THE MAMMOTH CAVE. AS) 
been beyond the ‘Bottomless Pit’ We dis- 
covered ‘Gorin’s Dome,’ covering nearly an 
acre of ground, and perhaps five hundred feet 
high.* 
“‘T placed a guide in the Cave,—the celebrated 
and great STEPHEN,—and he aided in making 
the discoveries. He was the first person who 
ever crossed the ‘ Bottomless Pit; and he, my- 
self, and another person, whose name I have 
forgotten, were the only persons ever at the 
bottom of ‘Gorin’s Dome,’ to my knowledge. 
“After Stephen crossed the ‘ Bottomless Pit,’ 
we discovered all that part of the Cave now 
known beyond that point. Previous to those 
discoveries, all interest centered in what is 
known as the ‘Old Cave,’ the chief points of 
attraction being the ‘Star Chamber,’ the 
‘Cataract, ‘The Chief City,’ ‘Robber’s Cave,’ 
‘Lover's Leap,’ ‘ Bonaparte’s Breastworks,’ 
‘Gatewood’s Dining Table,’ ‘ Black Chambers,’ 
‘Grotto, etc. etc.; but now many of these points 
are but little known, although, as Stephen was 
* Mr. Gorin, in a subsequent letter to the writer, states that 
possibly this estimate of the dimensions of the Dome is too 
great, as our own observations confirm; but he believes that Dr. 
Wright’s estimate, which we will hereafter give,-is much below 
the actual measurements.— W. S. F. 
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