \'ery fine chamber with a high dome-shaped roof 

 which we named " Haddon Hall." The floor was formed 

 of great fallen blocks, concealing the true floor of the cavern, 

 which was probably ten or thirteen feet below. A steep 

 descent over stalagmite succeeded. On the right hand 

 (east) wall is a handsome veil of stalagmite, and over this 

 is the entrance of an unexplored branch ; without a ladder 

 this could not be reached. The descent leads to " the 

 Well " mentioned by all the writers, and around this the 

 remarkably abundant human remains for which the cave 

 has long been famous have been mostly found. Beyond, 

 the ground rises again over stalagmite and finally the cave 

 dwindles into a low passage of wedge-shaped section, which 

 narrows vertically until roof and floor meet. At this end 

 we commenced operations, Mr. Seymour and I mapping 

 the cave, and making halts while he took photographs ; 

 Prof. Haddon examining the human remains, and helping 

 I\Ir. Halbert, who diligently searched for cave-animals. In 

 a hollow near the extremity, where the height of the cave 

 was only about three feet, we found a quantity of human 

 bones ; this site has not been previously noted. By the 

 time we had mapped and photographed the Rabbit Burrow 

 — in which no trace of Rabbits, or of their holes, is now 

 to be seen — and collected samples of the stalactites, 

 stalagmites, clay and sands, and of the minute cave-animals, 

 we were hot, dirty and hungry, and lunch in the main cave 

 was a welcome respite. We then hastened to make a 

 rough examination of the Market Cross or southern branch. 

 This is reached by a steep rough ascent. Beyond, it 

 widens and the roof rises, till at the extremit}/ it is a noble 

 chamber. The Market Cross, so often described, is a 

 stalagmitic pillar of great beauty. The floor around is 

 extremely irregular, covered with huge blocks of rock, 

 between which one can let oneself down to the true floor, 

 and crawl along it underneath the superincumbent chaos 

 of fallen rocks. On this floor human remains were to be 

 found abundantly. Crevices in the end wall of this chamber 

 open into the lofty roof of the extremity of the main cave, 

 and we could look down sixty or seventy feet through the 



