As I recall, there is a cave somewhere in New Mexico (Dry Cave, perhaps?) with a very small room, known as the “Vast Chamber.” I believe that the next room encountered in that passage was somewhat smaller, and was called the “Half Vast Chamber.” I also remember something about Donald Davis digging in some Fort Stanton breakdown and finding a smallish room. Upon entering this smallish room, he allegedly stated that “I’ve come into an Immense Chamber.” I think this quickly became known as “The Davis Chamber.” I suppose that, logically, the surname “Davis” must be synonymous with “Immense.”
HRD From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of dirt...@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 7:10 AM To: Lee H. Skinner Cc: SWR Mailing List; texascavers list Subject: [SWR] Big Room Big Room Well, Lee, you DO know that in a number of caves I have found pretty little rooms. In fact, I think you followed my instructions into one in the past, and grunting your way out (having given up trying to turn around in it), did agree that yes, it WAS pretty little. This small reminder from the one who also brought you the admonishment in the 60s that "No True Cavers Wear Kneepads!" (We will leave "suck holes" alone ---------) DirtDoc _____ From: "Lee H. Skinner" <skin...@thuntek.net> To: "SWR Mailing List" <s...@caver.net>, "texascavers list" <texascavers@texascavers.com> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 1:59:01 AM Subject: [Texascavers] My late night thoughts during insomnia An observation about Karstbad Cavern: "The cave swallows cave swallows." If blow holes are barometric, why aren't half of them called suck holes? If "The Big Room" is a common name for a passage in caves, why isn't "The Little Room"? Do walking passages ever run or even stop walking? Ever try to thread a gypsum needle? Why aren't there more helicmites? Or cattooth spar? or calcite yachts? Are fried egg stalagmites usually found with bacon? Does any cave have a Gnu Section? Where is Sinkhole de Mayo? Is a filled in sinkhole called a sinkwhole? Group names: herd, flock, pride, school, swarm, covey, murder, bevy, etc. But what would you call a group of cavers? I would suggest: column as cavers generally go single file, and it makes one think of a type of speleothem as well. Lee Skinner
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