Water obviously had risen high in the cavern from the hurricane and the ensuing rains, but many places on higher levels remained dry and unaffected by the underground river. Large, long spires of rock reached to the ceiling of the cave, others started at the roof and sought the cave's floor. Water seemed to drip from all parts of the cavern. Moving farther into the cave, his men guided him to a high plateau, which was above any previously marked...