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Geological Discoveries al Gibraltar. We
learn from Gibraltar, that a very arduous and
omewhat dangerous experiment has been recent
ly undertaken by MIR. Risk, mate in The Royal
Navy, belonging to her Majesty's steamer Locust
in exploring an immense cavern in Gibraltar,
called St. Michael, which from the foul air and
accidents occurring to persons entering it,
sidered unsafe to proceed therein however, MIR.
Risk, we understand, penetrated TO the depth Of
$50 feet. A quantity of bones of animals was
found quite in fossil state, and it is supposed
must have existed before the flood. 1t is expected
opening will be discovered to the eastward.
His Excellency, the Governor Of Gibraltar. rem
dered Mr.. Risk every facility in exploring this
cavern, and much praise is due to him for his
bravery ..... Exchange paper.


We once visited this cave bn did not penetrate
beyond fifty feet. 1t presents nothing of an attrae
tiue character, excepting its vast extent, and its
.urnings, windings and precipiccs 1t has often
been explored to the depth Of some hundreds of
feet, but the end ofthe cave has never been discov
cred Tradition says that it extends TO the Afri-
can shores, and by this subterranean passage be-
meath the waters, the Moors escaped from Spain
and returned to the homes Of their fathers l-also
that the monkeys, which abound on the rock of
Gibraltar, and are seen in no other part of Europe,
emigrate from Africa by this subterranean tho
roughfarel l.
1t is curious fact, that these monkeys, which
show themselves on the top of Apes Hill, the
highest point of Gibraltar, are never caught, and
always disappear when approached and, as 1t is
usually believed, into the cave. ~ O. Bulletin.


