I'm reminded of the wisdom of the immortal Cave Carson quoted in Inside
Earth #1:
A SUMP IS GOD'S WAY OF TELLING YOU THE CAVE ENDS THERE
On 6/8/09 6:26 AM, "speleoste...@tx.rr.com" wrote:
> Well, we did it. And it may well have been the Last Honey Creek Cave tank
> haul. Or, at least, I think,
Thomas Stich said:
>You could return with a cave radio, get a proper reading, and then drill a new
>well into the current passage beyond the sump, correct? What's the cost of
>drilling the well? Is that on the order of thousands or tens of thousands of
>dollars?
>Then the challenge w
? Is that on the order of thousands or tens of thousands of
dollars?
Then the challenge would be pushing the second sump into whatever untold wonder
or third sump exists beyond, correct?
~~Thomas
--- On Mon, 6/8/09, Minton, Mark wrote:
From: Minton, Mark
Subject: [Texascavers] RE: Honey
Bill,
>The results were that James and Creature surveyed 1,000 feet of passage and
>reached another sump.
Congratulations on some hard-won passage! Too bad about the next sump.
:-( I guess passing that one is beyond the limits of reasonable effort with
current technology.
Mark Mi
