Oregon Caves-- Pioneer Exploration & New DiscoveriesKnutson
196pp/illus/photos ISBN 9781879961258
Stock No. VHW001In the period of 1874 to 1894, an extraordinary thing happened in a remote part of a pioneer state in the far western U.S.: a series of pioneers made their way repeatedly into a rugged mountain wilderness with the sole purpose of exploring a cave. In those early times, without any real caving equipment, using slick leather-soled shoes and just a candle for light, this was an undertaking of historic proportions, as this richly documented narritive history so entertainingly shows
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