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.niditoriuin some fifty feet witle and almost as liigli. In the renter of this 

 stands a -stalagmite, donl)tless ages old, 24 feet in height and of most 

 symmetrical proportions. It is th(^ only one in this large chamber and 

 its loneliness adds to its charm. The only disagreeable feature of a 

 visit to River cave is having to wade for some distance through two feet 

 of cold water a little way from the moutlu of the cavern. 



"Bridal cave, so named because it was there that a wedding once 

 took place, is the most beautiful of all the caves. No one should fail 

 to visit it, even though it means a five-mile walk over mountains and the 

 "worming" of one's way through a very small opening wlien finally the 

 cave is reached. About 100 yards from the entrance is the organ, a 

 peculiar stone formation, which, when skillfully struck, gives forth the 

 dififerent tones, especially the deeper ones, of a pipe organ. Farther on 

 one comes to the stone forest where giant stalactites and stalagmites 

 meet and often interlock. There are jagged rocks to be climbed and 

 dark, yawning chasms to be crossed, and care must be exercised as one 

 climbs along the slippery paths. Sometimes the way leads through 

 narrow passages, then into some great auditorium, the ceilings of which, 

 shrouded in darkness, one cannot see. Here and there, supporting the 

 great arched roof, are long stone columns as perfect and symmetrical as 

 were ever carved by the hand of man. The lights carried lend added 

 mystery and charm, driving ahead the dense darkness which divides, a 

 part following close upon our heels. INIany who have visited both this 

 cave and the Mammoth cave in Kentucky pronounce this tlie more beauti- 

 ful. 



"The Ha-Ha-Tonka region is an ideal jjlace for the hunter and the 

 fisherman. The streams abound in trout, bass, crappie and many other 

 game fish. The late ]\Ir. Snyder was an enthusiastic fisherman and 

 stocked the streams with a carload of rainbow trout. The finest trout 

 shown at the St. Louis World's fair were taken from these waters. It 

 has been several years since bear were seen, but there are yet a number 

 of deer in this region. Wild turkey are so plentiful that no good hunter 

 who knows the haunts — and the "how" — need fail, in a day's hunt, to 

 bag a bird. Wild cats are occasionally killed, and small game of all 

 kinds is plentiful." 



