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with stalagmitic nodules, colored with the black 

 oxide of iron, which resemble the cinders of a 

 blacksmith's shop. 



Bonaparte's Breastworks, immediately be- 

 yond, consist of a ledge of rocks that have 

 been detached from the side of the avenue 

 against which they rest. 



The Arm- Chair, called by the guides the 

 Devil's Arm-Chair, is the next object of interest. 

 It is formed by the union of stalagmites and 

 stalactites. It is told that the celebrated Jenny 

 Lind rested in this Chair for some time during 

 her visit to the Cave. Unless we make the 

 statement ourself, we fear it will not be handed 

 down to posterity, that we also rested for a few 

 moments in the same regal Chair ! The Chair is 

 rather high for convenience ; but still it accom- 

 modates an individual very comfortably. 



The Elephant's Head is a large stalagmite, 

 projecting from the left wall of the avenue, 

 which is supposed to bear a striking resemblance 

 to the head of the animal for which it is named. 



A rock projecting sixteen feet over a pit 

 which is seventy feet in depth, is fancifully 

 denominated the Lover's Leap. It is not re- 

 corded, however, that any lover ever regarded 

 his case so extremely desperate as to have 



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