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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink

2015-07-24 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers

"I'm definitely interested! We've been looking for land in the area. This would 
be perfect for us!"

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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread Fritz Holt via Texascavers

Stefan may already have a retreat. 
fritz...@gmail.com

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> On Jul 24, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers 
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> Stefan,
> I'm sure you'd enjoy having a retreat out this way.
>  
> Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D.
> 700 Billie Brooks Drive
> Driftwood, Texas 78619
> (512) 799-1095
> a...@gluesenkamp.com
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> From: Stefan Creaser via Texascavers 
> To: "texascavers@texascavers.com"  
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 12:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale
> 
> I would potentially be interested in contributing towards the purchase…
>  
> Do you know the timescales by when they’d like to have the property sold, 
> Travis?
>  
> Cheers,
> Stefan
>  
> stefan.crea...@arm.com
>  
> 
> 
> From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of 
> Travis Scott via Texascavers
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:27 AM
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> Subject: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale
>  
> Howdy Cavers,
>  
> I just wanted to spread the word that Kiwi Sink in the Driftwood area has 
> come up for sale by owner.  It is on two acres off of Billie Brooks Lane in 
> Hays County (amongst the small caver community there).  The property has a 
> fairly large 4/2 mobile home, garage/barn and some other items.  Kiwi Sink is 
> a somewhat significant recharge feature that local cavers have excavated over 
> the years to approximately 102.3m long and 17.5m deep.  The owner hopes that 
> cavers can acquire it, but is putting it on the market and it will be open to 
> anyone.  He has verbally mentioned an asking price of $167,000 for the 
> property at this time.
>  
> If you or anyone you know might be interested in purchasing the property and 
> cave, please let me know and I will get you in touch with the owner.  Thanks!!
>  
> Travis Scott
> tra...@oztotl.com
> 979.450.0103 (cell)
>  
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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread "Squirrel" Jess via Texascavers

I'm definitely interested! We've been looking for land in the area. This
would be perfect for us!
On Jul 24, 2015 11:27 AM, "Travis Scott via Texascavers" <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:

> Howdy Cavers,
>
>
>
> I just wanted to spread the word that Kiwi Sink in the Driftwood area has
> come up for sale by owner.  It is on two acres off of Billie Brooks Lane in
> Hays County (amongst the small caver community there).  The property has a
> fairly large 4/2 mobile home, garage/barn and some other items.  Kiwi Sink
> is a somewhat significant recharge feature that local cavers have excavated
> over the years to approximately 102.3m long and 17.5m deep.  The owner
> hopes that cavers can acquire it, but is putting it on the market and it
> will be open to anyone.  He has verbally mentioned an asking price of
> $167,000 for the property at this time.
>
>
>
> If you or anyone you know might be interested in purchasing the property
> and cave, please let me know and I will get you in touch with the owner.
> Thanks!!
>
>
>
> *Travis Scott*
> tra...@oztotl.com
> 979.450.0103 (cell)
>
>
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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread Amy Jasek via Texascavers

If I suddenly come into a large sum of money.

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> On Jul 24, 2015, at 12:41 PM, Crash Kennedy via Texascavers 
>  wrote:
> 
> Galen, the TCMA Acquisitions Committee is actively looking into the purchase. 
>  
> 
>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:56 AM, via Texascavers 
>>  wrote:
>> Too bad tcma does not want the cave. It has lots of potential! 
>> 
>> Galen Falgout
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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread Crash Kennedy via Texascavers

Galen, the TCMA Acquisitions Committee is actively looking into the
purchase.

On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:56 AM, via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:

> Too bad tcma does not want the cave. It has lots of potential!
>
> Galen Falgout 
>
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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers

Stefan,I'm sure you'd enjoy having a retreat out this way. Andrew G. 
Gluesenkamp, Ph.D.
700 Billie Brooks Drive
Driftwood, Texas 78619
(512) 799-1095
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  From: Stefan Creaser via Texascavers 
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purchase…    Do you know the timescales by when they’d like to have the 
property sold, Travis?    Cheers, Stefan    stefan.crea...@arm.com    

From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com]On Behalf Of 
Travis Scott via Texascavers
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:27 AM
To: Texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale    Howdy Cavers,    I just wanted 
to spread the word that Kiwi Sink in the Driftwood area has come up for sale by 
owner.  It is on two acres off of Billie Brooks Lane in Hays County (amongst 
the small caver community there).  The property has a fairly large 4/2 mobile 
home, garage/barn and some other items.  Kiwi Sink is a somewhat significant 
recharge feature that local cavers have excavated over the years to 
approximately 102.3m long and 17.5m deep.  The owner hopes that cavers can 
acquire it, but is putting it on the market and it will be open to anyone.  He 
has verbally mentioned an asking price of $167,000 for the property at this 
time.    If you or anyone you know might be interested in purchasing the 
property and cave, please let me know and I will get you in touch with the 
owner.  Thanks!!    Travis Scott
tra...@oztotl.com
979.450.0103 (cell)    
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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread via Texascavers

I was told that tcma voted not to purchase the property last time it was for 
sale a year or so ago. That's all I knew. 

Galen Falgout

On Jul 24, 2015, at 12:14 PM, Stefan Creaser via Texascavers 
 wrote:

> I would potentially be interested in contributing towards the purchase…
>  
> Do you know the timescales by when they’d like to have the property sold, 
> Travis?
>  
> Cheers,
> Stefan
>  
> stefan.crea...@arm.com
>  
> From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of 
> Travis Scott via Texascavers
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:27 AM
> To: Texascavers@texascavers.com
> Subject: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale
>  
> Howdy Cavers,
>  
> I just wanted to spread the word that Kiwi Sink in the Driftwood area has 
> come up for sale by owner.  It is on two acres off of Billie Brooks Lane in 
> Hays County (amongst the small caver community there).  The property has a 
> fairly large 4/2 mobile home, garage/barn and some other items.  Kiwi Sink is 
> a somewhat significant recharge feature that local cavers have excavated over 
> the years to approximately 102.3m long and 17.5m deep.  The owner hopes that 
> cavers can acquire it, but is putting it on the market and it will be open to 
> anyone.  He has verbally mentioned an asking price of $167,000 for the 
> property at this time.
>  
> If you or anyone you know might be interested in purchasing the property and 
> cave, please let me know and I will get you in touch with the owner.  Thanks!!
>  
> Travis Scott
> tra...@oztotl.com
> 979.450.0103 (cell)
>  
> 
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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread Stefan Creaser via Texascavers

I would potentially be interested in contributing towards the purchase...

Do you know the timescales by when they'd like to have the property sold, 
Travis?

Cheers,
Stefan

stefan.crea...@arm.com

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Travis Scott via Texascavers
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:27 AM
To: Texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

Howdy Cavers,

I just wanted to spread the word that Kiwi Sink in the Driftwood area has come 
up for sale by owner.  It is on two acres off of Billie Brooks Lane in Hays 
County (amongst the small caver community there).  The property has a fairly 
large 4/2 mobile home, garage/barn and some other items.  Kiwi Sink is a 
somewhat significant recharge feature that local cavers have excavated over the 
years to approximately 102.3m long and 17.5m deep.  The owner hopes that cavers 
can acquire it, but is putting it on the market and it will be open to anyone.  
He has verbally mentioned an asking price of $167,000 for the property at this 
time.

If you or anyone you know might be interested in purchasing the property and 
cave, please let me know and I will get you in touch with the owner.  Thanks!!

Travis Scott
tra...@oztotl.com<mailto:tra...@oztotl.com>
979.450.0103 (cell)


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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread via Texascavers

Too bad tcma does not want the cave. It has lots of potential! 

Galen Falgout

On Jul 24, 2015, at 11:27 AM, Travis Scott via Texascavers 
 wrote:

> Howdy Cavers,
>  
> I just wanted to spread the word that Kiwi Sink in the Driftwood area has 
> come up for sale by owner.  It is on two acres off of Billie Brooks Lane in 
> Hays County (amongst the small caver community there).  The property has a 
> fairly large 4/2 mobile home, garage/barn and some other items.  Kiwi Sink is 
> a somewhat significant recharge feature that local cavers have excavated over 
> the years to approximately 102.3m long and 17.5m deep.  The owner hopes that 
> cavers can acquire it, but is putting it on the market and it will be open to 
> anyone.  He has verbally mentioned an asking price of $167,000 for the 
> property at this time.
>  
> If you or anyone you know might be interested in purchasing the property and 
> cave, please let me know and I will get you in touch with the owner.  Thanks!!
>  
> Travis Scott
> tra...@oztotl.com
> 979.450.0103 (cell)
>  
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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink is For Sale

2015-07-24 Thread Travis Scott via Texascavers

Howdy Cavers,

 

I just wanted to spread the word that Kiwi Sink in the Driftwood area has
come up for sale by owner.  It is on two acres off of Billie Brooks Lane in
Hays County (amongst the small caver community there).  The property has a
fairly large 4/2 mobile home, garage/barn and some other items.  Kiwi Sink
is a somewhat significant recharge feature that local cavers have excavated
over the years to approximately 102.3m long and 17.5m deep.  The owner hopes
that cavers can acquire it, but is putting it on the market and it will be
open to anyone.  He has verbally mentioned an asking price of $167,000 for
the property at this time.

 

If you or anyone you know might be interested in purchasing the property and
cave, please let me know and I will get you in touch with the owner.
Thanks!!

 

Travis Scott
  tra...@oztotl.com
979.450.0103 (cell)

 

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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi sink

2015-06-26 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers

Bring frog buckets.  Earlier will be much cooler.  I'm up for 10am if there are 
any early birds. 700 Billie Brooks

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> On Jun 26, 2015, at 3:35 PM, via Texascavers  
> wrote:
> 
> Quick caving trip this Sunday, June 28th at Kiwi Sink. We plan to go to the 
> end of the cave to see what the last flood did. Start at noon, couple of 
> hours should do. It will be wet and muddy, meet at 444 Billie Brooks Ln, 
> Driftwood. 512-847-0183.
> 
> Cave ho,
> ErnieG
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[Texascavers] Kiwi sink

2015-06-26 Thread via Texascavers

Quick caving trip this Sunday, June 28th at Kiwi Sink. We plan to go to the end of the cave to see what the last flood did. Start at noon, couple of hours should do. It will be wet and muddy, meet at 444 Billie Brooks Ln, Driftwood. 512-847-0183.Cave ho,ErnieG
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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink News

2013-11-27 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp

A happy ending, to be sure.  

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On Nov 27, 2013, at 4:48 PM,  wrote:

> Fellow Diggers: I recieved a call from Andy G. from CA, and he had gotten a 
> call from Kiwi, the owner of  the property where Kiwi Sink is located. He had 
> driven over a spot some 15 feet from his house where the ground fell in a 
> sort of crevice. I went over there and sure enough, there was a depression, 
> and in places, one could see darkness beyond. I was really excited when Kiwi 
> started digging what looked like roots hiding a deeper area. It turned out 
> they were rebar from an old septic tank that had given way under Kiwi's 
> truck. He will fill it in with rocks and soil from the main Kiwi dig. I was 
> disappointed, but he was quite happy.
> 
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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink News

2013-11-27 Thread ernie

Fellow Diggers: I recieved a call from Andy G. from CA, and he had gotten a call from Kiwi, the owner of  the property where Kiwi Sink is located. He had driven over a spot some 15 feet from his house where the ground fell in a sort of crevice. I went over there and sure enough, there was a depression, and in places, one could see darkness beyond. I was really excited when Kiwi started digging what looked like roots hiding a deeper area. It turned out they were rebar from an old septic tank that had given way under Kiwi's truck. He will fill it in with rocks and soil from the main Kiwi dig. I was disappointed, but he was quite happy.-Ernie Garza

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink again

2013-11-01 Thread David

Can anybody guess how many gallons of water entered Kiwi Sink and disappeared ?

Where do you suppose most of that water went ? Did it recharge the
aquifer or
did it come out in various springs ?

How many hours was the sump submerged with flowing water ?

Anybody got videos of the waterfall yet ?

I am tempted to drive from Houston tonight if there is still a waterfall.

Is the mining equipment and the ladder ok ?

Did anybody rappel down the 20 foot waterfall ?

David Locklear

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink related

2013-10-31 Thread David

I am curious if Kiwi Sink has flowing water into it.

Was this rain event the first big rain since the 50+ drums of rock and dirt
were removed this. past spring and summer ?

Is the water flow path at the bottom of the pit any different ?

I hope to make it back to digging in January.

Was there any digging in September or October ?

Were there other caves or karst features that were affected by this rain
event ?

For example, Jacob's Well.

David Locklear

[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig

2013-07-19 Thread Gill Edigar

Due to the recent rains I have canceled the Kiwi Sink Dig scheduled for
this Sunday the 21st July. There will be no digs in August. We'll see you
again in September.
--Ediger

[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig

2013-07-19 Thread Gill Edigar

Due to the recent rains I have canceled the Kiwi Sink Dig scheduled for
this Sunday the 21st July. There will be no digs in August. We'll see you
again in September.
--Ediger

[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig

2013-07-19 Thread Gill Edigar

Due to the recent rains I have canceled the Kiwi Sink Dig scheduled for
this Sunday the 21st July. There will be no digs in August. We'll see you
again in September.
--Ediger

[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink

2013-07-15 Thread ernie

Kiwi gets rain: during one of several strong passing showers, I took umbrella and looked into Kiwi Sink. There were three small streams pouring into the pit. I went home and got my camera and shot a video, but one of the streams had subsided. The main drain into the sink has not had enough rainfall at the head of the drainage, but if that happens, we will see a sizable waterfall into the pit. If so, will try to climb down the ladder to see where the water is going, shoot photos.E Garz

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink

2013-07-15 Thread ernie

Kiwi gets rain: during one of several strong passing showers, I took umbrella and looked into Kiwi Sink. There were three small streams pouring into the pit. I went home and got my camera and shot a video, but one of the streams had subsided. The main drain into the sink has not had enough rainfall at the head of the drainage, but if that happens, we will see a sizable waterfall into the pit. If so, will try to climb down the ladder to see where the water is going, shoot photos.E Garz

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink

2013-07-15 Thread ernie

Kiwi gets rain: during one of several strong passing showers, I took umbrella and looked into Kiwi Sink. There were three small streams pouring into the pit. I went home and got my camera and shot a video, but one of the streams had subsided. The main drain into the sink has not had enough rainfall at the head of the drainage, but if that happens, we will see a sizable waterfall into the pit. If so, will try to climb down the ladder to see where the water is going, shoot photos.E Garz

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink reminiscing

2013-07-08 Thread David

This unauthorized post is for cavers who have never seen Kiwi Sink, and to
possibly
encourage a new caver to come join the fun.Disclaimer: I do not have
permission
to re-post the 2 links shown below.

This is old news, but I am sitting here 196 miles away from the sinkhole,
reminiscing about the previous digs. I think the last dig was the best
one
in the past 3 months.However, I had more fun digging when the
weather was cool. I have seen the floor of the entrance pit drop about 5
feet
overall in the past 3 months, and in places about 7 feet.

The video below was uploaded by Karstwalker 18 months ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvJWZnocDaE

Where the 8 foot ladder is shown, there is now a 20 foot ladder sitting at
the top
of the floor, and it is all downslope from there. ( Except there is a
large mound of flowstone in
the middle of the floor of the pit. )

Behind the ladder, is a passage that you can bellycrawl down into nearly 5
feet. Large
rocks around that lead will be removed on the next dig, so that digging
will become more
efficient on that lead.It would be my guess that digging will progress
in that lead when the
fall digs start back up, and that surveyable passage will be found in that
lead someday. It seems to
be above the area on Dale's map ( see link below ) that reads, "breakdown
choke with
fresher air than most of cave."So maybe the diggers are just removing
the ceiling of that
digging lead from above ?

In the floor around the ladder, are several extra-large size rocks, but you
can see tiny
voids underneath them going down at least a foot or more. It would
seem like the next trip, those rocks will get hauled out. If so, the
entrance drop will
be 20 feet deep.A wild guess would be there is at least
16 more feet of rock and dirt at that spot ( plus or minus 10 feet ),
meaning the pit could
someday be a 26 to 46 foot rappel ( on the high side ).

180 degrees opposite the ladder, is the open passage going steeply down
into the
lower part of the known cave.

I am looking forward to seeing a future waterfall video, if someone gets a
chance
to film one. How much rain do you need in order to get a video like
that ?
Is there any other way to determine which way the water really flows ?
Like putting a
garden hose down there ?

David Locklear

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink reminiscing

2013-07-08 Thread David

This unauthorized post is for cavers who have never seen Kiwi Sink, and to
possibly
encourage a new caver to come join the fun.Disclaimer: I do not have
permission
to re-post the 2 links shown below.

The video below was uploaded by Karstwalker 18 months ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvJWZnocDaE

180 degrees opposite the ladder, is the open passage going steeply down
into the
lower part of the known cave.

David Locklear

Ref:

[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink reminiscing

2013-07-08 Thread David

This unauthorized post is for cavers who have never seen Kiwi Sink, and to
possibly
encourage a new caver to come join the fun.Disclaimer: I do not have
permission
to re-post the 2 links shown below.

The video below was uploaded by Karstwalker 18 months ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvJWZnocDaE

180 degrees opposite the ladder, is the open passage going steeply down
into the
lower part of the known cave.

David Locklear

Ref:

[Texascavers] KIWI SINK Dig results

2013-07-07 Thread Gill Edigar

KIWI SINK Dig Report--Sunday 7 July 2013--A few of us got there early and
started digging before 9 a.m.  By 10 o'clock we had 5 barrels filled. We
hoisted them and 5 more along with 2 M rocks (piggybacked) after lunch, 10
lifts in all. The mud level of the floor was lowered the better part of 2
feet in places. Most of that material was produced as the purpose of
today's dig was primarily to expose and undermine large floor rocks and
preparing them for extraction. We continue to extend the lower
breakdown--upper wall contact by removing mud and rocks from the present
floor level below the flowstone buss. It's possible now to see about 9
meters (slant distance) into a couple of known rooms into which light now
readily penetrates--in the daytime, at least. Galen went exploring in the
lower rooms today and discovered a couple of digging leads he is excited
about. Considering that the past few digs we've only had 5 or 6 diggers on
 hand (due to understandable progressive conflicts) I was fairly
overwhelmed by having 11 able diggers show up and only 3 or 4 places to
dig. The problem was solved by sending several people off exploring and
others to take lunch. We finished up at 2 p.m. and some of us went to
Strickland's for a Sunday swim. The next dig is scheduled in 2 weeks,
Sunday 21 July--at **new time** 8 a.m. There will be no digs in August due
to heat and principals gone afar.--formatting goes to shit at this
point--
   Diggers were:
   Gill Ediger
   Galen Falgout
   Ernie Garza
   Andy Gluesenkamp
   Lydia Hernandez
   David Locklear
   Guin McDaid
   Kris Peña
   Will Quast
   Terry Raines
   Ellie Watson

Visitors included:
   Don Broussard
   James Brown
   The entire Gluesenkamp Clan
   Kiwi

Total work:
   10 barrels
   2 rocks M (piggybacked on muck barrels)

[Texascavers] KIWI SINK Dig results

2013-07-07 Thread Gill Edigar

KIWI SINK Dig Report--Sunday 7 July 2013--A few of us got there early and
started digging before 9 a.m.  By 10 o'clock we had 5 barrels filled. We
hoisted them and 5 more along with 2 M rocks (piggybacked) after lunch, 10
lifts in all. The mud level of the floor was lowered the better part of 2
feet in places. Most of that material was produced as the purpose of
today's dig was primarily to expose and undermine large floor rocks and
preparing them for extraction. We continue to extend the lower
breakdown--upper wall contact by removing mud and rocks from the present
floor level below the flowstone buss. It's possible now to see about 9
meters (slant distance) into a couple of known rooms into which light now
readily penetrates--in the daytime, at least. Galen went exploring in the
lower rooms today and discovered a couple of digging leads he is excited
about. Considering that the past few digs we've only had 5 or 6 diggers on
 hand (due to understandable progressive conflicts) I was fairly
overwhelmed by having 11 able diggers show up and only 3 or 4 places to
dig. The problem was solved by sending several people off exploring and
others to take lunch. We finished up at 2 p.m. and some of us went to
Strickland's for a Sunday swim. The next dig is scheduled in 2 weeks,
Sunday 21 July--at **new time** 8 a.m. There will be no digs in August due
to heat and principals gone afar.--formatting goes to shit at this
point--
   Diggers were:
   Gill Ediger
   Galen Falgout
   Ernie Garza
   Andy Gluesenkamp
   Lydia Hernandez
   David Locklear
   Guin McDaid
   Kris Peña
   Will Quast
   Terry Raines
   Ellie Watson

Visitors included:
   Don Broussard
   James Brown
   The entire Gluesenkamp Clan
   Kiwi

Total work:
   10 barrels
   2 rocks M (piggybacked on muck barrels)

[Texascavers] KIWI SINK Dig results

2013-07-07 Thread Gill Edigar

KIWI SINK Dig Report--Sunday 7 July 2013--A few of us got there early and
started digging before 9 a.m.  By 10 o'clock we had 5 barrels filled. We
hoisted them and 5 more along with 2 M rocks (piggybacked) after lunch, 10
lifts in all. The mud level of the floor was lowered the better part of 2
feet in places. Most of that material was produced as the purpose of
today's dig was primarily to expose and undermine large floor rocks and
preparing them for extraction. We continue to extend the lower
breakdown--upper wall contact by removing mud and rocks from the present
floor level below the flowstone buss. It's possible now to see about 9
meters (slant distance) into a couple of known rooms into which light now
readily penetrates--in the daytime, at least. Galen went exploring in the
lower rooms today and discovered a couple of digging leads he is excited
about. Considering that the past few digs we've only had 5 or 6 diggers on
 hand (due to understandable progressive conflicts) I was fairly
overwhelmed by having 11 able diggers show up and only 3 or 4 places to
dig. The problem was solved by sending several people off exploring and
others to take lunch. We finished up at 2 p.m. and some of us went to
Strickland's for a Sunday swim. The next dig is scheduled in 2 weeks,
Sunday 21 July--at **new time** 8 a.m. There will be no digs in August due
to heat and principals gone afar.--formatting goes to shit at this
point--
   Diggers were:
   Gill Ediger
   Galen Falgout
   Ernie Garza
   Andy Gluesenkamp
   Lydia Hernandez
   David Locklear
   Guin McDaid
   Kris Peña
   Will Quast
   Terry Raines
   Ellie Watson

Visitors included:
   Don Broussard
   James Brown
   The entire Gluesenkamp Clan
   Kiwi

Total work:
   10 barrels
   2 rocks M (piggybacked on muck barrels)

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