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feet square, ou the slope of a hill facing the east. The interior is 

 divided into three compartments. Descending a few feet, we reach 

 the door-way, which is four feet wide by three feet six inches in 

 height ; its sides built of dry masonry, and a large flag of limestone 

 for the lintel. Passing through it, we stand, or rather stoop, in the 

 first compartment, which is eight feet long, five high, averages five 

 feet in width, and contracts at its further end to an aperture two feet 

 wide, by which the second compartment is entered. 



" We now take leave of the daylight, and, lighting a candle, per- 

 ceive that we are in a chamber twenty-two feet in length, ten in 

 width, and nine feet in height. Evidences of human occupation of 

 the cave are also seen here, as there is a bench of rough slone-work, 

 two feet high, at each side, probably erected by distillers of ilHcit 

 whiskey, as report says that formerly this cave was one of their places 

 of resort. The ceiling presents a varied appearance, being in some 

 places rough with projecting points, which form nooks and crannies ;. 

 while in others the flat under-surface of the beds of rock appear 

 fretted with incipient stalactites. I call them incipient, as they do 

 not attain to any length, but form a kind of bead-work arranged in 

 polygons. From this, through an opening one foot six inches wide, 

 we creep into the third compartment. It may be described as a 

 rugged cell, twenty-four feet in length, varying Irom two to lour in 

 width, and averaging four in height." Although not surrounded itself 

 with trees, the cave faces a plantation only a few feet distant from it. 



The day of our research was a very fine one, but the weather pre- 

 viously had been very severe, with sleet and rain and wind, the 

 former in many places lying piled up unmelted. The innermost and 

 middle chambers of the cave were very wet, and there was a good 

 deal of moisture even in the outer chamber. Here we met with 

 nineteen bats, all males except one. Of these, six were in the dark 

 part of the outer chamber, hanging separately and at every height 

 from the floor of the cave ; seven were in the middle chamber, also 

 hanging at various heights, one being only a couple of inches 'from 

 the ground; and six were in the last chamber, five closely crowded 

 together, but not clinging to each other, and dripping with wet. The 

 ground was in parts quite black with their dirt. The other animals 

 found here were the moth and large spiders already spoken of, and 

 gnats in great numbers ; the latter were alive, but seemingly torpid, 

 as, unless touched, they did not stir. It was most interesting to see' 

 the bats wincing from llie light. 1 examined each specimen carefully, 

 and found they were all of tlie one species, and the greater part full- 



