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Such changes have been brought about by their life 

 in the darkness, and are but the beginning of a series 

 of adaptations to their changed surroundings which 

 will eventually result in a "new species of blind 

 mice," provided such a life be continued for any 

 length of time. 



Careful measurements showed the total length of 

 Marengo Cave, including the side branches, to be 

 3,850 feet. Within this distance of less than three- 

 fourths of a mile are probably crowded more 

 beautiful formations of crystalline limestone than in 

 any other known cave of similar size in the United 

 States. 



Lacking the length, the lofty vaulted rooms and the 

 grand scenery of Wyandotte, Marengo far excels that 

 cave in the abundance and beauty of its stalactites, 

 stalagmites and other like formations. To those who 

 wish but a glimpse of under-ground life, w r e most 

 heartily commend it, believing that a visit of a few 

 hours will repay all who take an interest in the mys- 

 terious and beautiful in nature. 



WYANDOTTE CAVE. 



Next to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, Wyandotte is 

 the largest cavern in the United States. Its enormous 

 under-ground halls and vaulted domes, its gigantic 

 fluted columns and vast piles of fallen rock, are unex- 

 celled in any other American cavern. Its_ situation 

 among the rugged hills which form the breaks of the 

 Ohio River, in a country as yet primitive in character, 

 where game is plentiful, and fishing in the clear waters 



