C.B. Griffin, cashier of the Peoples Bank, got back early this week from his automobile trip to the Blue Ridge mountains in northwestern Virginia. His companion was his 9-year-old nephew, James Patteson. They were gone about a week.
Mr. Griffin’s principal activity while he was gone was exploring the celebrated caves near Luray.
“This is about the most beautiful sight I have ever seen,” he says. “The place is illuminated by electricity and has concrete walks. The stalactites that hung from roof, reflecting the light rays, are dazzling in their brilliance.”
Mr. Griffin drove his Buick up the Shenandoah valley, and he found the roads superb. He went 230 miles to Staunton, Virginia, the first day, and the next morning he made the rest of the distance to the Cave. Here he joined some friends from Pennsylvania who had a complete camping outfit and the party established itself on the camping ground at the mouth of the Cave. Mr. Griffin did a great deal of swimming and mountain climbing.
From the front page of The Chapel Hill Weekly, Friday, July 31, 1925
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