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among which can be seen a perfect resemblance to a cas- 
cade; Mammoth Stalagmite is eighteen feet high and sev- 
enty feet in circumference at its base, being by far the 
largest stalagmite known in the world. 
It is stated that here, as in other caves, human bones 
were found in abundance at the base of the Armadillo, or 
Fallen Tree. They are said to have been discovered by 
Dr. Andrews, and that many were incrusted with the 
carbonate of lime. 
After leaving the Rotunda we enter Lowe’s Avenue, 
which varies from six to forty feet in height and from ten 
to forty in width. In this avenue are to be seen Stella 
Grotto, Vermiculated Ceiling, and many other objects of 
interest and beauty. After leaving the avenue we come 
to Andrews’ Cascade, which is, without doubt, the most 
singularly beautiful formation of the kind ever discovered, 
exhibiting, when viewed from its base, a perfect resem- 
blance to a water-fall, twenty-eight feet in height and 
eighteen feet wide. 
In Wright’s Avenue, which extends from the Cascade to 
Diamond Grotto, are many tubular stalactites, which emit 
musical sounds when struck. Beyond Cascade Hall is 
seen the Magnolia Flower, a colossal flower six feet long 
and four feet in diameter, suspended twenty feet above the 
floor. It is composed of stalactitic plates of calcareous 
spar, and presents a perfect resemblance in form to the 
grande fleur of the Southern States. There are other 
formations near this of like character; and near the Co- 
