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several pools were found in which the water was two 

 or more feet in depth. At a distance of 325 feet the 

 passage forks, and from the right-hand branch came 

 so strong a current of air that it was impossible to use 



candles and lanterns 

 had to be substi- 

 tuted. The change 

 in lights made, the 

 right hand passage 

 was found to be a 

 narrow, winding one, 

 about 150 feet in 

 length, and to lead 

 back into the main 

 passage about 100 

 feet farther from the 

 mouth t h a n t h e 

 point from which it 

 started. All these 

 branches are through 

 the solid rock and 

 are only wa- 

 ter channels 



AAfOF DOMHUttC/iyE. three or four 

 !- feot hi^ aild 



a bout as 

 wide. 



Beyond 425 feet, several side branches were found 

 to contain water too deep to wade, or to soon become 

 too low for further progress ; in fact, the rock is more 

 honeycombed with small passages than in any cave 

 visited. The main passage, however, at about 500 



