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Tllr. GREAT KEMTUl KV f AVEllM. 
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hitherto known 
- The Doctor, provided 
dpsccnj f"’ large lumps, a compiss, and refreidmients, 
'"'entv feet in depth, and one hundred and 
llie bott"' ‘^Itcumference, having a spring of fine water at 
1 'he 00^*^’ conducting to the entrance of the cavern, 
feet hiffh^'”^’ " north, is from forty to fifty 
®ftcr I?...’ ^'“1 about thirty in width. It narrows shortly 
. I •' 
* I'ei'gbt ^ expands to a width of thirty or forty feet, and 
® itiile f"'cnty, continuing these dimensions for about 
Petre fig ° hoppers * where a manufactory of salt- 
'’f been established. I'hcnce to the second 
fooi • ?®Ppers, two miles from the entrance, it is forty- 
loef 
'''hole Ip and sl’tty in height. Tliroughout nearly the 
distance handsome walls have been made by the 
Tv loose limestone. The road is hard, and 
^°''lor . * “ Idag pavement. In every passage which the 
thei the sides of the cavern were perpendicular, 
*^®gul-^ which have bid defiance even to earthquakes, 
01, when the heavy shocks of earthquakes 
severely felt in this part of Ken- 
'^nrkmen stationed at the second hoppers, heard 
issu'^i'f before each shock, a heavy rumbling 
die cove, like a strong wind. 
Soil 
'V; 
''R in y'” cracheci, and the whole appeared to be 
?'.»anio, 1 . ni^ver, noone 
rock fell in several 
b'"** ‘"jnred'°T'^''^ destruction, 
of ’ •although large portions of 
^”'"1 bon'^'"^ cavern, the avenue leads from the 
one mile ; and thence, south-west, 
- q-L- city, w'hich is six miles from tlic eii- 
® above sil||.- ^' ®'tue, throughout its whole extent from 
avenue 
an P' one cross-roads, or chief area, is from 
nearly q, '®ndred leet in hei^it, of a similar width, 
s« ^ loose hi'* ^ ®'®'> ff'® fl®®'" O'" bottom being covered 
the Do^**^°***^’ sak-petre earth. “ When," ob- 
•i chief c't T’ “ ’’®a®liod this immense area (called 
'• ''Itout a ^ I "^hlch contains upwards of eight acres, 
X Over*!!*'*’ pillar to support the arch, which is 
P whole, I was struck dumb with astonish- 
- * can be more sublime and grand than 
b,f 'Pl'eTir: — 
■tnin.’','' '"'erted cone, into wbicli corn is pul at a 
between the stones. 
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