3: 5 Ws Se Sed 2 id oe 6 
THE LONG ROUTE. 
The ‘Entranée-—The Rotunda.—The Vats and Water-pipes 
used by the Saltpetre Miners.—The Methodist Church.—The 
Giant’s Coffin.—The Bottomless Pit.—Fat Man’s ya 
= Chamber.—River Styx and Lake Lethe. 
On the morning succeeding our arrival at the 
Cave Hotel, our party, consisting of fifteen per- 
sons, seven of the number being ladies, fully 
equipped in Cave costume,* left the house at 
nine o'clock precisely, to explore what is known 
as the “ Long Route,” which terminates at the 
Maelstrom. 
Our party being large, and one or two of the 
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* For the information of the uninitiated, we will explain that 
the costumes referred to are kept at the hotel for the use of the 
visitors. It is necessary for its greater convenience in threading 
harrow passages, and for the equally important object of pre- 
serving from damage more expensive clothing. Ladies are pro- 
vided with short dresses of stout material, generally of fancy and 
picturesque colors, without the addition of crinoline. Gentlemen 
have short woolen jackets, caps, and “ over-alls.” Many jocular 
remarks are usually made by parties, thus oddly attired, at each 
other’s expense. 
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