DEEPDALE CAVE. 



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Messrs. Salt and Millett commenced their diggings, and the lower, 

 the depth they reached to. Even now it is not easy or pleasant 

 to slide down the slope into this lower apartment, but in its old 

 condition it must have been a very serious operation indeed for 

 those who were not dressed suitably for the purpose. This second 



A, F — Denuded Mineral Vein. B — Second Chamber, an expansion of this 



fissure. C, D, E — Irregular Chambers or interspaces in the debris of the floor. 



The dotted lines indicate a former stalagmitic floor. 



chamber is the converse of the first ; instead of the floor being 

 level, it makes a steep descent to a point somewhat beyond the 

 middle, and then as rapid an ascent, while the roof is remarkably 

 flat. The floor, moreover, is much incommoded with huge 

 blocks of stone ; and the upward slope at the end seems to be a 

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