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among which can be seen a perfect resemblance to a cas- 

 cade ; Mammoth Stalagmite is eighteen feet high and sev- 

 enty feet in circumference at its base, being by far the 

 largest stalagmite known in the world. 



It is stated that here, as in other caves, human bones 

 were found in abundance at the base of the Armadillo, or 

 Fallen Tree. They are said to have been discovered by 

 Dr. Andrews, and that many were incrusted with the 

 carbonate of lime. 



After leaving the Rotunda we enter Lowe's Avenue, 

 which varies from six to forty feet in height and from ten 

 to forty in width. In this avenue are to be seen Stella 

 Grotto, Vermiculated Ceiling, and many other objects of 

 interest and beauty. After leaving the avenue we come 

 to Andrews' Cascade, which is, without doubt, the most 

 singularly beautiful formation of the kind ever discovered, 

 exhibiting, when viewed from its base, a perfect resem- 

 blance to a water-fall, twenty-eight feet in height and 

 eighteen feet wide. 



In Wright's Avenue, which extends from the Cascade to 

 Diamond Grotto, are many tubular stalactites, which emit 

 musical sounds when struck. Beyond Cascade Hall is 

 seen the Magnolia Flower, a colossal flower six feet long 

 and four feet in diameter, suspended twenty feet above the 

 floor. It is composed of stalactitic plates of calcareous 

 spar, and presents a perfect resemblance in form to the 

 grande Jieur of the Southern States. There are other 

 formations near this of like character ; and near the Co- 



