COI^TEI^TS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



Introduction 13 



CHAPTER II. 

 The Cave 19 



CHAPTER III. 



Location of the Cave. — Means of Approach, and Character 

 of the Surrounding Country. — The Indian Cave. — Mam- 

 moth Cave Hotel, etc 29 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Atmosphere of the Cave 43 



CHAPTER V. 



The Formation of the Cave, and its Connection vsrith Green 

 River 48 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE LONG ROUTE. 



The Entrance. — The Rotunda. — The Vats and Water-pipes 

 used by the Saltpetre Miners. — The Methodist Church. 

 — The Giant's CofiBn. — The Bottomless Pit. — Fat Man's 

 Misery. — Bacon Chamber. — River Styx, and Lake 



Lethe 55 



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