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rechten Kalksteinbánken. Der Tropfsteinschmuck ist nooh 

 sehr giit ertialten, bis an eiiiige Stellen, wo viele Triimmer i 

 den Boden bedecken, Auch die Wande siiid iiherall voii sekun- 

 dáreii Bildinigeii bedeckt, der Boden l)esteht aus mit Kalk- 

 sinter verfestigtem Lehřii iind Fledermausgnano. In einer 

 Entfernung von ca. 60 rn voní Eingauge ist die Deeke eiuge- 

 brocken und eine tiefe rundliche Einsturzdoline mit fast senk- 

 rechten Wánden und flachem Lehmbodem mit wenig Triim- 

 mern wird zur Bananen- und Arrowrootkultur benútzt. Diei 

 Fortsetzung der Hohle auf der anderen Seite dieser dem Ta- 

 geslieht offenen Fláche enthielt einige Wasserlachen und wir 

 mussten bald wegen unzureichender Belenchtungsmittel um- 

 kehren. Die Eichtungen WSW— ENE und SSE— NNW sind 

 fiir den Verlauf des Hohlenganges massgebend.*) 



*) The entranee to this cavern is highly picturesque, and is 

 eoncealed from a distant observer by dense tropical vegetation. 

 The first part of the cave varies in height, and is in some places, 

 lofty; this portion is covered with giotesque stalactites and sta- 

 lagmites, and some of the columns are very beautiful. It termina- 

 tes in a small open space surrounded by eliffs, where some ne- 

 groes cnltivate plautains, and oocos. The length of the first ca- 

 vern is about 76 pačes allowing for all inequalities. After cros- 

 sing the small open space above mentioned (probably only a por- 

 tion of the cave that has fallen in), we eutered a cavern forming 

 a winding chamber, about 89 pačes in length, the sides, roof, and 

 floor of which are covered with stalactites and stalagmites. We 

 then crept through a low communication about three pačes long, 

 and entered another chamber about 34 pačes in length, coutaining 

 protesque stalactites and stalagmites, We then came to a small 

 space, trough which we crept upon our hands and knees, for about 

 the distance of two pačes; and this opened into a lofty cavern 

 54 pačes in length, where bats were clustered in considerable numbers 

 on a portion of the roof. This chamber was separated from another 

 by a small division. The space now entered was tolerably lofty 

 and about 21 piaces long: at tbe end tbe roof had falilein in, and 

 admittel the light of day; and the rubbish formed rough ascent 

 and descent, occupying about 60 pačes of the cavern'& length. 

 We then entered a chamber 14 pačes long, which is succeeded by 

 a low passage, where we could not stand upright, 21 pačes in 

 length. After passing this low pláce, we found ourselves in a cham- 

 ber 14 pačes long, and we then entered a low pláce where the bed 

 of limestone that formed the roof gradually approached the elay 

 floor and prevented further progress. 



