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formations as onlophilites, or curled leaf stones. 
In lecturing on them he says, ‘ They are unlike 
anything yet discovered, equally beautiful for 
the cabinet of the amateur and interesting to the 
geological philosopher.’ 
“Another gentleman (a clergyman) also speaks ~ 
of these formations. His remarks are to the fol- 
lowing effect: ‘So exquisite and beautiful is 
Cleveland’s Avenue, that it is out of the power 
of painter or poet to conceive anything like it. 
Such loveliness cannot, indeed, be described. 
Were the sovereigns of wealthy states to spend 
their all on the most skillful lapidaries they could 
find, with the view of rivaling the splendor of 
this truly regal abode, the attempt would be 
entirely vain. What, then, is left for the nar- 
rator? People must see it, and then they will 
be convinced that all attempts at adequate de- 
scription are useless. The Cabinet was discov- 
ered by Mr. Patten, of Louisville, and Mr. Craig, 
of Philadelphia, accompanied by the guide Ste- 
phen. It extends in a direct line about two 
miles. It is a perfect arch of fifty feet span, and 
of an average height of ten feet in the center, 
just high enough to be viewed at ease in all its 
parts. It is incrusted from end to end with the 
most beautiful formations in every variety of 
