The Big Cave / Early History and Authentic Facts Concerning the History and Discovery of the World Famous Carlsbad Caverns of New Mexico

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A first-person memoir relates how an early settler and his family moved to a frontier community and encountered a vast underground cavern, recounting its discovery, the initial commercial exploitation of bat guano, and the rudimentary exploration and camp life that followed. Another section outlines the cavern's deep geological history and the arrival of life within its chambers, while a later account describes the cave in its more developed, visited state, offering surface approaches and subterranean views. The book combines eyewitness recollection verified by local testimony with plain geological explanation and photographs to document the site's origins, early development, and present accessibility.

THE BIG CAVE

ABIJAH LONG

and

JOE N. LONG

Early History and Authentic Facts Concerning
the History and Discovery of the World
Famous Carlsbad Caverns of New Mexico.

CUSHMAN PUBLICATIONS
2440 East 4th Street
Long Beach, California

by
Mrs. Abijah Long, Joe N. Long, Mrs. Lou M. Wood,
Mrs. Kaye I. Williams, Ira B. Long, Mac A. Long.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the copyright owners, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages not to exceed 300 words in connection with a review in a magazine or newspaper.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 58-13784

Printed in the United States of America

First Edition 1956
Second Edition 1958
Third Edition 1961

We Dedicate

This Book to the Millions of Visitors who will
Follow our Father's Footsteps as They Come
to See and Enjoy the Mighty Wonders of the
Carlsbad Caverns.