THE MAMMOTH CAVE. 145 
We proceeded about one mile by the same 
route traveled the day previous, until we reached 
the Deserted Chamber. Here we left the Long 
Route, and, turning to the right, descended a 
pair of steps and entered the Labyrinth. This is 
a narrow, rugged causeway. The only object of 
interest to be found in it, says Dr. Wright, is the 
figure of the American Eagle on the left wall. 
The guide did not regard the resemblance of this 
figure to the bird, after which it is named, as very 
striking, but stated that he drew our attention 
to it for the reason that after leaving the Cave 
we would probably read in Dr. Wrighi’s Manual 
that in this avenue was contained the figure of 
the American Eagle, and we would then censure 
the memory of the guide for not having pointed 
it out to us. We complimented the guide’s 
views of ornithology, as also his conscientious 
discharge of duty. 
Gorin’s Dome, a curiosity of considerable mag- 
nitude, is reached by passing over a small bridge 
and ascending a ladder, ten feet in height, in 
the Labyrinth. It is viewed from a natural win- 
dow, situated equidistant between the floor and 
the ceiling of the Dome. We are told by Dr. 
Wright that it is about two hundred feet in 
height and sixty feet across its widest part. The 
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