[PBSS] 5 Mouth

[Mike Gray]

Jacqi, I'm in as well. Haven't busted my ass for caving in a long time,
starting to get Carlsbad bucket withdrawals or is it the Bradford shakes?
Try to give me as much heads up as you can. Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: pbss-bounces at caver.net [mailto:pbss-bounces at caver.net]On Behalf Of
J. LaRue Thomas
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:51 PM
To: Kerry Lowery; PBSS
Subject: Re: [PBSS] 5 Mouth


Kerry, I picked right up on that--I know, I know, it was the implements of
destruction that did it.

That's four of us, now, so I think it's a go. Jacqui


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry Lowery" <klowery3 at suddenlink.net>
To: "J. LaRue Thomas" <jlrbills at sonoratx.net>; "PBSS" <pbss at caver.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [PBSS] 5 Mouth


> Buckets, Rocks, Hot, Work, Implements of destruction and room to use
> them?????
>
>
> Does this really sound like something the PBSS would be interested in, I
> really have my doubts but we can give it a try.
>
> That was sarcasm if you couldn't tell, lets do it.
>
> Kerry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. LaRue Thomas" <jlrbills at sonoratx.net>
> To: <Pbss at caver.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 11:06 AM
> Subject: [PBSS] 5 Mouth
>
>
>> Guys,
>> Don't have time for much, but...
>> We have been offered the dig. The cave is now about 18 feet by 40 feet of
>> dug-into floor, but the diggers were not going out to the edges. Johnny
>> has
>> it set up with a structure holding an electric winch for buckets for
>> rubble,
>> and he'll bring a generator or welder out to power the winch. The room is
>> about 8-10 feet tall and the buckets are coming up about 12 feet?
>>
>> Johnny has a bobcat he will have us use to haul the tailings to an area
>> not
>> far away but where they will not just wash back in.
>>
>> This place is fewer than 4 miles from my house. I didn't ask about
>> camping
>> on site but I'll bet we can after the first time.
>>
>> It's set up because his ranch hand's sons have been digging off & on for
>> about 3 years but the last one graduated last night. Johnny has been
>> having
>> them sift for bones and tools and we would want to do that, but perhaps
>> do
>> it in-cave so we can photo document a general location and depth.
>>
>> The whole cave is daylight because it has 4 healthy openings and one
>> small
>> one.
>>
>> A couple from I think Cowtown Grotto is coming out this weekend from
>> Punkin/Deep but Jerly said she told me, first, so even if they want to
>> dig
>> we have first dibs.
>>
>> 4-6 people could have a good rhythm going, more than six on a trip at a
>> time
>> would work but not many more or we'd be tripping over each other I think.
>>
>> Jeryl & Johnny would like us to dig in both July and August, even though
>> it's hot. They do not have hunters, though...
>>
>> The only hurry is that I leave for camp tomorrow noon, no internet, no
>> cell
>> service there,  and I'd like to be able to send her a card my 1st couple
>> of
>> days out.
>>
>> Sorry I couldn't give us more time. My thinking is, we'd enjoy it greatly
>> and if we behave ourselves thre are quite a few more caves in the area
>> that
>> we might eventually get to see.
>>
>> I vote yes! Jacqui
>>
>>
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