THE MAMMOTH CAVE. Eka 
rock, than he cried out, on bended knees and 
with uplifted hands, ‘The Holy Sepulchre! The 
Holy Sepulchre!” 
Continuing our advance, we next arrived at a 
point of great interest,—a locality that had been 
anxiously inquired for for more than an hour 
previously to reaching it,—Washington Hall— 
the place of dining. | 
Dr. Wright says that this Hall is generally 
reached between twelve and one oclock; but 
our party, being composed of slow travelers, and 
of persons anxious to see at leisure everything 
of interest; did not arrive at the Hall until half- 
past two. The following are Bayard Taylor’s 
impressions of the dining apartment : 
“Mounting for a short distance, this new 
avenue suddenly turned to the left, widened, and 
became level. The ceiling is low, but beautifully 
vaulted, and Washington’s Hall, which we soon 
reached, is circular, and upwards of one hundred 
feet in diameter. This is the usual dining-room 
of parties who go beyond the rivers. Nearly 
five hours had now elapsed since we entered the 
Cave, and five hours spent in that bracing, 
stimulating atmosphere might well justify the 
longing glances which we cast upon the baskets 
carried by the guides. Mr. Miller [the then 
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