The Nakimu Caves, Glacier Dominion Park, B. C.Canada. National Parks Branch
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The Nakimu Caves, Glacier Dominion Park, B. C.
Canada. National Parks Branch
Nakimu Caves (B.C.)
“At a point in the main entrance just as we emerge from ‘The
Auditorium,’ a branch passage was found which again joins the main
entrance about 100 feet from the surface. This branch passage is marked
on the map as A-B. Another branch passage was found to connect this
entrance with the surface and it is designated on the map as B-C. A
diligent search in this part of the cave disclosed no other accessible
openings.
“A descent by ropes to the bottom of the canyon at ‘Entrance No. 2’ was
considered but it was deemed entirely unsafe, owing to the very large
accumulated mass of snow which might slide into it at any moment, and
without warning. Besides this, no entry can be made until Cougar creek
has subsided to a mere brook.
“The falls, designated on the map as ‘Lower Goat Falls,’ were visited
with the hope that an entrance might be effected to the very large
cavern by the passage through which the water from the fall enters; but
it was practically filled with water and ice. The falls consist of two
vertical drops, the upper one is about 30 feet and the lower one 50
feet. A large amount of water is delivered into the cave from these
falls, the place of entry being immediately at its foot. It is called
‘Entrance No. 4.’
“No other openings were discovered by which access might be had to the
large cavern, and we are barred from entering it by those openings
already described, and for the reasons given, until such time as the
spring floods may have fully subsided.”
Mr. A. O. Wheeler, D.L.S., accompanied by Deutschman, was the next
explorer, and the following is Mr. Wheeler’s description of their
experiences in the new caves which were discovered during this visit:—
Mr. Wheeler’s Exploration and Description of the Caves.
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