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500 iV TO BE ACCESSIBLE.—The bonders of the thermal area of Orakei-Korako are described by a correspondent on this page. Above are seen: (I) Part of the while silicated terrace, "like a glittering miniature Niagara frozen into immobility. (2) The Alum Cave, seen as a semi-circle in the hillside. From it the whole valley can be seen. (3) Inside the cave a geyser, spouting at two-minute intervals, hurls its boiling water against the rocky walls and ceiling. (4) Crossing the river in an ancient Maori canoe. Inset: A close view of the silica terraces,

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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 234, 2 October 1937, Page 1 (Supplement)

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500 iV TO BE ACCESSIBLE.—The bonders of the thermal area of Orakei-Korako are described by a correspondent on this page. Above are seen: (I) Part of the while silicated terrace, "like a glittering miniature Niagara frozen into immobility. (2) The Alum Cave, seen as a semi-circle in the hillside. From it the whole valley can be seen. (3) Inside the cave a geyser, spouting at two-minute intervals, hurls its boiling water against the rocky walls and ceiling. (4) Crossing the river in an ancient Maori canoe. Inset: A close view of the silica terraces, Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 234, 2 October 1937, Page 1 (Supplement)

500 iV TO BE ACCESSIBLE.—The bonders of the thermal area of Orakei-Korako are described by a correspondent on this page. Above are seen: (I) Part of the while silicated terrace, "like a glittering miniature Niagara frozen into immobility. (2) The Alum Cave, seen as a semi-circle in the hillside. From it the whole valley can be seen. (3) Inside the cave a geyser, spouting at two-minute intervals, hurls its boiling water against the rocky walls and ceiling. (4) Crossing the river in an ancient Maori canoe. Inset: A close view of the silica terraces, Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 234, 2 October 1937, Page 1 (Supplement)