150 THE MAMMOTH CAVE. 



And Hermia, in her race of love, 



Outpace the hours of day. 

 The fancy sees them passing now, 



How beautiful they seem ! 

 And now they're gone — we have them not, 



They vanish'd in the gloom." 



Pensacola Avenue terminates about half a 

 mile beyond Angelico Grotto, in a low archway. 



Sparks' Avenue extends from River Hall to 

 the Mammoth Dome, a distance of three-fourths 

 of a mile. 



The objects of interest in this avenue occur 

 in the foUowino; order : 



1. Bandits' Hall is sixty feet long and forty 

 wide, the Hoor of which is covered with large 

 rocks that have been detached from the ceiling. 

 It is truly a wild-looking hall ; its appearance 

 naturally suggesting the name. Here bandits 

 might retire, and hold their revels in perfect 

 security. 



To the right of Bandits' Hall is an avenue 

 of great extent, which has not been fully ex- 

 plored, called Brigg's Avenue. 



2. Newman's Spine is about ten feet in 

 length, and consists of a crevice in the center 

 of the ceiling, which is the exact image of a 

 cast of a gigantic backbone. 



3. Sylvan Avenue extends from Sparks' 



