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than a foot high, from floor to roof, and is filled with flood water 

 after every heavy rain. The larger is above flood line, but the en- 

 trance is not over 2 feet high, and the " cave ''' is scarcely sufficient 

 for a sheep shelter. If the floor were cleared off to a depth of 4 feet 

 from its present level, it would be covered whenever the creek reached 

 high-water mark. 



Bone Cave. — Five miles east of Glasgow human bones were found 

 in a cavern. Particulars could not be obtained. The cave is on a hill- 

 side and is entered through a narrow crevice by straddling the walls 

 or going down a ladder. Rocks and trash form a mound in this, the 

 top being 15 feet below the outside surface. On either side of this 

 mound one can make his way continuously downward to darkness, 

 and a rock thrown ahead can be heard going on down some distance 

 over loose stones. If human bones were ever found in here, either 

 they were thrown in or some person fell in and was unable to escape. 



Slick Rock Cave. — This is near the post office of 'Slick Rock, 7 

 miles east of Glasgow. The entrance is in a narrow crevice at the 

 brow of a low hill. The descent is steep and rugged to beyond day- 

 light. 



Lo\'e's Ca\^. — This is located on Dr. Love's farm, 3 miles north of 

 Slick Rock. It is now used for storing apples and potatoes. The 

 entrance is through a large sink hole, formed by the falling in of the 

 roof of a cave which was at least 50 feet wide at this point. As is 

 usual, the debris has blocked the cave in one direction. Descent is 

 regular, though steep, along the slope into the other end of the cave. 

 The floor is wet and muddy the entire year on account of the drip 

 from roof and overhanging rock at the mouth. The vertical distance 

 from top of the debris to the level floor is about 30 feet, and from 

 the top to the outer surface about 20 feet more. Any attempt at 

 excavation would be difficult and costly, and conditions are such as 

 to make it probably fruitless. 



MONROE COUNTY 



Four caves in this county were represented as being worth investi- 

 gation. All are north of Tompkinsville, the county seat. 



(1) A rock house in the conglomerate sandstone on the land of 

 Dr. E. E. Palmer, 7 miles north of Tompkinsville, shows smoke stains 

 on the ceiling, and some flint chips among the gravel and earth in 

 front where they have been exposed by water dripping over the face 

 of the cliff. There is, however, only 2 to 4 feet of space between 

 the earth floor and the roof, across the cave from side to side, a 

 distance of 20 feet, and from the front to a point 10 feet back. From 

 this rear portion the earth slopes downward, parallel with the roof 

 of the cave, to the wall behind. The amount of descent could not be 



