We advanced with ease through the windings of the cavern, which at times was so low as to oblige us to stoop, and at times so high that the roof was lost in the gloom. But everywhere the most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our admiring... The geography of Europe - Seite 29von Henry Major - 1878 - 104 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1833 - 270 Seiten
...found a wooden bridge thrown across the stream, from which the lights above and the reflection below, produced a sight of wonderful sublimity. We advanced...times so high that the roof was lost in the gloom. But every where the most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our admiring view. At one... | |
| Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 Seiten
...lights above and the reflection below, produced a sight of wonderful sublimity. We advanced with case through the windings of the cavern, which at times...times so high that the roof was lost in the gloom. But every where the roost wonderful tarietics of stalactites and crystals met our admiring view. At one... | |
| Caves - 1847 - 220 Seiten
...iron door. One of the best descriptions of the interior is from the pen of an. American traveller. " We advanced with ease through the windings of the...most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our admiring view. At one time, we saw the guides lighting up some distant gallery far above our... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 Seiten
...visitor graphically describes some of the principal objects : — " We advanced with ease," he states, " through the windings of the cavern, which at times...times so high that the roof was lost in the gloom. But every where the most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our admiring view. At one... | |
| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - 652 Seiten
...interior is extremely beautiful. The following quotations may serve to give some idea of the scene: — " We advanced with ease through the windings of the...most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met the admiring view. At one time we saw the guides lighting up some distant gallery far above our... | |
| Robert Sears - 1856 - 566 Seiten
...over the abyss. An American visitor thus graphically describes some of the principal objects : — " We advanced with ease through the windings of the...most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our admiring view. At one time we saw the guides lighting up some distant gallery far above our... | |
| John Marius Wilson - 1859 - 476 Seiten
...hangs aloft at an altitude of from five hundred to six hundred feet. An American writer says : — " We advanced with ease through the windings of the...most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our admiring view. At one time, we saw the guides lighting up some distant gallery far above our... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 Seiten
...visitor graphically describes some of the principal objects : — " "We advanced with ease," he states, " through the windings of the cavern, which at times...times so high that the roof was lost in the gloom. But every where the most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our admiring view. At one... | |
| Charles Armar Wilkins - 1876 - 328 Seiten
...supplemented Mr. Hamilton's account in a still more graphic manner. " We advanced with ease," he says, " through the windings of the cavern, which at times...most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our admiring view. At one time we saw the guides lighting up some distant gallery far above our... | |
| 1862 - 380 Seiten
...famous of the continent We quote a graphic description of them from the pen of an American traveller : " We advanced with ease through the windings of the cavern, which, at times, was so low as to oblige ua to stoop, and at times 90 high that the roof was lost in gloom. But everywhere the raost wonderful... | |
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