30 THE MAMMOTH CAVE. 



" was big euough for two ; 

 But there is nothing strange in that,^ 

 For the tailor saw, without a doubt, 

 I some day would grow fat !" 



This "City" consists of about a dozen ordi- 

 nary-looking houses; but, possessing an ample 

 title in advance, it may be presumed that it will 

 some day grow large. 



The hotel from which the stage-coach line 

 starts is small, but the traveler is very comfort- 

 ably entertained.* 



We were conveyed from this "City" to the 

 Cave in coaches, the distance being, as before 

 stated, about ten miles, — by some estimated at 

 nine, and by others at eleven. •]- 



The surface of the country over which this 

 road passes is high, hilly, rocky, and the soil of 

 an apparently poor quality. It is interesting to 

 note the surface-aj)pearance along the route, for 

 the reason that, for some distance, this road is 



* Since the above was written, we regret to learn that this little 

 city was, on January 17, 1870, almost totally destroyed by a tor- 

 nado, during which several of the inhabitants lost their lives. 



t We have recently noticed in the newspapers that, to the great 

 comfort and convenience of visitors, horse-cars have been substi- 

 tuted for the stage-coaches on the route from Cave City to the 

 Cave ; but our inquiries, addressed to parties in the neighborhood 

 for a confirmation of this report, have not yet (April 1, 1870) 

 been replied to. 



