THE JENOLAN CAVES. 



THE CRAM) ARCH, EASTERN 

 ENTRANCE. 



T N the description of the towns 

 lying along the Western Line, 

 a passing mention was made of the 

 Jenolan Caves, and an intimation 

 was given that they would be 

 separately described. They deserve 



this distinction, as being not only the most picturesque feature in the Western District, 

 but one of the great sights of New South Whales. They are not the only limestone 

 caves in the colony, as there are others at Wambeyan, Yarrangobilly, Wellington and 

 Boree. All of these are not only remarkable for natural beauty, but are highly 

 interesting to the geologist for their fossil remains. The Jenolan Caves, however, are 

 the most remarkable, the best explored, and the most accessible. Formerly, though 



