[NMCAVER] Snowy River in supplement

[Steve Peerman]

Hi all!
	Snowy River made the news in a "Did You Know..." column in the  
newspaper supplement American Profile:

	NEW MEXICO - Snowy River, an underground dry river made of calcite  
crystals, has been found to be flowing with water for probably the  
first time in 150 years.  At more than two miles long, the river is  
believed to be the world's largest single calcite formation.  It was  
discovered by four cavers in Fort Stanton Cave in Lincoln County  
(pop. 19,411) in 2001 and access is restricted to researchers.  Snowy  
River already has been the subject of major scientific findings,  
including exotic manganese-eating microorganisms and antibiotic- 
producing bacteria, which hold the potential for medical and  
industrial advances.

Steve Peerman

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things  
you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines,  
Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in you sails.  
Explore. Dream. Discover."
     attributed to Mark Twain, but no record exists of his having  
written this.



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