sentences:  At that time, a newspaper clipping dated July 2, 1872 describes tours leaving from Chattanooga on the steamer R. J. Jackson providing trips to the cave where guides would take visitors into the cave in boats.Upon exiting the cave, the visitors could catch the train from Shellmound (located directly in front of the cave entrance) back to Chattanooga.By 1927 the cave was being shown by Lawrence S. Ashley, who supposedly disappeared in the cave during exploration.