Regardless of what cave that description fits, you know what's more curious?
I found the Feb. 5 1840 issue of *The Telegraph and Texas Register* and could not find an article about a cave. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48085/m1/1/ <https://mail.austintexas.gov/owa/redir.aspx?C=F9G_BusPz0KQRZ16xntt9JdJFBB_7NEIUZC2-_Zjpw-Bb6u7vRefGWVa2Ko_ARXtbRq1TPmyd98.&URL=http%3a%2f%2ftexashistory.unt.edu%2fark%3a%2f67531%2fmetapth48085%2fm1%2f1%2f> Based on what I've found so far, I'm thinking this was made-up by Austin High student Timothy Williams when he wrote a paper about the cave; and has been perpetuated 'en mass since he submitted an undated typed copy to the Austin History Center. Coincidentally, *The Austin Statesman* did run a 4 part article about the University of Texas Speleological Society exploration beginning on Feb. 5, though the year was 1952. In his "report" he quotes the article "in full". It is both lengthy and often quoted in other articles. This is disappointing, as the NSS Bulletin 10 claims this as the first written record of a cave in Texas. I have uncovered a land deed for Austin Caverns dated Sept. 6 1895, Does anyone know if it can it still keep that title? Justin On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 9:46 PM, via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > The cave mentioned in that 1840 newspaper article in NSS Bulletin 10 is > not Austin Caverns, which is indeed north of the river and near Lake > Austin. There was a mistake made by the author and the 1840 newspaper > article is actually describing Bandit Cave in south Austin. > > Jerry Atkinson. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 15, 2014, at 6:57 PM, David via Texascavers < > texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Bill's post mentioned something about the cave being in the hills. > > My fuzzy recollection of the neighborhood of the cave I was in was in an > area that was flat by Austin standards, whereas "across the river" as the > report stated is where the hills are. > > I only know 2 cavers that know where the storm sewer entrance is, and I > presumed everybody in Austin knew exactly where it was. > > Maybe I am thinking of a different cave ? > > David Locklear > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | <http://texascavers.com>http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/> > 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 > > -- Justin Leigh Shaw jus...@oztotl.net 512-797-4734 Box 40056 Austin, TX 78704 "we need to start using our collective intelligence in a creative, clear and coherent manner" - John Trudell
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