186 THE MAMMOTH CAVE. 



moth Cave. The name of the writer is not 

 given. It is simply stated that the account of 

 this mummy was published " by a highly scien- 

 tific gentleman of New York, one of the early 

 visitors of the Cave." 



In examining Collins' account of the Cave, from 

 whom we had a right to expect a very full his- 

 tory, — for he speaks of it as being "perhaps the 

 greatest natural curiosity of the world," — we were 

 much disappointed to find that all reference to 

 its early history was omitted. He does not state 

 the year of the discovery, by whom it was dis- 

 covered, or what led to its discovery. In this 

 respect the letter we give from Mr, Gorin con- 

 tains information that, to our knowledge, has 

 not hitherto been published. Mr. C. dwells at 

 great length on what we regard as minor points 

 of interest, while Echo River and the great 

 curiosities beyond are scarcely mentioned, and 

 no attempt made at description, the whole being 

 summarily dismissed with _ the remark that " a 

 detailed description of these wonders would not 

 consist with the plan of this work." And this 

 statement is made after the minute description 

 of the mummies and their ornaments. 



The work before mentioned, entitled " The 

 Universe; or. The Infinitely Great and the In- 



