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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2005 VOLUME 33, NO. 4

MAMMOTH CAVE 2005

See Mammoth Cave Expedition Reports, pages 8-10 2 CRF NEWSLETTER Notes From the Content Editor Volume 33, No.4 established 1973 We neglected to give Anne Elmore proper credit Send all articles and reports for submission to: for her photos (Cathedral Cave Gating Project) in the William Payne, Editor August 2005 issue, p. 4, due to a misunderstanding on 5213 Brazos, Midland, TX 79707-3161 my part. I take responsibility for the error, and I apolo­ gize, especially since they were such good photos. The CRF Newsletter is a quarterly publication of the This might be a good time to suggest that any Cave Research Foundation, a non-profit organization photo submissions (which should be sent to Ralph incorporated in 1957 under the laws of Kentucky for the Earlandson, but which I will accept) be accompanied purpose of furthering research, conservation, and by I) photo credits, and 2) clear identification of the education about caves and karst. Newsletter Submissions & Deadlines: folks in the photo. This is because your friendly Original articles and photographs are welcome. If intending neighborhood content editor is far, far from perfect, to jointly submit material to another publication, please in­ even though he has the best of intentions and is worth form the CRF editor. Publication cannot be guaranteed, espe­ every penny of his generous salary. cially if submitted elsewhere. All material is subject to revi­ And from Tom Barr comes more information sion unless the author specifically requests otherwise. For about the cover from the May issue: Peter Bosted's timely publication, please observe these deadlines: photo of "the Big Room" on the cover of [the May February issue by December I 2005 issue] is of Chief City (so called on older maps May issue by March 1 of the past 100 years, including the early Kaemper August issue by June I map and the tour maps in the 1939 "Caverns of En­ November issue by September 1 chantment.") The breakdown is littered with the fossil bones of Free-Tailed Bats and slag from the burning of Before submitting material, please see publication Bengal lights. There are abundant signs of gypsum guidelines at: www.cave-research.org harvesting along the walls of this huge chamber. Struc­ NEWSLETTER STAFF: turally it is a large cantilevered collapse dome of the Content Editor: William Payne, same sort so well documented by Chris Anderson Layout and Photos: Ralph Earlandson, (darklightimagery.net) in Camps Gulf Cave and the huge Rumble Room in Rumbling Falls Cave, TN. The Mailing: Bob Hoke, t commercial (Lantern Tour) trail in Peter's photo is ©2005 Cave Research Foundation down at the far right, skirting the edge ofthe break­ down, and you are looking in the direction of Violet Cave Research Foundation Board of Directors City Entrance. President - Chris Groves, c As for the August issue, Tom Barr tells us: Pe­ Treasurer - Roger Smith, ter's caption [this caption was written by Ralph Ear­ Secretary - Pat Seiser, c landson, not Peter] of the tulip poplar pipes along the Hamilton Valley Director - Pat Kambesis Historic Route in the August CRF Newsletter (p. 9) Peter Bosted, Mick Sutton, Joel Despain, calls them "saltpeter vats." They are not vats, but es­ Rick Toomey, Richard Maxey, Bernie Szukalski pecially straight tulip tree trunks that were bored hol­ Operations Council low with an auger. The rock pillars both supported and Barbe Barker (Guadalupes), Scott House (Ozarks), elevated the pipes to control the direction of flow. Janet Sowers (Lava Beds), Dave West (Eastern), There may have been some sort of booster pump at the John Tinsley (Sequoia/Kings Canyon) Rotunda, I suspect. More remnants of the old pipes can be seen under the dirt floor of the entrance passage For inforn1ation about the CRF contact: between the Historic Entrance and the Rotunda. Ap­ Dr. Chris Groves parently water was piped in to the vats (from the Hoffman Environmental Research Institute spring pouring out over the entrance?) and the Department of Geography and Geology leachate, containing nitrates, was piped out, and proba­ Western Kentucky University bly boiled dry in huge iron kettles. One of these, about Bowling Green, KY 42101 , phone 270-745-5201 5 feet in diameter, was left in the upper level of Sauta Cave, AL. Donations to CRF should be sent to : Roger K. Smith, Jr., CRF Treasurer -- William Payne, Content Editor 3669 Singleton Terrace Frederick, MD 21704

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Annual CRF Meeting, November 10-13 in Cape Girardeau

Flying in: It is possible to fly directly to Cape mile+ caves of the county. Bring cave gear - some of Girardeau. Sometimes you get lucky online. Otherwise these are very serious caves. For those who stay Sun­ it's just as cheap to fly to St Louis and rent a car, par­ day night, we will arrange some sort of group feed. ticularly if you make plans with someone. Cape is less Schedule: Friday 8-5: Board and OC meet at the than 2 hours from the St Louis airport. There is also a Grace Cafe on Broadway. Breakfast and lunch can be thing called BART which is a nice van service that taken here. connects Cape to the airport. A round-trip is $100 or Friday 7pm: Social/dinner at Buckner Brewing thereabouts but is hassle free. They meet you at the Company on the Riverfront. baggage check and take you directly to your motel or Saturday 9-11 : walking tour of downtown Cape. residence. Lunch on your own. Transport: We can arrange some local transport. Saturday 1-5: General members' meeting at Cape If you don't have a car, we'll take care of you. Girardeau Nature Center, NW side oftown. Meeting placers): Friday, the Board and OC will Saturday 7pm: Banquet at Port Cape Girardeau on meet at the Grace Cafe on Broadway Street. This is a the Riverfront. nice internet cafe with pastries, coffee, tea, salads and Sunday: Cave and/or other tours. other goodies. They open at 7 for breakfast and we Contact: Scott House, Ozark Operations Man­ have a small room for the entire day. The place is high ager, Cave Research Foundation, 1606 Luce St., Cape on ambiance with diner tables, couches, easy chairs in Girardeau, MO 63701. (573) 651-3782. the main rooms. This will facilitate breakfast, lunch, Lodging Prices for CRF Board Meeting breakout meetings, or whatever. The general/members/ public meeting on Saturday afternoon will be at the Name Single Double Cape Girardeau Nature Center. This is a Department The fIrst three are on Kingshighway (US 61) north on of Conservation facility similar to the one we used in way to Saturday meeting. StL a few years ago. We have use of an auditorium Budget Inn 40 45 plus one smaller room for coffee and poster session. 573-334-2828 There will be speaker sessions. This is your advance Basic accommodations, restaurant. note to prepare something and inform me, if you wish. Otherwise we will have Ozarks' area presenters on a Super Eight 75 80 variety of cave projects. 573-339-0808 rosecity.netlmotels/super8 Eat!: Friday night will be the Board social/ Nicer Super 8; closest to Saturday meeting. drinkathon at the Buckner Brewing Company in down­ town (riverfront area). Good burgers, plate meals, and Holiday Lodge 38 42 very decent brew. Saturday night, the banquet will be 573-651-4698 at Port Cape Girardeau, a southern barbecue restaurant Very basic, close to Saturday meeting. also on the riverfront. The meal will be buffet style, all Town House Inn 45 45 you can devour, of ribs, chicken, etc. Stan Sides will 573-335-2700 be our banquet speaker. Basic, on Kingshighway at convenient location. Other things: Saturday morning, Frank Nickell (director of the University Center for Regional All of the following group are on the Interstate in History) will lead a walking tour of the historical modem shopping/motel/medical area. All are well­ downtown area. Frank is full of great stories and you maintained. Convenient to Saturday meeting. won't want to miss this. (Also it ends at the Brewery Drury Lodge 90 100 just in time for a quick lunch.) On Sunday there will 573-334-7151 Druryhotels.com be cave trips to Perry County - 30 miles from Cape. Drury Suites 97 104 Some of these are weather dependent but we should be 573-339-9500 Druryhotels.com able to get you into at least one or more of the four 14- Hampton Inn 99 109 573-651-3000 Hamptoninn.com COVER PHOTO: Holiday Inn Express 109 109 Silliman Avenue ,once part of the tour of Mammoth Brand new but nearly full. . Cave, was visited during the Fourth of July CRF expe­ dition. Photo by Ralph Earlandson. 4

Victorian Inn Suites, $65 single, $89 double Rose Bed Inn (Price depends on rooms booked. See 573-651-4486 Midamcorp.com web site.) Pretty nice for price. 866 ROSE-BED or 573-332-ROSE rosebedinn.com Beautiful B&B's (three) including one Rambling Rose Pear Tree Inn, $70 single, $75 double that sleeps 8 andyou can rent the whole thing. Not in 573-334-3000 Druryhotels.com walking distance ofbanquet but outstandingfood. Will Pretty good accommodations for price. Restaurant. honor tax exempt. The following are more in Downtown Cape, closer to Relax Inn, $35 single, $40 double banquet, social, and Friday meeting. 573-334-4431 Annie's Cottage B&B $70 (room price includes Close to Downtown but is very basic. b'fast 60 w/o) 573-339-130 I geocities.com/annielauriescottage Camping Nice J-room cottage offmain drag. Walking distance Trail of Tears State Park to Friday meeting. social. and Sat banquet. 573-334-1711 Bellevue B&B $75-$125 depending on room. Ten miles out of town on Mississippi River. 800-768-6822 or 573-335-3302 bellevue-bb.com Cape Camping and RV Park Very nice house with 4 rooms within walking distance 573-332-8888 or 800-335-1178 ofdowntown. Good ambience. Price depends on set-up, generally @ $25 . Close to Neumeyers B&B $60/room/couple Saturday meeting. 888-423-5184 or 573-335-0449 There will probably be some rooms and floor space Nice guest house with 2 rooms. Downtown within available from the cavers in town; we will try to keep walking distance of banquet and social. Nice folks. these for the desperately indigent.

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Structural Geology Research, July 20th through 27th, 2005 By Marek Cichanski

I spent July 20th through 27th in Redwood Can­ Boyden Cave pendant, but the Redwood Mountain yon, carrying out research for my project on the struc­ pendant has not received detailed study. tural geology of the Redwood Mountain pendant. I In studying the structural geology of these rocks, I arrived at the CRF field station on the evening of July plan to map and describe in detail the types of rocks 19th and stayed through the night of July 26th. I hiked present in the pendant, and to measure and describe the out on July 27th and did additional field work along geometries of (and relationships between) the struc­ the crest of Redwood Mountain that day, after reach­ tures that have affected these rocks. I will do these ing Redwood Saddle. Drove home July 27th. things in order to determine the various phases of de­ During my stay, I studied the deformation of the formation that have affected the rocks of the pendant. rocks in the following areas: Big Springs area, Con­ Here are the specific geologic questions that I plan to tact Falls area, Redwood Creek upstream from Contact address: Falls, Sugar Bowl trail, Redwood Mountain crest. 1) Is it correct to assign these rocks to the Kings Ter­ I made approximately 40 pages of notes, took rane? Are the lithologies consistent with those de­ approximately 300 photos, and collected samples. I did scribed by other workers in otherexposures of the geology in Lilburn Cave with Bill Frantz on Sunday Kings Terrane? 7/24, during Howard Hurtt's weekend expedition. 2) Have these rocks experienced the same sequence of Title a/Study: Structural Geology of the Redwood deformation as other Kings Terrane rocks, such as the Mountain pendant, Sequoia and Kings Canyon Na­ 'first-generation' and 'second-generation' structures tional Parks, California. described in the Boyden Cave pendant (e.g. Girty, Principal Investigator: Dr. Marek Cichanski, De \985)? Is the style of deformation similar to that in Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, other Kings Terrane rocks? CA 95014 (408-864-8664), 3) Is there any evidence that intrusion of the surround­ u ing granitic rocks was responsible for some of the de­ Purpose a/Study: The purpose of this project is formation of the rocks of the Redwood Mountain pen­ to elucidate the structural history of the metamorphic dant? rocks in Redwood Canyon and on Redwood Mountain, 4) What insights into the structural history of the rocks which comprise the Redwood Mountain pendant. (A can be gained by taking advantage of the three-dimen­ pendant is a mass of older metamorphic rock that sur­ sional, internal exposures afforded by Lilburn Cave? vived the intrusion of the Sierra Nevada's abundant 5) Given the abundant colluvial deposits and tree granitic magma, and which exists as an isolated body cover, what is the level of irreducible uncertainty within the granitic rocks. The name derives from the about the distribution of rock types and the contacts fact that these masses of rock were originally envi­ between them? What are some of the limits of geo­ sioned as flag-like sheets hanging down into the once­ logic mapping in the mid-elevation Sierran environ­ molten granitic rock.) The Redwood Mountain pen­ ment? dant consists largely of schist, hornfels, quartzite, and References: marble. Like most such metamorphic rocks in the Si­ Girty, G. H. , 1977, Multiple regional deformation and erra Nevada, the rocks of the Redwood Mountain pen­ metamorphism of the Boyden Cave roof pendant, cen­ dant have undergone extensive deformation. In other tral Sierra Nevada, California: Unpublished M.A. the­ Sierran pendants, such as those at Boyden Cave and in sis, California State University, Fresno, 82 p. the Mineral King area, structural studies by numerous authors have revealed an often-complex series of de­ Girty, G. H. , 1985, Shallow marine deposits in Boyden formations that affected the rocks before, during, and Cave roof pendant, west-central Sierra Nevada, Made­ after metamorphism and intrusion of the nearby gran­ ra and Tulare counties, California Geology, pp. 51-55. itic rocks (e.g. Girty, 1977, 1985, Saleeby and Busby, Nokleberg, W. 1., 1983, Wall rocks of the central Si­ 1993). erra Nevada batholith, California - a collage of ac­ The pre-batholithic rocks of the Sierra Nevada creted tectonostratigraphic terranes: U.S. Geological have been divided into several fault-bounded bodies Survey Professional Paper 1255,28 pp. called terranes, and the Redwood Mountain pendant has been assigned to a larger assemblage of such rocks called the Kings Terrane (Nokelberg, 1983). Rocks of the Kings Terrane have been studied in detail in the (Structural Geology - cont. on page 10) 6 I REGIONAL EXPEDITION REPORTS I

Lilburn Cave: Memorial Day Weekend 2005 Expedition (May27-30) Expedition Leader, Jed Mosenfelder

Participants: Kevin Branscum, Sebastian Breitenbach, involving some tight crawling and tough route finding, Marek Cichanski, Dan Doctor, Bill Farr, Brian Farr, but due to confusion with the existing map (and my Bill Frantz, Bradley Hacker, Will Heltsley, Peter Luffi, neglect in forgetting to bring the underlying quad map) Genevieve Mattar, Jed Mosenfelder, Shireen Rah­ did not survey in this area. On the way out, a very nema, Marc Strickland, John Tinsley, and Carol Ve­ short sandy crawl off the Sandy-Floored passage was sely. also surveyed (for 14 feet!). All groups made it safely out of the cave around the same time. A full crew descended into Redwood Canyon for The next day, Tinsley returned to the job of trail the expedition. However, the descent took a little clearing while others took up various tasks, including longer than usual this year, as some of the most intense more surface karst reconnaissance. Shireen and I de­ winter storms in recorded California history had cided to hike out earlier than originally planned, as I wreaked havoc in the forest, resulting in numerous wanted to get an early start on the long drive to Carls­ downed trees (with trunks up to several feet in diame­ bad, NM. Carol, Bill Frantz, Marek, Will, Kevin and ter) and branches blocking the trail. A chainsaw and Genevieve returned to the north part of the cave, to the permission to clear the trail were obtained from the Badminton room which lies on the other side of the NPS and the first crew to hike down - Bill Frantz and confusing area Carol and Genevieve had pushed the Dan - started going at it on Friday morning. By the previous day. Working in two teams, they mapped 112 time Shireen, Sebastian and I caught up with them feet of new passage in this area, knocking two question around 3 PM, they were less than a mile down the marks off the quad. As usual, a fine time was had by trail. We all pitched in and went to work, clearing all on the expedition. about half of the 4.5 mile trail in about six hours of hiking, hacking, hefting and hurling. Especially im­ pressive were displays of chainsaw-revving prowess by Bill (see photo) and brute strength by Sebastian, who hurled several large tree trunks sections to the side of the trail by himself. On Saturday morning, three teams went in Lilburn while John, Dan, Shireen and Brian stayed on the sur­ face. John and Dan collected water samples and con­ ducted reconnaissance as part of their project to study the effects of an upcoming prescribed burn on the karst hydrology of the canyon. Meanwhile, underground, Brad, Peter and Will went to the south end to investi­ gate some leads on a high level above River Pit Ave, accessed by a rope left the previous July. Declaring the climb above the rope too exposed, they retreated and proceeded to mop up three leads of "grim", "grim", and "marginally less grim" character in the near vicin­ ity, totaling 124 feet of new survey. Meanwhile, also nearby, Marek, Bill Frantz, Marc and Sebastian sur­ veyed a climbing lead left the previous summer, above and close to River Pit, for 70 feet of new passage, leaving yet another climbing lead. At the north end, Bill Farr entered the cave solo to retrieve some of his dive gear while the rest of us went to the Alto Stream to continue surveying leads left there the previous Oc­ tober. We split into two teams, with Carol and Gene­ Bill Frantz restoring the trail to Lilburn (with gusto vieve surveying 67 feet and Kevin and I surveying 139 and permission from the NPS). Photo by Jed Mo­ feet of new passage off the main Alto stream. Carol senfelder. and Genevieve also pushed hard in a confusing area 7

CRF Lilburn Expedition, August 19th - 21st, 2005 By Marek Cichanski

Participants: Marek Cichanski (leader), Howard Hurtt, toring, respectively. Cichanski documented sites to John Tinsley, Will Heltsley, Art Fortini, Barbara re-visit for further detailed structural study of the Fortini, Lynn Jesaitis, Charlie Hotz, Jed Mosenfelder marble. Tinsley recorded sediment levels in the in­ Shireen Rahnema, Randy White, Susan McDonald, cave sediment samplers, documented evidence for Sam Lawler. sediment movement (or, in some cases, the lack thereot) during the 2004-2005 winter, and measured The participants on this expedition did four main the heights of high-water indications on the cave things: 1) Maintenance of the CRF field station, 2) walls. Geologic field work in Lilburn Cave, 3) Cave cartog­ raphy, and 4) Impromptu animal control. 3) Cave cartography: Two groups (Jesaitis and the Fortinis, and Mosenfelder, Hotz, and Heltsley) 1) Maintenance ofCRF field station: Repairs checked quadrangles in the Davis Exit area. The first were affected to the field station's woodshed, follow­ group checked leads on the IlL quad, and the second ing a plan developed by Will Heltsley. New posts were group checked leads on the 11 M quad. The first team erected, the shed's roof was put back on the posts, and surveyed and sketched three leads, two of which temporary side bracing was added to the posts. connected to each other, and taught one of their A new chimney was installed on the field station members to use survey instruments. The second team cabin, replacing an old chimney made of rocks and checked several leads. Although the leads all turned mortar. The upper portion of the old chimney had been either not to go, or to be just short connectors, the removed on a previous expedition, and three partici­ team added sketched of them to the quadrangle. pants on this expedition carried in sections of insulated chimney pipe and a new spark arrestor. This new 4) Impromptu animal control:A bear-hunting chimney was assembled and installed atop the remain­ hound (with radio collar) found the CRF group at the ing portion of the old chimney, and a mortar seal was field station, and attached himself to the group. The fabricated between the old and new portions. cavers took care of the dog, and contacted NPS rang­ Repairs were made to the outhouse vault, which ers via NPS radio. At the end of the expedition, the had been breached by a bear between expeditions. participants hiked out with the dog on a lead, and took it to the NPS rangers and the dog's owner. The 2) Geologic studies in Lilburn Cave: A group of portion of Kings Canyon National Park that contains five cavers entered and exited Lilburn Cave via the Lilburn Cave is surrounded by National Forest land Historic Entrance, traveling as far as the Hex Room on three sides, which is sometimes used for bear and East Stream. Cichanski and Tinsley carried out hunting. structural geology reconnaissance and sediment moni-

Left to right: Elizabeth Winkler, George Deike, Roger Brucker and Roger McClure doing survey in Columbian Avenue in Mammoth Cave during the July expedition. Photo by Shari Forsythe. 8

Mammoth Cave: April Expedition, April 22-24, 2005 Expedition Leader: Pat Kambesis

The April CRF expedition was well attended with Downey A venue (963 feet), Hoover Connection area, a total of 41 participants. Three parties were fielded in and St. Marks Canyon (679 feet). the Park with a total of987.6 ft of survey (319 new This expedition also served as a leadership train­ survey, 668 feet resurvey.) A party went to Janet's ing weekend for CRF cavers from Cumberland Gap. River to clean up side leads. A party worked in Silli­ CG cavers were assigned to each survey team with the man A venue continuing with the R survey. A team purpose of observing the trip leader on issues such as also worked on cleaning up leads in Mayfield Avenue. team management, survey efficiency and expedition We supported thesis research for Ben Tobin by reporting. providing him team support for his sediment collecting Janet's River - Ed Klausner, Shawn Thomas, Dan Nolfi, Joanna project in Hawkins River. In addition to making sev­ Kovarik, Stuart Daw; Silliman Avenue - Charles Fox, Bill Baus, eral detailed passage cross sections, they also collected Judy Ormeroid, Cheryl Pratt; Mayfield Avenue - Joyce Hoffmaster, two sediment cores to be used in sediment/land use Gordon Birkhimer, Boris Hysek, Sylvia Hysek; Helen's Grotto - Mike Crockett, Thor Bahrman, Jimbo Helton, Gary Collins, Alan analysis. Wellhausen; Hawkins River - Ben Tobin, Dan Henry, Karen Cald­ One team did a surface survey to connect Sheep well, Kurt Waldron, Stephen Kenworthy; Sheep and Ice Caves - and Ice Caves and finished the survey of both. CRF Andrea Croskrey, Preston Forsythe, Shari Forsythe, Gary Collins; members also provided manpower to help with the Roppel-Hoover Connection - James Wells, John Feil, Dick Market, installation of the gate at Cathedral Cave both on Sat­ Peter Zabrok; St.. Mark's Canyon - Bill Koerschner, Tom Brucker, Heather Levy, Richard Knapp; Freedom Trail- Bob Lodge, Cherie urday and Sunday of the expedition. McCurdy, Bill Wilder; North Downey Avenue - I) Shanna Borden, Additional personnel comprised four trips to Rop­ Bob Lodge; 2) Fred Schumann, Ann Kensler, Steve Ormeroid, pel Cave where passages continue to be mapped in David Pratt. Freedom Trail (103 feet), replacement survey in North

Mammoth Cave: Memorial Day Expedition, May 27-30, 2005 Expedition Leaders: Rick Toomey and Elizabeth Winkler

The Memorial Day expedition was well attended, gests that the L&N Railroad closed the way into the productive, and eventful. Almost 50 people caved at cave to protect Colossal from vandals. some time during the expedition and various others A party went to Ingall's Way, but they were un­ came by to socialize. We sent out 21 parties and they able to fmd their objective. One team checked and all returned - some late, some without keys, some with resurveyed leads off Ball Trail. incident, some without finding their objective, but all Since it had been unusually dry and no rain threat­ returned. We surveyed 6,242.3 feet of passage (2,487.5 ened, a number of weather-dependent objectives were new and 3,754.8 resurvey). attacked. Two parties surveyed in Sides Cave. Two On Friday, one team went to Martin Cave to clean parties went upstream in Hidden River Cave. The wet­ up the sketch. Another team finished the job on Sun­ suit team worked on leads in the Rimstone Maze, day. while the others continued the survey of the large vir­ On Saturday, Rick Olson led a party to survey and gin trunk passage. inventory Watson Trace. Bill Koerschner led a 24-hour trip to White River Charles Fox led a party went to a high lead in in Roppel, where they were able to re-establish hope Janet's River where they found a "sketcher's night­ for New Hope Creek. The previous survey had stopped mare of stacked crawlways that led to some screaming at a slimy belly-crawl through water with no airflow. and throwing of pencils" and rediscovered a dome that Instead they found a canyon that continued as an easy had been surveyed several months previously. 3feet high by 2 feet wide bedrock crawl with a flowing Mick Sutton led a trip to the complex "Middle stream, sucking good air. East" section of Lower Salts. They resurveyed and The Wilson Cave crew continued the survey of resketched miscellaneous leads in the Big Pit area and the Netherdomes and found a large room - large by along the Moonwalk Boulevard route. Wilson standards - with good leads. Stan Sides and his crew investigated the Hazen On Sunday, George Crothers led a party to look Entrance, originally opened in 1896. They surveyed for historic and prehistoric drawings in Jessup. Ganter, the cave, but were unable to fmd any evidence of how Owen Pit, and Flint Alley. They found one possible the old timers continued down into Colossal. Stan sug- prehistoric drawing and noted that prehistoric mining 9 and exploration were intense in Ganter and side pas­ Watson Trace - Rick Olson, George Crothers, Mona Colburn, Bob sages, although making drawings was apparently not Osburn, Chuck Swedland, Dick Market; Ball Trail - Tom Brucker, Sheila Sands, Danny Vann, Don Kerouac; Salts Cave - Mick Sutton, an important part of this activity. Bill Baus, Jim Borden, Ralph Earlandson; Hazen Entrance - Stan Bob Osburn led a team to the River T Survey to Sides, Norman Warnell, Roger McClure, Alison Hadley, Dan Gre­ resurvey a large room at the Morrison Junction. ger; Hidden River Cave - I) Richard Maxey, Pete Rogers, Alan Andy Free led a party to clean up leads and con­ Welhausan; 2) Dave West, Karen Willmes, Laura Lexander, Cheryl Early; Martin Cave - I) Bob Osburn, Aaron Addison, Rick Haley; tinue the resurvey of Helen's Grotto. 2) Aaron Addison, Dave West, Joanne Smith, Rick Haley; Janet's Charles Fox and his team filmed various caver River - Charles Fox, Larry Ridgeway, Marcus Key, Shawn Thomas; scenes and historic and paleo resources in Ganter A ve­ Sides Cave - I) James Wells, Peter Bosted, John Feil; 2) Matt nue and Gothic Avenue for a safety/resource protec­ Mezydlo, Matt Goska, Andy Free; Roppel Cave - Bill Koerschner, Heather Levy, Jon Gramp; Wilson Cave - Janice Tucker, Joanne tion video. Smith, Joyce Hoffmaster, Miles Drake; Ingalls Way - Aaron Addi­ Two teams continued the resurvey of Kangaroo son, Rick Haley, Dawn Ryan, John Lovaas; Cave Art - George Trail in Roppel. One headed north and the other south. Crothers, Charles Swedlund, Alison Hadley, Rick Burdin; River T­ Tom Brucker took his party to upstream Eyeless Survey - Bob Osburn, Dawn Ryan, Elizabeth Winkler, Karen Will­ mes; Helen's Grotto - Andy Free, Laura Lexander, Shawn Thomas; Fish Trail to survey from Union Shafts downstream to Mammoth Cave - Charles Fox, Larry Ridgeway, Dan Greger, Columbian A venue. Mona Colburn, Don Kerouac, Alan Welhausen; Kangaroo Trail - We thank Carl Tucker for being willing to act as I) Mick Sutton, Joyce Hoffmaster, Miles Drake; 2) John Lovaas, camp manager. He did a great job (as usual). Bill Baus, Ralph Earlandson; Eyeless Fish Trail- Tom Brucker, Heather Levy, Danny Vann, Pete Rogers.

Mammoth Cave: Fourth of July Expedition, July 1-10,2005 Expedition Leader: Tom Brucker

Our July Fourth expedition at Mammoth Cave plest data loops linking Flint Ridge and Mammoth. was packed with variety. Science, history, mainte­ While one trip remains, the discovery of two signifi­ nance, and ecological projects kept cavers occupied, cant bones and initials clarifying the early history of while several cartographic objectives were pursued. As Candlelight were a big bonus. expedition leader my primary goal was to keep cavers Salts Cave continued to see work in the Big Pit in shape to cave each day, so trips were lighter than area, as well as a resketch of Weller Avenue. The area the typical weekend would see. Only one person re­ around Moonwalk Boulevard continues to yield beau­ ported to morning meeting "too tired," and they went tiful calcite formations. caving anyway! A bit of work in Mammoth saw replacement ofa Flint Ridge was the focal point, with two primary missing survey in Ranshaw A venue and work in a lead goals. The first was to complete data and replacement from Silliman's Avenue that goes north towards Al­ survey between Austin Entrance and Crystal Cave, so bert's Domes. Scheduling problems scuttled survey the position of Po hI Avenue's ladder can be restrained, work in Main Cave, so these objectives will be contin­ or fixed, in the data set. Parties surveyed in Columbian ued this fall. A venue, in addition to Eyeless Fish Trail, tying to Parties in Roppel worked in North Downey, Crystal near Storm Sewer. Work remains in Sanford where a possible lead to St. Mark's Way pinched, Shortcut. Cow Falls has a fixed handline to safety the Kangaroo Trail replacement, and an airy, masochist's climb for those future parties. An examination of old shortcut between North Crouch and Elysian Way all survey data revealed a hanging survey from the Keller saw activity. Shaft drain to Pohl, at Three Spoons Inn, and while The search for Cave Art continued in routes be­ completing that link, a possible high lead was discov­ tween River Hall and Mammoth Dome. Each day two ered. The old stories of Keller entering Foundation to four drawings were discovered and photographed. Hall and emerging at Keller Shaft may be true! An Some drawings are historic and some ancient. The overlooked lead below Pohl near Three Spoons Inn led "tradition" of defacing caves may provide some in­ northwest to new streams and overflows, perhaps re­ sights. A new project to document the extent of abo­ lated to Eyeless Fish Trail--and the Pike Spring master riginal mining in Main Cave was begun. trunk! Floyd's Cave entrance location was verified. Bedquilt Cave is well known to CRF as the basis Sediment still fills the pit, but a new blowing hole may for the virtual cave in Will Crowther's seminal com­ indicate that nature may reopen the cave. puter game Adventure. Dennis Jerz, an English profes­ A second objective was to replace Candlelight sor from Seaton Hill College, gathered a portfolio of River upstream from Best Way Down to link with our Bedquilt photographs, Crowther stories, and Adven­ Rope Pit / Candle Shaft surveys, providing the sim- ture lore. Thursday evening he presented a lecture, 10 covering the context for the study of games within our fme fashion. For all participants I say "thank you" for society. Will packed a huge amount of culture into the your contributions. software code for this "simple" game, but we always SiUiman Avenue - Charles Fox, Pete Rogers, Sheila Sands, Diana knew he was talented! Tomichek; Salts Cave - I) Mick Sutton, Lynn Brucker, Preston Rick Olson, NPS Ecologist, coordinated the gat­ Forsythe, Bill Steele; 2) Mick Sutton, Sue Hagan, Roger Brucker, ing of Wildcat Hollow cave, located north of Green George Deike; 3) Mick Sutton, Sue Hagan, Bob Osburn, Eric Frey, River near the Job Corps site. The cave has a signifi­ Andy Free, Jeff Crews; Columbian Avenue - Roger Brucker, Eliza­ beth Winkler, Shari Forsythe, George Deike, Roger McClure; Wil­ cant archeological history and houses Rafmesque bats. son Cave - Karen Willmes, Heather Levy, Janice Tucker, John Feil; Much smoke and noise probably upset the bats during Ransbaw Avenue - Scott House, Tom Brucker, Sue Hagan; Pobl the gating, but they are now secure. Several cavers got Avenue - I) Paul Hauck, Pete Rogers, Heather Levy, John Feil, to witness first hand how the state-of-the-art bat gates Dick Market; 2) Paul Hauck, Sue Hagan, George Deike; Eyeless Fisb Trail- Elizabeth Winkler, Lynn Brucker, Sheila Sands, are built. Charles Fox; Floyd's Cave - I) Dave West, Karen Willmes, Tom Hamilton Valley's chimney was waterproofed, the Brucker, Nathan Brucker; 2) Dave West, Karen Willmes, Matt water fountain repaired, icemaker lines installed, fur­ Mezydlo, Bob Lodge, Eli Winkler; Wildcat Hollow - I) Dave West, nace drain line cleaned (and filters discovered!) and Nathan Brucker, Elizabeth Winkler, Karen Willmes; 2) Dave West, Tom Brucker; 3) Dave West, Tom Brucker, Roger Brucker, Eliza­ grass mowed. New procedures for scanning survey beth Winkler; Candleligbt River - I) Mick Sutton, Lynn Brucker, books worked flawlessly. CD-ROMs containing the John DeLong, Dick Market; 2) Jeffrey Crews, Ben Gallagher, Andy actual books can be distributed to cartographers and Free, Rich Hoechstetter, John DeLong; Cave Art - I) Charles Swed­ archived. The days may have passed when mud lund, Frances Swedlund, Roger Brucker; 2) Charles Swedlund, Frances Swedlund, Roger Brucker, George Dieke; 3) George Croth­ smudged Xerox copies are the primary source for cave ers, Charles Swedlund, Alison Hadley, Karen Willmes; 4) Charles survey data. Swedlund, George Crothers, Robert Osburn, Alison Hadley; Colos­ Special thanks go to the Eastern Operations sup­ sal Cave - I) Elizabeth Winkler, Lynn Brucker, Roger Brucker, port staff. Dave West has a solid team who all com­ Dennis Jerz; 2) Dave West, Roger Brucker, Lynn Brucker, Dennis Jerz; Cow Falls - Matt Mezydlo, John DeLong, Karen Willmes, pleted their tasks enabling this expedition to be pro­ Mallory Mayeux; Roppel Cave - I) Mick Sutton, Sue Hagan, Na­ ductive. An enormous effort works in the background than Brucker, Mallory Mayeux; 2) Bob Lodge, Rick Hoechstetter, to let cavers go caving, and we appreciate their work. Dick Market; Hawkins River T-Survey - Bob Osburn, Jeff Crews, John Delong led the expedition's fmal two days, in Ben Gallagher, Andy Free.

Book Review

True Tales of Te"or in the Caves of the World by West Virginia cave in 1975 and the subsequent suicide Paul Steward. 126 pages plus bibliography. Published of the presumed murderer, caver Peter Hauer whose by Cave Books, 2004. Reviewed by Sue Hagan. decomposed body was found hanging from a tree. The NSS Spelean History Award was posthumously named Steward's new book makes me ponder anew the after Peter Hauer, attesting to the caver's many spe­ fascination we humans have with the startling. Be it a leological contributions; it also shows the caving com­ fire , a notorious murder, or stories of torture and may­ munity's willingness to pronounce Hauer's horrific hem, we stop, stare and tingle. Is this impulse a sym­ crime as either not conclusively proven (the view of a pathetic response to the victim(s) or is it an adrenaline few his friends) or, more commonly, a pronouncement rush from a vicarious encounter with danger that we that Hauer was 'not guilty by reason of insanity'. This seek? True Tales o/Terror will elicit both emotions. It surely is a remarkable and unusual community for­ is also a work of intelligent research, well written, and giveness of one of its own. I might add that I am a therefore worth placement on the speleohistory book­ social worker whose clients have all been committed she I f. NGRI of their various crimes, so my interest in the Unlike Steward's fictional work (Tales o/Dirt, Danger, and Darkness), this new book is a factual and eclectic collection about underground deaths. One can (Structural Geology - cont. from page 5) quibble over the inclusion of a handful of stories of lore (such as the alleged Cave of Treasures where Saleeby, J.B., and C. Busby, 1993, Paleogeographic Adam and Eve lived after their expulsion from Eden). and tectonic setting of axial and western metamorphis But overall the author has compiled a collection of framework rocks of the southern Sierra Nevada, Cali­ compelling and documented cave incidents from fornia, in G. Dunne and K. McDougall, eds., Mesozoic around the world and through the centuries. Paleogeography of the Western United States, II, Soci­ For me, the underground gem of this book is the ety of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, first chapter which details the discovery of a body in a Pacific Coast Section, Paleogeography Symposium 2, pp. 311-336. 11 story is inevitably above average. Lacking only in a murderers who hide out in caves, the Sawney Beane full description of the caver's speleo-achievements, family of Scotland being amongst the most notorious. excusable because such was outside the book' s scope, There are accidents and suicides, unresolved disap­ I think Stewart's respectful presentation will help se­ pearances, even a few seemingly paranormal events. cure Peter Hauer a fuller historical reputation befitting The book does not pretend to be comprehensive, one so honored by the NSS. which I think fortunate since its readability would in­ As mentioned earlier, True Tales a/Terror is an evitably suffer from overabundance; Steward has eclectic collection, certainly neither exhaustive nor wisely culled the field for his book. That said, I look necessarily representative. There are numerous stories forward to a second installment. Paul Steward has gar­ of persons being trapped in caves and there murdered nered a reputation for his interest and research in the (by fires set at the entrance, by guns and bombs, by speleo-macabre and I am sure he is gathering old and starvation) and conversely many of the stories concern new material to appease the reader's horrific appetite.

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