[PBSS] 5 Mouth

[J. LaRue Thomas]

Yay, Mike!!!

That's 5 for sure. It will be after the 4th of July as I am gone through the 
2nd. This is a very interesting cave, and the folks who own the ranch are 
terrific and we will hear lots of cool stories.

Did I mention the bucket winch--on second thought, I think it was the bucket 
winch that took it over the top. Jacq.

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Gray" <SA700PLT at austin.rr.com>
To: "J. LaRue Thomas" <jlrbills at sonoratx.net>; "Kerry Lowery" 
<klowery3 at suddenlink.net>; "PBSS" <pbss at caver.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:16 AM
Subject: RE: [PBSS] 5 Mouth


> 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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