30 THE MAMMOTH CAVE. 
“was big enough for two; 
But there is nothing strange in that, 
For the tailor saw, without a doubt, 
I some day would grow fat!” 
This “City” consists of about a dozen ordi- 
nary-looking houses; but, possessing an ample 
title in advance, it may be presumed that it will 
some day grow large. 
The hotel from which the stage-coach line 
starts is small, but the traveler is very comfort- 
ably entertained.* 
We were conveyed from this “City” to the 
Cave in coaches, the distance being, as before 
stated, about ten miles,—by some estimated at 
nine, and by others at eleven.} 
The surface of the country over which this 
road passes is high, hilly, rocky, and the soil of 
an apparently poor quality. It is interesting to 
note the surface-appearance along the route, for 
the reason that, for some distance, this road is 
* Since the above was written, we regret to learn that this little 
city was, on January 17, 1870, almost totally destroyed by a tor- 
nado, during which several of the inhabitants lost their lives. | 
7 We have recently noticed in the newspapers that, to the great 
comfort and convenience of visitors, horse-cars have been+substi- 
tuted for the stage-coaches on the route from Cave City to the 
Cave; but our inquiries, addressed to parties in the neighborhood 
for a confirmation of this report, have not yet (April 1, 1870) 
been replied to. 
