104 SUBTERRAKr.or'^ V*nVnF,iT-<. J 
Having reached die summit of the isthmus, we ^ 
another difficulty ; for it was impossible to walk upon ‘ j 
the descent on the other side was immediate, and as s , 
as the one we had ascended : but, by dirowing our 
across it, as would >bc done on the ridge of a house, • j, 
moving ourselves forwai’d by our hands, we at 
reached that ; part of it where it gradually widened 
and formed the summit of the cliff, wliich we fouo 
have a perfectly flat surface, of the dimensions before ^ 
ted. Judging this to be the most conspicuous situation, 
here planted the Union, and left a bottle sealed up, 
taining a short account of die origin of the island, 
our having landed upon it, and naming it Sabrina Islan \ j 
Within the crater I found the complete skeleton ^ 
guard-fish, the bones of which, being perfectly ^ 
to pieces upon attempting to take them up ; and, by 
account of the inhabitants on the coast of St. Mich® k 
great numbers of fish had been destroyed during Ibe • J 
part of the eruption, as large quantities, probably sufiov^ 
or poisoned, were occasionally found drifted into the - j,;, 
inlets or bays. The island, like other volcanic product*^ 
is composed principally of porous substances, ' 
burnt to complete cinders, with occasional masses ^ 
stooe, which I should suppose to be a mixture of iro» 
Kmestone. , . l 
Sabrina Island has gradually disappeared, since * / 
of October, 1811, leaving an extensive shoal. Smoke 
discovered still issuing out of the sea in the month ot ^ 
bruary, 1812, near tire spot where this wondertul 
menon appeared. 
SUBTERRANEOUS WONDERS 
THE GREAT KENTUCKY CAVERN. 
Give me, ye powers, the woudroiis .scenes tu sho«> 
Conceal’d in darkness, in the depths below. 
PoR the very interesting account of this stupendous 
■which is unparalleled in the history of subterrancoU* 
■which is unparallelea m tne nisiory or suoierrauv^- .-i 
ders, we are indebted to Dr. Nahum Ward,_who pb*’ j( 
tiers, we aio — — >, 
it in the Monthly Magazine of October 1810- .# 
situated in Warren County, and in a territory not i)f 
MVUabUV-i JiA » T J ^ 
tainous, but broken, differing in this re.spect from • 
