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Diamond Grotto is twentj-five feet in diameter and 

 eight feet in height. The floor is covered with crystalline 

 plates of calcareous spar, which sparkle with a brilliancy 

 almost rivaling the gem for which the Cave is named. 

 The ceiling is vermiculated, like the ceiling in Lowe's 

 Avenue. 



Among other places of interest in this beautiful Cave 

 may be mentioned Bell's Spring, The Grand Retreat, 

 Nettie's Palace, Mason Grotto, etc., which cannot here be 

 more fully described. 



All who visit Mammoth Cave should, before leaving 

 the neighborhood, see the beauties of Diamond Cave. 



PEOOTOR'S CAVE. 



Proctor's Cave, the property of Mr. L. J. Proctor, 

 is quite as remarkable for its beauty as Diamond Cave ; 

 and as our object is to give information to those desiring 

 it, not only in relation to Mammoth Cave, but regarding 

 the important curiosities in the immediate vicinity, our 

 work would be incomplete without a special notice of 

 Proctor's Cave. 



This Cave is situated three miles from Mammoth Cave, 

 and four miles from Glasgow Station, on the Louisville 

 & Nashville Railroad. The picturesque scenery surround- 



