[PBSS] 5 Mouth

[Bill Bentley]

You all know you can count on me to help, my arm should be healed by then...

Until then,

Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. LaRue Thomas" <jlrbills at sonoratx.net>
To: "Mike Gray" <SA700PLT at austin.rr.com>; <Pbss at caver.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [PBSS] 5 Mouth


> 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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