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James Larkin White
American explorer
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discovery of Carlsbad Caverns
- In Carlsbad Caverns National Park
One of the miners, James Larkin White—who claimed to have discovered the cavern—explored the cave further and began giving tours lit by kerosene lanterns, lowering the curious to a depth of 170 feet (52 metres) in bat-guano buckets. White also guided early scientific expeditions into the caves, including a…
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