MAMMOTH CAVE

Is a great subterranean world, with starry
firmament, dells and grottoes, pits and
domes, mountains and rivers, cascades, etc.
Temperature at all times, 54 degrees. The
Cave has five different levels and 226 streets
and avenues. Of this greatest of all caverns,
more than 150 miles have been explored.
Eternal darkness and stillness reign here
supreme.
  A trip to Mammoth Cave means more
than merely viewing one of the world's
greatest natural wonders. It means observa-
tional education-affording scientific studies,
indescribable scenes and thrills; pleasant
visitation of lasting memory; a helpful va-
cation of rest and recreation; and something
to talk about the remainder of one's life-
time. The Cave is open all the year-ac-
cessible to visitors-few or many. Greatest
depth-860 feet underground.
  A pathway from the Cave Hotel winds
thru the garden, down amid the forest,
crossing a wagon road that leads to Green
River, and then brings us to the only known
entrance to Mammoth Cave. The Cave
mouth is seven hundred and thirty-five feet
above sea level, one hundred and ninety-
four feet above the level of Green River,
and one hundred and eighteen feet below
the crest of the overhanging bluff. The lime-
stone stratum is three hundred and twenty-
eight feet thick, measuring from the sand-