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trances and front chambers of ample size to move about in, though 

 not more than 15 feet wide. There are broader expansions back some 

 distance beyond daylight. In both caves rocks up to 15 or 20 tons 

 in weight strew the floor, until only narrow passageways exist be- 

 tween them. In addition, water flows from them in rainy seasons, 

 being frequently 2 feet or more in depth. 



Blowing Cave. — This takes its name from an outward current of 

 cold air which is so strong as to distinctly modify the temperature 

 of the atmosphere at least 100 yards from the entrance. The opening 

 and the front chamber are nearly 40 feet across, but the distance 

 from the roof to the muddy floor strewn with large rocks is not more 

 than 5 feet at any point. A creek flows across the cave 200 or 300 

 yards from the mouth, and there is evidence in the way of drift and 

 mud to jjrove the statement by the owner that after very heavy rains 

 the overflow comes out the front of the cave in such amount as to 

 fill it to the ceiling, and with a velocity that will roll stones larger 

 than a man can lift. 



Cul,\^r's Cave. — This is somewhere on the side of a mountain 

 about 4 miles from the station of Limrock. Owing to destruction 

 of forests and subsequent growth of brush, the guide was unable 

 to locate it. He described it as a room in which a man could 

 walk about and reached by going in through an opening like a sink 

 hole, which, however, is only about 5 feet deep. The locality, a 

 rugged, barren hillside, near the head of a cove, is not one in which 

 it is probable a cave would be used for any purpose. 



Harrison's Cave. — This is 2^ miles west of Limrock. It has a 

 large, high opening, an easy approach, and is quite accessible, being 

 at the foot of a mountain with level bottom land in front. A stream 

 flows directly across it some 30 feet from the entrance, emerging 

 at the foot of one wall and disappearing under the other. The earth 

 bank on each side of the stream is about 5 feet high, indicating at 

 least that depth of deposit on the rock floor; as the latter is not 

 visible the amount may be much greater. This earth is soft and wet. 

 In rainy weather water from the interior flows along the floor into 

 the little stream. Sometimes this can not dispose of the surplus, 

 and the overflow rises until it makes its exit through the mouth of 

 the cave. When this happens all the earth within is covered from 

 2 to 5 feet deep. 



Saltpeter Ca\^. — This lies 4 miles south of the railway, between 

 Limrock and Larkinsville. It is described as being dry, with a large, 

 high entrance, and " plenty of room inside right at the front." But 

 it was thoroughly worked during the war by saltpeter miners who 

 took out all the dirt they could easily reach, going back " 200 or 

 300 yards." For this reason it was not visited. 



