[Texascavers] Book tailgate sale at TCR

Hi folks, I will give away and/or take donations for old caving books and magazines at TCR, on the tailgate of my red Ford F-150. These books are from Bill Elliott and Logan McNatt. Logan could use the money. Look for a small sign, "Cave Books, Free or Donate." See y'all there. *William R. (Bi

[Texascavers] 7 cavers added to The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

Dear Texas Cavers and friends, This is sad news to share with you all -- seven more cavers added to The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers. Marc Tremblay, 31 July 1964 – 26 June 2022 Tom Rogers, 9 April 1970 – 22 June 2022 Dwight Deal, 18 April 1938 – 11 June 2022. In addition, see Deal_Album.pdf ,

[Texascavers] Book Review: Aquanaut

*Book Review: **Aquanaut* *The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue: A Life Beneath the Surface * By Rick Stanton with Karen Dealy, 2021 Michael Joseph/Penguin, Random House, UK $22.49 hardback, $18.95 paperback, at Amazon.com and other bookstores Cavers should read this exciting book about

[Texascavers] July 15 deadline to order book, Caving with Mitch

*July 15 deadline to order book, Caving with Mitch* The new book, *Caving with Mitch**, *by *Francis E. Abernethy*, is available as a *free pdf* to download at *https://cavelife.info/cuevashistoricas*/ *Caving with Mitch* is the true and humorous adven

[Texascavers] Marc Tremblay obituary available

Cavers, You may download the obituary for Quebec caver, Marc Tremblay, at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/axgptsctuckkuv4/AADi3TO5E_4H8lQS0wKtlRPka?dl=0 Thanks, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* 30105 Briarcrest Court Georgetown, Texas 78628 *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell ___

[Texascavers] Marc Tremblay

I just added a 6th caver to the collection of death notices on Dropbox: *Marc Tremblay*, Beaupre, Quebec, Canada, Société Québécoise de Spéléologie, NSS 23743 Marc was an exceptional caver from Quebec who caved a lot in Mexico, in San Luis Potosí, Puebla and Oaxaca. We hope to learn more in the ne

[Texascavers] Information on 5 cavers who passed away

Dear Texas Cavers, I hope you had a nice July 4. I am passing along some information on 5 cavers who passed away between 2013 and 2022. I don't have enough information yet to write the usual full caver obituaries, which we like to post on *The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers*. So, I am placing pd

Re: [Texascavers] Cascade Sink trip report corrected

Thanks for posting your trip report, Marvin. I think maybe this is the cave I went to with Vernelle Elliott in summer 1970 to collect salamanders. I didn't do any sump diving, but I remember climbing out on rope, when I spotted a large *Scolopendra* centipede on the ledge below the entrance. I had

[Texascavers] New book, Caving With Mitch

*New book, Caving with Mitch* Announcing the publication of a new book, *Caving with Mitch**, *by *Francis E. Abernethy**. *The 80-page book with color covers is available as a *free pdf* to download at *https://cavelife.info/cuevashistoricas*/ *Cavin

[Texascavers] Tom Rogers passed away

Thomas Wayne Rogers Thomas Wayne Rogers was born on April 9, 1970, in San Antonio to James and Judy Rogers. He weighed 7 lb 3 oz. He passed away suddenly on June 22, 2022 at 6:26am in San Antonio. He was 52 years old.  He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter and Monte LaFern Rogers and

Re: [Texascavers] Dr. Dwight Deal passed away

t.net Sincerely, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* 30105 Briarcrest Court Georgetown, Texas 78628 *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 10:15 AM William R. Elliott wrote: > I have received reports that Dr. Dwight E. Deal passed away on June 10, > 2022, in Parke

Re: [Texascavers] email re Dwight sent too soon

Mary, I hope I had your address right-- 21810 Longs Peak Ln Parker, CO 80138 Is that correct? Bill E, On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 1:44 PM William R. Elliott wrote: > Got it! Thanks. > > *William R. (Bill) Elliott* > > 30105 Briarcrest Court > > Georgetown, Tex

Re: [Texascavers] email re Dwight sent too soon

Got it! Thanks. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* 30105 Briarcrest Court Georgetown, Texas 78628 *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 1:32 PM Mary Fletcher Deal wrote: > Sorry, guess I was pulling a Dwight and responding way too long to your > question, Bill. Howev

[Texascavers] Dr. Dwight Deal passed away

I have received reports that Dr. Dwight E. Deal passed away on June 10, 2022, in Parker, Colorado. This is a blow to the caving community. Dwight was a famous caver and geologist, well-liked and accomplished in many ways. He was an educator with expertise in hydrogeology, geomorphology, and envi

[Texascavers] 3 carbide lamps for sale

To: Texas Cavers >From the recently posted LM collection (Logan McNatt's carbide lamps), I have selected 3 lamps for individual sale to Texas Cavers. I cleaned, polished, and photographed them for you to see at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zv7q3zy1kvabma5/AACuioOUbAxkIx4u8uFq3fDha?dl=0 That's a l

[Texascavers] Important carbide lamp collection for sale

*Important carbide lamp collection for sale* The LM Collection of carbide lamps will be for sale starting April 19, 2022. This is the largest collection of carbide lamps you’ll probably ever see. Even if you don’t plan to buy anything, Texas cavers are invited to see online photos and a brief vid

Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update

Mimi, we are with you and Jim. I'll call you today. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* 30105 Briarcrest Court Georgetown, Texas 78628 *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sun, Apr 17, 2022 at 4:49 AM Mimi Jasek wrote: > I will be bringing Jim home soon since the facility has said he has >

Re: [Texascavers] Blind Mexican cave fish are developing cave-specific accents :

Cueva del Subterráneo is the most studied of the three Micos caves in the Micos or Río Subterráneo Area, located 15 km west of Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, in the small Sierra de San Dieguito, just west of Sierra la Colmena. The map was published in 2018: http://www.mexicancaves.org/maps/3772

Re: [Texascavers] Fundraiser for Logan McNatt

Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:52 PM Jay Jorden wrote: > Sold, Bill! I'll buy the Inside Earth magazine collection of four issues > you mentioned at the first. > I'll send you a $120 check. Thanks. > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:43 PM William R. Elliott > wrote: > >&g

[Texascavers] Fundraiser for Logan McNatt

community and beyond. Get a bit of history and an investment. Buyers will pay by check plus postage to me, William R. Elliott. I'll have to calculate the postage or method of transfer. Proceeds will go to Logan. Also, if you are interested, Logan is selling his collection of 8 *DC Comics Inside

[Texascavers] Logan's phone is working

Hi all, I just talked to Logan for 22 mins. The little ringer switch on the upper left of his iphone 6 was switched off. His neighbor helped him get it back on, so he's open for phone calls, and he is getting them. His voice mailbox is full and he can't empty it, but someone will help with that so

[Texascavers] Talked to Logan

I just talked to Logan McNatt on the phone. He called me on his iphone 6. I told him lots of people were trying to call him or come by. He is sort of aware, but he cannot hear his phone ring. I coached him on how to turn up the volume, and he did. The next person who sees him or talks with him on

Re: [Texascavers] The Freak Brothers

l, am baffled, will try to > figure out who is who, what is what, and possibly address something from > somebody. > > Bill Helmer > On 12/27/2021 9:23 PM, William R. Elliott wrote: > > Classic Charlie Loving--can't spell or draw either. My name is spelled > Elliott and t

Re: [Texascavers] Low-gun

Maybe someone could lead a little Logan group by email or Facebook, and we could coordinate visits to Logan. I've been friends with Logan since 1968. I go by to see him about every 3 months, take him out to eat, and help him sort thru his stuff a little. I live in Georgetown, so I'm not close by

Re: [Texascavers] The Freak Brothers

e within its pages. > > Caring, > > Bill Steele > irving, Texas > speleoste...@aol.com > > P.S. My favorite Slim Pickens scene with him as a cowboy: > https://youtu.be/snTaSJk0n_Y > >> On Dec 27, 2021, at 9:24 PM, William R. Elliott wrote: >> >> 

Re: [Texascavers] Texas caver Mike Wharton

Just wanted to say that his name is spelled Warton. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* 30105 Briarcrest Court Georgetown, Texas 78628 *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 6:00 PM Bill Steele wrote: > I heard bad news a little while ago about fellow caver Mike Wharton.

Re: [Texascavers] Dead Dog Cave development

y, I had previously used the search feature on the > KIP site and only located 4 issues. I repeated the query yesterday with the > same results. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️ You will be included in the acknowledgments. > > > > > > > > Justin Leigh Shaw > > > > jus...@oztotl.

Re: [Texascavers] Dead Dog Pic in the Texas Caver

Justin, Separately I'm sending you a pdf of the 3 pages of the "Dead Dog Data" article by Ronnie Fieseler in the Nov. 1976 issue of TC. But it may not be more high res than the one you got from KIP--the photo is still very grainy. Maybe TSS has that photo somewhere? Thanks, *William R. (Bill) El

Re: [Texascavers] Dead Dog Cave development

Hi Justin and all, I just made a search of all Texas Caver issues, digital format, and found these hits, below. I edited and pasted the first one from 1963, which refers to the gating of Dead Dog Cave. I thought I would post these results with delay, and perhaps others can go through these issues

[Texascavers] Back in Texas

Dear friends, Gayle and I just moved to Georgetown, Texas. We live at: 30105 Briarcrest Court Georgetown, TX 78628 [please don’t repeat that on Facebook] My email and cell phone remain speodes...@gmail.com and 573-291-5093 My wife, Gayle Unruh, is at unruhga...@gmail.com, 573-291-5094

[Texascavers] Mike Connolly obituary

The new edition of the *Hall of Texas and Mexico **Cavers*, 13 July 2021, adds an obituary for *Mike Connolly * from Houston, 73, 28 July 1947–8 July 2021. He was one of the originators of the Greater Houston Grotto. We are sad to receive this news, but than

[Texascavers] Updated Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

Friends, *The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers* was updated with 2021 obituaries for John Loving, Nevin Davis, and Jim Youmans. See https://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm If anyone has more life details for John Loving, please send them to me. Thanks, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* 914 Bannister Dri

[Texascavers] Presenters for 7 June webinar

* *Dr. José G. Palacios-Vargas* Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM *3. La Bioespeleología: Una historia en la Facultad de Ciencias* *Dr. Juan B. Morales Malacara* Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM *4. Recuerdos de las cuevas mexicanas y los impactos humanos* *Dr. William R. Elliott* Missouri Department

Re: [Texascavers] Jim Sansom

I remember Jim Sansom from Inner Space Caverns (Laubach Cave) days, and geology meetings. Here is a link to Jim's obituary. Thanks Andy. -- Bill Elliott https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/austin-tx/james-sansom-10077121 On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:09 AM wrote: > I am sad to report that J

[Texascavers] Walter Feaster obituaries

Dear TexasCavers, We just posted two obituaries for *Walter D. Feaster* on The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers at: https://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm Walter was from Midland, Texas, and he was a tireless worker in cave restoration and management. He and his close friend, Gralin Coffin, did most

[Texascavers] Map of Nacimiento del Río Uluapan, Oaxaca

The new map of *Nacimiento del Río Uluapan, Oaxaca, *will appear in *Beyond the Sump: Nacimiento del Río Uluapan, Mexico*, by Andreas Klocker and Steve Lambert, *NSS News*, Feb. 2021:4-9. You can see the new map at my website at Cavelife.info, at the top of the maps page at http://cavelife.info/m

[Texascavers] Wayne Burks passed away

We have posted an obituary for *Wayne Burks *from River Oaks (Ft. Worth), Texas. We are sad to report that Wayne died on 7 July 2020 in a long-term care facility from Covid-19 and complications of Parkinson’s Disease. This may be the first Covid-19 death among

[Texascavers] New pages on cavelife.info

Dear Texas and Mexico cavers, *Index to Cave Maps of Mexico *is a new page on my website, https://cavelife.info/ It is a continuation of my work on the AMCS maps database, started by Bill Mixon years ago. *"Map Roundup"* is a table of 289 of the newest, longest, and deepest cave maps from the *AM

[Texascavers] Updated obituaries

Please visit http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm for the updated tribute to *Mason Estes*, or go directly to http://cavelife.info/hall/EstesM.pdf. This one has several photos of the Huautla Expedition members in 1988, including Mason, thanks to several contributors -- Mark Minton, Bill Steele, Jim

[Texascavers] Additions to The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

Friends, The new edition of *The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers* adds tributes to *Mason Estes* (1966-2000), *Charles W. Hilburn* (1931-1956), *Jerry Lee Chastain* (1934 – 2016), and *Dorothy Ann Payne McClure* (Dottie, 1935-2018). Thanks to Mark Minton, Lee Perry, and Bob McClure for their contr

[Texascavers] Two videos on cavefishes of Mexico

I have posted two videos on the cavelife.info website. Go to *http://cavelife.info/ * and take the new link to the Videos page. 1. My recent 58-min. Zoom talk, *Cavefishes of Mexico: Biology and Hydrogeology*, about the 13 species of cavefishes in Mexico. (The Zoom recordin

[Texascavers] Zoom talk on Cavefishes of Mexico: Biology and Hydrogeology

Mexico: Biology and Hydrogeology* Speaker: *William R. Elliott, PhD * *The origin of cavefish is governed by cave hydrogeology and the characteristics of the cave colonizers. Bill will show slides and diagrams to cover 13 species of cavefish from the Texas border to Yucatán, and discuss the current

[Texascavers] New edition of The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

This edition adds tributes to Dr. Solveig Turpin, Kerry Rowland, and Charles M. Whites. See http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm Please help by sending me information and photos that we may lack on the website. Thanks, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell __

[Texascavers] AMCS Activities Newsletter 42 is here!

The new AMCS Activities Newsletter, Number 42, has arrived from the printer. It is 146 pp. See the AMCS website at http://www.mexicancaves.org/ , home page, for a look at the cover and the contents page. This time the newsletter costs *$18 plus postage, now $5 in the USA = $23.* Foreign addresses

Re: [Texascavers] MAP SALOON ENTRIES

Well, maybe these came out of a saloon... *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 9:55 AM Tim Stich wrote: > Terry, we need a new inane project pronto! > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 4:25 PM Carol W Russell > wrote: > >> If there's a Map Sa

Re: [Texascavers] Additions to AMCS maps page

Mark Minton > > > > *From:* Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] *On > Behalf Of *William R. Elliott > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:53 AM > *To:* texascavers@texascavers.com > *Subject:* [Texascavers] Additions to AMCS maps page > > > >

[Texascavers] Additions to AMCS maps page

The AMCS (Association for Mexican Cave Studies) has added more maps to its maps page. See http://www.mexicancaves.org/maps/ I added the states of *Oaxaca* (543 maps) and *Puebla* (266 maps), which include recent maps from the NSS News and AMCS Activities Newsletter (through no. 38, 2015). Maps in

[Texascavers] Requesting photos of Charles Whites

Dear Cavers, Do any of you have a good photo of Charles Whites as a caver? He passed away in 2018. Tom Byrd and I are writing his caver obituary. We have a photo of him as a police officer. *Charles M. Whites, Jr., 22 August 1954– 27 April 2018, 63* On April 27, 2018, Police Officer Charles M.

[Texascavers] New maps and features on the AMCS website

Dear cavers, If you are interested in Mexican cave maps, the AMCS (Association for Mexican Cave Studies) is updating its map pages. Additional map images have been added from AMCS Bulletin 26, and now we offer spreadsheet pages where you can search within a state for any cave or caver who ever map

[Texascavers] Updated tribute to Katherine Goodbar

We just got a newer tribute to Katherine Goodbar, Jim Goodbar's mom, for The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers. Read it at the existing hyperlink in the Hall, or go there directly at: http://cavelife.info/hall/KGoodbar.pdf Thanks, Jim, for writing this wonderful tribute to your mother, a caving wom

[Texascavers] New edition of the Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

Dear cavers, I just posted a new edition of the Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers. Go to http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm This edition adds 12 more obituaries and tributes: 2020 Michael J. Gibbons 2018 Tom White 2015 Mario Zabaleta 2014 Katherine Goodbar 2014 Ollene Bundrant 2012 Nick Arbur

[Texascavers] The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers updated again

“The Hall” at http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm is dedicated to tributes, biographies, obituaries, and photos about departed cavers and cave scientists who caved in Texas or Mexico. I launched the web page on 5 September 2019 after we lost so many old friends in 2019. I recently completed most of

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Austin_Water_CER_lunchtime_lectures_announcement_2020.pdf - HUmboldt lectures

I know that already, Katie. It takes lots of time to download them year after year, which I have done. I was hoping to get Mixon's massive NSS News pdf collection on his archival disks, which we talked about. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Thu, Jan 9,

Re: [Texascavers] Terry Raines email

Try RainesWaterHarvest i...@raineswaterharvest.com *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sun, Jan 19, 2020 at 11:20 PM Don Cooper wrote: > trai...@acms.com no longer works > > Trying to send Terry an email. Please supply me with one that does. > > Thanks

[Texascavers] AMCS website updated, free pdf of Bulletin 26

/bulcat.html: *The Astyanax Caves of Mexico: Cavefishes of Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, and Guerrero* (2018), by William R. Elliott, with contributions by Luis Espinasa and Jean Louis Lacaille Múzquiz, 326 pp. This highly illustrated book covers the Sierra de El Abra Region, one of the premier cave

[Texascavers] AMCS website updated

To the TexasCavers list and Mexico friends, Please note that the *AMCS website (Association for Mexican Cave Studies)* has been updated by the new web editor (me). You'll find a new list of contacts and new lists of long and deep caves (by Mark Minton). In the future there will be more photos and

[Texascavers] Anyone on Ancestry.com?

Hi y'all, Are any of you out there subscribers to Ancestry.com? I am not, and I could use a little help researching a couple of departed cavers from long ago. If you can help, please contact me off-list at speodes...@gmail.com Thanks, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-29

[Texascavers] How to help The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

To Texas Cavers, Several cavers mentioned to me that they did not see some of the prominent names of the past on *The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers*. Perhaps they overlooked the link near the top of the page at http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm : "Also see In Memory of Texas Cavers

[Texascavers] Updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

Dear Texas Cavers, I just updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers again, at http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm I edited and uploaded 43 new obituaries and 4 revised ones. Some of these came from the old page of 2010, but I added photos and correct dates whenever I could. This now takes us ba

[Texascavers] request for Oren Tranbarger obit

Friends, I have searched and searched but could not find an obituary for Oren Tranbarger, 1940 – 28 January 2001, 61 I'm afraid that was during a lull in the Texas Caver, but I'm not sure. Could not find him in the NSS News or AMCS either. If you have something, please email it to me for the nex

Re: [Texascavers] More bad news (Bennie Pearson)

Very sorry about Bennie Pearson's passing. Thank you for the obituary, Carl. Does anyone know his birthdate? Thanks, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 2:17 PM PRESTON FORSYTHE wrote: > Helmets off to the Founder of UTG, in 1951. >

Re: [Texascavers] request for color photos

*William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 4:16 PM Jules Jenkins wrote: > Do you want any William H Russell? > > On Oct 26, 2019, at 10:45 AM, William R. Elliott > wrote: > >  > Dear Texas Cavers, > > Do any of you

[Texascavers] request for color photos

Dear Texas Cavers, Do any of you have color images of the departed old caver friends listed below? If so, please email to me and I'll use them in the Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers. Thanks to Andy Grubbs for old photos of Marcia Cossey, Margaret Hart, Mike Boon, Charlie Yates and others. Randy W

[Texascavers] John Fish death notice

*Johnnie Edward Fish* Fall 1942 – 24 October 2019 I regret to report that another one of our caving heroes has passed away, John Fish. I received this text message this evening: “This is Penny Johnson texting from Johnnies phone. Johnnie peacefully passed on to glory last night [24 October 2019]

Re: [Texascavers] Fall 2019 Texas Caver

at 3:02 PM Crash Kennedy wrote: > I just tried your link, Bill, and got the "access denied" screen. So > apparently even if you ARE paid you still can't get in! > > Jim > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 2:58 PM William R. Elliott > wrote: > >> try this:http

Re: [Texascavers] Fall 2019 Texas Caver

nformation. How can I renew my TSA membership? > > Mark Minton > mmin...@caver.net > > On 2019-10-25 10:40, William R. Elliott wrote: > > Thanks to TSA for posting the Fall 2019 Texas Caver on the TSA > > website. The hyperlink to it was not working for some reason, but they > &g

[Texascavers] Fall 2019 Texas Caver

Thanks to TSA for posting the Fall 2019 Texas Caver on the TSA website. The hyperlink to it was not working for some reason, but they got it fixed and now you can download it. Thanks Heather and friends, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell _

Re: [Texascavers] Administrative BS

Preston, Carol and all, Thanks for notifying me about departed cavers or, in one case, an epigrapher who worked in caves. I really can't do much with that unless you can send me a write-up, document, link, or image. I spend a lot of time researching dead cavers as it is, and some day I will give

Re: [Texascavers] New material on The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

mes R < jreddell.ca...@austin.utexas.edu> wrote: > I don't see Scott Harden's name on your list. George Veni probably has > information. > > James > -- > *From:* Texascavers on behalf of > William R. Elliott > *Sent:* Friday,

[Texascavers] New material on The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

Dear Texas Cavers, Sorry that I won't be at the Texas Caver Reunion this year. However, I just posted nine additional biographies and obituaries on *The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers* at *http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm * Mostly this goes back through 200

Re: [Texascavers] Farewell to Lee White

Bill Steele, Thanks for posting that about Lee White. Do you have a photo of Lee that I could use in The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers? Sorry to hear about his death. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 9:36 AM Bill Steele wrote: >

Re: [Texascavers] Ernie Garza

Dear Drew, Thanks for your tribute to Ernie Garza, which I am sharing on the TexasCavers list. You can see a longer biography of Ernie at http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm I traveled with Ernie to the Texas Caver Reunion in 2018, and we had good discussions about caves, people, and books. I will

[Texascavers] Updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

Dear friends, I have updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers. Much more information now on departed cavers who explored caves in Texas and Mexico. See http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm More updates will come later, but I now have detailed information back to 2010 and a few beyond. Cavers se

[Texascavers] The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

Dear cavers, I have uploaded a lot of new material to *The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers* -- I think 14 obituaries and tributes for cavers who passed away over the last four years, and info on 54 cavers in all. Go to http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm It takes time to find this info, but I hav

Re: [Texascavers] Photos of Don and Ernie in Huautla

Thanks Mark! Will use these. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 9:17 PM wrote: > While going through some old Huautla photos I came up with several of > Don Broussard and Ernie Garza, taken by various expedition team members > over r

[Texascavers] Ernie Garza obituary

and great cooking. A memorial gathering for Ernie may be planned for this fall. There will be a New Orleans jazz funeral march in his honor at the Texas Caver Reunion, Paradise Canyon, October 12, 2019. Contributors: William R. Elliott, Tavita Alvarado, Kira Holt, Vivian Loftin, Steve Slocomb,

Re: [Texascavers] Terry Plemons

Terry Plemons was one of the good influences on me as a new caver at UT in 1967-69. He was very smart too. Sorry to hear he is gone. Sincerely, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 1:08 PM Carl Kunath wrote: > So sorry to have this ne

Re: [Texascavers] Ernie

I will miss Ernie Garza, friend to many and a man of many talents. We traveled to the 2018 Texas Caver Reunion together, but I did not get to see him much since then. Some of us have compiled a biography of Ernie, still in the making. Hasta luego Ernie. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gma

Re: [Texascavers] Brass Brunton Pocket Transit

In the late 1960s I bought two military Bruntons from Ft. Hood. I think Bill Russell got them at $3 or $4 each for us. They were in mils of course, but I surveyed many caves with them. I just got some trig tables in mils and no problem using a slide rule to reduce data. One had a plain compass need

Re: [Texascavers] Rancho del Elusive Pit

More info.: Illusive Pit is actually in Municipio Bustamante, not Candela, according to the AMCS GIS database. It is near the boundary in the mountains, and the first explorers thought it was in Candela, but it's in Bustamante. I guess you could say that the pit was so awesome is was like an illus

Re: [Texascavers] Caver Memorial

I will travel there from Missouri. Please be sure to spell his name Don Broussard. Thank you, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:46 PM Denise P wrote: > Bill Mixon and Don Brussard Memorial > > Date: August 10, 2019 > Time: 3 - 1

[Texascavers] David Honea on Don Broussard

*A Tribute to Don Broussard* David Honea It has been an honor and privilege to be Don Broussard's friend for 65 years. During that time I came to know Don very well through times of both adversity and success. Don dedicated his entire adult life to caving and his commitment to those endeavors wa

[Texascavers] Further news on Don Broussard

David Honea in Colorado says he just got a report that Don Broussard's cause of death was determined to be heart failure. I have no details, but we are thankful to know. Thank you David. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell _

Re: [Texascavers] Don Broussard passed away

ace. He was always to be counted on. And he did so > calmly with a smile. > > C. William "Bill" Steele > 500 Kingston Drive > Irving, Texas 75061 USA > cwilliamste...@gmail.com > speleoste...@aol.com > cell 214-770-4712 > > > On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 5:05

[Texascavers] Don Broussard passed away

friend, Don! Contributors: William R. Elliott, John Fish, David Honea, Logan McNatt, Peter Sprouse, Nancy Weaver. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Goodbye to Bill Mixon

*Bill Mixon* Bill Mixon worked tirelessly over many years on AMCS publications and the website. He maintained the AMCS files at his house, which today is the Texas Speleology Center. Mixon was editor of the AMCS Activities Newsletter for 21 issues from 1992 to 2018, a total of 2952 pages, or 56% o

Re: [Texascavers] Mike Collins obituary

Thank you for the obituary about Mike Collins, a good caver we had lost track of I guess. I did not know he was from Seguin, where I used to have a relative. Mike was a UTG caver who had a big old green Chevy 4 x 4 pickup. He was one of my slightly older heroes back in 1968/69. I missed many year

[Texascavers] Mike Collins question

Folks, I tried to post two photos of Mike Collins here but it is being held up for approval because they were sort of big. So, I put the photos on Dropbox at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eajv6yuouvxhfdk/AAAczCLT4hh9gq0NrxvIFK3Wa?dl=0 You can click or use that hyperlink to get them (about 4MB). M

Re: [Texascavers] Remember Mike Collins?

gist. Cavers in the woods near Sótano del Tigre, left to right: Linn Collins, Joe Cepeda, Jerry Broadus, Mike Collins, James Reddell (by Bob Mitchell, Feb. 1, 1968). Thanks, *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 1:10 PM William R. Elli

Re: [Texascavers] AMCS map indexing project

Grotto) > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 2:16 PM William R. Elliott > wrote: > >> The AMCS (Association for Mexican Cave Studies) is based at the Texas >> Speleology Center (TSC) near Driftwood, Texas (SW of Austin), but we have >> contributors all over. We are start

Re: [Texascavers] Billl Russell in hospital

We are pulling for William Hart Russell!! You are doing a good job Katie! *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 9:19 AM Katherine Arens wrote: > after coming home from rehab on friday, william started with a cold/flu on > monday. He was

[Texascavers] AMCS map indexing project

The AMCS (Association for Mexican Cave Studies) is based at the Texas Speleology Center (TSC) near Driftwood, Texas (SW of Austin), but we have contributors all over. We are starting some new initiatives this year and could use some volunteer help. See the AMCS website at http://www.mexicancaves.or

Re: [Texascavers] related to swimming holes

Yëäh, Ï knëw thät. Höhle, Höhle, Höhle, Höhle. Tack så mycket (Swedish), *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 9:29 AM William R. Elliott wrote: > If you go to the AMCS website you can find a map of the underwater cave, > Man

Re: [Texascavers] related to swimming holes

If you go to the AMCS website you can find a map of the underwater cave, Manantial de la Media Luna, in the cave maps, San Luis Potosí page. See http://www.mexicancaves.org/maps/0544.pdf The map is a plan and profile in German. Drawn by O. Knab, 1988. BCRA 1A. Shows 3 main holes and 7 small ones.

Re: [Texascavers] related to swimming holes

If you go the AMCS website, look for *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 9:09 AM John Brooks wrote: > David, > > Invite your daughter on a road trip to Mexico to see your favorite places > - and then take the trip. > > Someday she wil

Re: [Texascavers] Article (part 1) on Sheck Exley :

I y'all would like to read more about Sheck Exley's exploration of Nacimiento del Río Mante and other nacimientos in the El Abra Region, get AMCS Bulletin 26, which was published a few months ago. There is a map of Nacimiento del Río Mante from one of Sheck´s books. Appendix 4 is a detailed table o

[Texascavers] GPS accuracy at surveyor monuments

*GPS accuracy at surveyor monuments * I went out and found some surveyor monuments (benchmarks) to give my GPS devices the acid test. My wife Gayle helped me find two monuments near the local golf course. The Club2 monument was an excellent brass monument on a concrete mound, the other was down i

Re: [Texascavers] Notes on GPS, GNSS, and GIS for Cavers

p on an iPhone isn’t as accurate as a handheld consumer GPS unit. > > Diana > > ** > Diana R. Tomchick > Professor > Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry > University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center > 5323 Harry Hines B

[Texascavers] paper maps vs. digital maps

In reply to the joking comment that paper maps are better, well maybe if you live in the Jurassic Period. Try to find paper topo maps any more. We used to buy them at Miller Blueprint in Austin, but they were not cheap, and they were limited in coverage. I guess that TSS still has vast files of top

Re: [Texascavers] Notes on GPS, GNSS, and GIS for Cavers

*** > Diana R. Tomchick > Professor > Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry > University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center > 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. > Rm. ND10.214A > Dallas, TX 75390-8816 > diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu > (214) 645-6383 (phone) > (214) 645-6353

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