Show aj va yves t 8 4 caves valuable apart from scenic splendor the rhe limestone caves eaves at la in new zealand bring tourists from every part of the world to see the extraordinary beauties ol 01 the glow worm cavern with its myriad stars of 0 phosphorescent fire tire the mendla mendip aves caves of Somerset shire and the peak carein of derbyshire england have thousands of visitors yearly and so has the mammoth cave of kentucky ben hen tucky the mammoth cave had quantities of saltpeter in it which were dug and tarried carried away tor for making gunpowder but many caves have a value apart from that of mere scenic splendor in tte tie bush country near te kauti in auckland a huge cavern li ir which ts is a wonderful deposit of alabaster ala bister has ticen rec antly an other cave called the carlsbad caa ern discovered under the Gauda loupo loupe mountains in new mexico has great beds of rock salt this place Is said to rival the mammoth cavern for size one chamber being half a mile long tour four bundred bun ired feet wide and more than three hundred feet in height |