CAVES AT KARAMEA
AX IXTKKKSTI.Ni: DISCOVKI'Y. By Telegraph.—Press A*w •. Wellington, '1 j; ! iiformation Ims reached ih t . Tourist Department of tlie discovery id' Minn 1 exceptionally |i m , nlvi , s „i lo|ll f(|m . miles from Karamea. They number eighteen in all. anil extend for about j tonr miles, ln-ijij.- from aliout one to. one anil a half miles wide. A creek \\amlors through tin. caves, which are ! particularly rich in stalactites anil stalagmite. in every conceivable fancy, anil in many instances reseinhliii" delicate sculpture. In one cave a mo., „kelcto;i- ocal; a- well -was unearthed. In other caves there was evidence of human occupation, hut I lies,, may he connected with the (Ij.ii rata ~„hl rii.-.h of many years ago.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 4, 29 January 1909, Page 2
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120CAVES AT KARAMEA Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 4, 29 January 1909, Page 2
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