Who wrote 'The Cave of Winds'?

Question

I read this over 30 years ago & it was an old book then. It tells of a channel that opens in either the Arctic or the Antarctic that leads to a forgotten land heated by volcanic activity. It's of story of some people who accidentally find the channel & sail up it. I'd love to read it again but really need the name of the author .... anyone able to help at all?

Thanks for trying both of you ... I've now found out - it's Cecil Bernard Rutley & the book was published in 1947.

Someone's answer to another question suggested trying the Library of Congress - so I did - no luck. However that made me think of the British Library & I found the book on that site.

Yay ... now just have to find a copy of the book .....

Answer 1

Wind Cave History Discovery

American Indians of the area have many stories about a hole in the Black Hills that blows wind. Tipi rings near the natural entrance indicate that they knew of Wind Cave. In 1881, two settlers, Jesse and Tom Bingham, were also attracted to the whistling sound of the wind coming from the cave entrance. As the story goes, the wind was blowing out of the cave with such force that it blew off Tom's hat. A few days later when Jesse returned to show this phenomenon to some friends, he was surprised to find the wind had switched directions and his hat was sucked into the cave. Today, we understand that the direction of the wind is related to the difference in atmospheric pressure between the cave and the surface.
The first person reported to have entered the cave was Charlie Crary in the fall of 1881. He claimed to have left twine to mark his trail, others entering the cave later found his twine. These early explorers were the first to see a rare cave formation called boxwork.

Wind Cave National Park History
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Historic Place Name File 1880-1901
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Wind Cave NP Time-Line
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Answer 2

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