Being in the area isn't enough. I think Oakley would be an expert on this. On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 9:00 PM, PRESTON FORSYTHE via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
> Interesting post david...........Preston > > > On Saturday, September 13, 2014 3:37 PM, David via Texascavers < > texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > > Fritz mentioned in his last post, the Briscoe Estate. Below is my > personal story about that place. > By David Locklear > dlocklea...@gmail.com > In the late 1980's and early 90's, I wasted numerous hours trying to > initiate a relationship with the Briscoe's, over the course of about 7 > years. > I wrote them several letters. One with an A&M letterhead on it. > I ridgewalked on several adjacent ranches, and hopped a fence. > I met with Mrs. Briscoe, and Mr. Briscoe's Secretary, and made a faithful > effort to get an appointment with him prior to the big caving event in > 1994. I gave his secretary a small collage of info that I had collected on > the cave to show him I was serious. > The ranch foreman told me he could not allow me on the ranch, but then he > found me wandering around, and I told him I had permission to be on the > ranch from a guy that owned the adjacent ranch, which was partly true. I > think my Spanish kept me from making him mad at me. > In 1999, I befriended a wealthy attorney in Houston who owned one of the > adjacent properties. His land was only about 20 acres. > I walked every square foot of it and found nothing. > In all those trips, I never saw anything that looked like a cave. > I mostly just wasted a lot of gas, and in hindsight I wish I had spent > that time doing something more productive. > I never did get anywhere near the entrance of Indian Creek Cave. > I met at least 2 cavers in the late 90's who said they knew somebody that > could get them in the cave had they wanted to go, but do not know if they > were serious. > Supposedly there have been trips to the cave. > It was the #1 thing on my Bucket List for about 15 years. > To the best of my knowledge, other cavers knew what I was up to and nobody > said anything negative, and I had several cavers encouraging me to keep > trying, especially in 1993. > > I am not currently in good enough physical shape to go caving there, and > do not see that changing anytime soon. > Last year, I contacted another wealthy attorney from Houston who had > retired and moved to Uvalde. I told him my story and asked him if he could > pull some strings for me. I never heard back from him on that subject. > I can tell you that on Indian Creek Road, about a mile past the locked > ranch gate is a beautiful ranch house, and the stock tank near there with > the windmill is or was a good place to cool off from the hot summer sun. > David Locklear > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > -- Charlie Loving
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