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P U B L IS H E D Q U AR T E R L Y B Y T HE W I ND Y C IT Y G ROT T O OF T HE NAT IONAL SPEL EOL OG ICAL S OC IET Y F r e d S c h um a n n 2 2 5 2 A B a l d w i n A ve . P a l a t i n e , I l l i no i s 6 0 0 7 4 S e nd e xc ha n g e s & c o r r e sp o nd e n c e t o t h e e d i tor: R a l p h E a r l a nd s o n 802 S. H ig hla nd Ave. O a k P a r k , I l l i no i s 6 0 3 0 4 - 1 5 2 9 G r o t t o m e m b e r s h i p s, w i t h t he S p e l e o n e w s , a r e $ 1 5 . 0 0 p e r ye a r . F a m i l y - d e p e n d e nt m e m b e r s h i p s, w i t ho u t t he S p e l e o n e w s , a r e $ 5 . 0 0 . A va i l a b l e t o p u b l i s h i ng g r o t t o s b y e xc h a ng e . Ad ver tisi ng a vaila ble. C o nt a c t e d i t o r f o r m o r e i nf o r m a t i o n. IS S N 0 1 4 8 - 2 8 2 3 T he W i nd y C i t y G r o t t o U nd e r g r o u n d P r e s s

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G ROT TO C HRIST MAS P ART Y

T he WCG C hr ist mas P ar t y w il l be he ld at t he ho me o f Fr ed and S a ndr a S chu ma nn, 2252A B a ld w in in P a lat ine, o n S at ur day, Dece mber 15, at 6 p. m. G rab B ag: P lea se br ing a use fu l g ift va lued $5 - 15 fo r t he gr ab bag. Food : P lea se br ing a dis h t o shar e and/ or any s na cks o r dr ink s fo r self/ o t her s. B eer: T her e wo nt be a keg t his t im e. T her e w il l be a pot luck beer buck et t o whic h yo u can co nt r ibut e beer . Ot her drinks, BYOB. Di re ct i on s: Fr o m Ro ut e 53 and I - 90, I 290 t ur ns int o Ro ut e 53 no rt h o f I - 90. Go no r t h o n 53 and exit at Dundee. T ur n west o nt o Dundee and go t hr ee st o p lig ht s t o Ba ldw in. T ur n no r t h ( r ig ht ) . Go t hr u st o p s ig n ( N ic ho ls) and o ver t wo speed bu mp s. F ind par k ing o n t he st r eet . DO NOT par k in nu mber ed spa ces. E nt er t he par k ing lo t on t he le ft a ft er t he speed bu mps. 2252A w il l be fo r war d and t o t he r ig ht . Co nt act Fred o r S andr a, e - ma il e ri ccoy@ ymai l. co m , pho ne ( 847) 963- 0823.

WCG B O AR D M E M B E R S
C HA I RPE RS O N -e r i c c o y@ ym a i l . c o m V ICE-C HA I RPE RSO N -p h i l @ ho u s e o f g o l d m a n. o r g SECRETARY-c a ve c r i t t e r 1 0 0 @ g m a i l . c o m T REAS URE R- sc h um a n n 2 4 @ a o l . c o m MEM BE R-AT - LA RG E- t j a na s1 9 5 0 @ a o l . c o m F r e d S c h um a n n (847) 963 -0823 P hi l G o l d m a n (847) 632 -1290 G r e g S c hm i t (708) 387 -0592 S a n d r a S c h um a n n (847) 963 -0823 Tom Janas (708) 349 -3849

S PEL EONEWS ED IT OR-Ralph Earlandson r a l p h. e a r l a nd s o n@ g m a i l . c o m (708) 524 -1215

C O M M IT T E E C H A IR P E R S O N S
MEM BE RS HI P/D AT ABASE -c a ve c r i t t e r 1 0 0 @ g m a i l . c o m G r e g S c hm i t (708) 387 -0592

S PEL EO NEWS E XC HA NG E- R a l p h E a r l a nd s o n r a l p h. e a r l a nd s o n@ g m a i l . c o m (708) 524 -1215 LIBRA RIA N- c a ve r 1 4 0 2 @ y a ho o . c o m T RI PS C OM M IT T EE- b a g e l s1 0 1 @ sb c g l o b a l . n e t S A F ET Y C HA I R PE R S O N- l e g n i n i @ a p s. a n l . g o v C O NS E RVAT IO N C HA I R-sp e l e o 3 0 @ ya h o o . c o m P R O PE RT Y M A NA G E R -c a ve w o l f 0 0 @ ho t m a i l . c o m B AT H O USE P RO JECT C HA I R- t e l e c o nf @ a o l . c o m W EBSIT E ADM I NIST RAT O R-A d m i n@ w i nd yc i t yg r o t t o . o r g L a ur a L e xa n d e r (630) 824 -8341 Rich Pagels (815) 838 -5689 D a n L e g ni n i (630) 393 -2240 Jack W ood (773) 252 -9773 Joe W olf (708) 503 -1448 R i c h W hi s l e r (630) 562 -1243 Terry Chambliss (773) 342 -6097

N EW WCG V ICE C HAI R

Ke n Red eker ha s r es ig ned as V ice C ha i r per so n o f Wind y C it y Gr o t t o. At t he Oct o ber meet ing, P hil Go ld ma n, NS S 63220, was e lect ed t o ser ve as V ic e C ha ir per so n u nt i l t he gr ot t o elect io n in Ma y. P hi l ca n be co nt act ed at 414 N. E lm S t . , Mt . P ro spect , I L 60056, pho ne 847 - 632-1290, e- ma i l p hi l@ho us eo fgo ld ma n. o r g.

O N T H E C OV E R
T he co ver phot o is o f t he lar ge ent r ance o f Cue va de l Ar co R io T ana ma in P uert o R ico . T he pho t o sho ws so me lo ca l c aver s just ins id e t he e nt r ance. P ho t o by Ada m Ha ydo ck.

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M EETINGS
Meet ings o f t he Wind y C it y Gr o t t o o f t he Nat io na l S pe leo lo g ica l S o c iet y ar e he ld o n t he seco nd Wed nesd a y o f ever y mo nt h at 7: 30 p. m. at Au re li o' s Pi zze ri a, 1455 W. La ke S t . ( US 20) , Add iso n, I L 60101, pho ne ( 630) 889 - 9560. It is ne xt t o ( east o f) Mar cus C ine ma, whic h is just east o f I L - 53 ( Ro hlw ing Rd. ) . Yo u wil l find it in t he So ut hwe st co r ner o f Ce nt ennia l P la za s ho pp ing c ent er , just past t he Mar cus C ine ma. E xit I - 355, just o ff o f I - 290 ( yo u need not pay a t o ll) o n Lake S t . T ur n east ( le ft ) o n Lake. T he ne xt t hr ee meet ing s w ill be Decemb e r 12 , Jan u ary 9 , and Feb ru a ry 13 . T he bu s ines s and a nno unce me nt s part o f t he me et ing is fo llo wed by a pr o gr am o n a caving r e lat ed t o pic. Bo ar d meet ing s, at whic h gr ot t o bus ines s is d iscu ss ed, ar e usua ll y he ld o n t he fo ur t h Wed ne sda y o f t he mo nt h at 7: 30 p. m. and o pen t o ever yo ne . T he exa ct dat es and lo cat io ns o f t he bo ar d meet ing s w il l be a nno unced at t he grot t o meet ing s. T he Mar c h Spel eon e ws w i l l be asse mb led fo r ma il ing dur ing t he Fe br uar y bo ar d me et ing. T he dead l ine fo r each is sue o f t he Spel eone ws is t he weekend fo llo w in g t he gr ot t o meet ing o f t he mo nt h pr eced in g t he mo nt h o f is sue. All mat er ia l mus t be subm it t ed in fina l fo r m via e - ma i l, o r on CD o r paper at t hat t ime. Th e d ead li n e fo r t h e M arch S pel eon ews i s t h e weeken d of Feb ru ary 16 - 17.

M EMBERSHIP N EWS
T HE C ARBIDE D UN
T he fo llo w ing me mber s, exp ir ing bet wee n no w and t he ne xt issu e, ar e list ed be lo w by mo nt h o f exp ir at io n. P ay at t he meet ing o r se nd yo ur payme nt t o t he t r easur er , Sandr a S chu ma nn, 2252 A Ba ldw in, P a lat ine , I L 60074. Not e: Pl ease mak e yo ur che ck pa ya ble t o Wind y C it y Gr o t t o. Dues fo r fu l l me mber s hip is $15. 00 per year . Exp i ri n g i n Decemb e r 2012: Lar r y Co he n Co llee n L i ng ler Exp i ri n g i n Feb ru a ry 2013: Her b T e ll fo r s Jack JT T homs e n Exp i ri n g i n M arch 2013: T o m Ja nas Jack Kr uz ic h T o ni P at r ick Jo e Wo lf To m Wo lo s

T HE C ARBIDE D UMP
T he fo l lo w ing me mbe r s ha ve dr o pped fo r no n- pa yme nt o f dues: Ada m Ha ydo ck be en Bil l O wens

T he fo llo w ing per so ns wer e invo lved in t he pro duct io n, co llat ing and ma il ing of t he S ept ember Spel eone ws : Ra lp h E ar la ndso n, Al Goo dcave, Gr eg S chm it , Fr ed S c hu ma nn, and S andr a S chu ma nn.

U PCOMING E VENTS
Decemb e r 15. WCG Chr ist mas P ar t y, Fr ed and S a ndr a S c hu ma nns co ndo , P a lat ine , I ll ino is. M arch 23, 2013. NS S Bo ar d o f Go ve r no r s meet ing, S an Jo se, Ca li fo r nia. M ay 3 - 5, 2013. S pr ing M VOR, D il lar d M il l, M isso ur i. M ay 24 - 27, 2013. Ke nt uck y S pe le o fest , Lo ne S t ar P r eser ve, Ke nt uck y. Ju n e 28 - 30, 2013. Cave Caper s, po ss ibl y at Cr aw fo r d Co unt y Fa ir gr o unds, I nd ia na. Ju ly 21 - 28, 2013. 16t h I nt er nat io na l Co ngr ess o f S pe leo lo g y, Br no , Czech Repu bl ic. Au gu st 5 - 9, 2013. NS S Co nve nt io n, S hippens bur g, P enns ylva nia. F ir st P A Co nve nt io n in o ver 40 ye ar s. Fred Schumann, our Chri st mas part y host , barbeques chi cken at t he 2012 WCG pi cni c. Phot o by R al ph E arl andson.

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C OLD W AT E R T R IP
Co ldw at er Cave Winne s hiek Co unt y, Io wa L iz Davis P at Davis Ada m Ha ydo ck Oct o ber 20, 2012 Mar k Jo nes No bo r u S akabe On Oct o ber 20, 2012, Ada m Ha ydo ck and I went o n a t r ip t o Co ldwat er cave, lo cat ed abo ut 20 mi le s fr o m Deco r ah, I A. Adam had pr evio us l y co nt act ed t he Io wa Grot t o and made a l l t he nec es sar y ar r a nge me nt s fo r o ur t r ip. Aft er 5. 5 ho ur s o n t he ro ad, we r eached Deco r ah and vis it ed Du nning s S pr ing. Ada m put o n diving go ggle s ( no wet suit and t he wat er was ver y co ld !) and su bmer ged at t he sha llo w ent r anc e o f t he spr ing t o ver ify if a fut ur e cave d ive int o t he spr ing wo uld be po ss ible. He sa id t he pa ssag e nar r o wed and went do wn and co uld pot ent ia l l y be e xp lo r ed w it h d iving gear . We le ft t he spr ing and visit ed a ca ve na med I ce Cave, whic h is ju st 30 ft lo ng a nd w her e ic e can be fo und unt il Augu st - S ept ember . We t he n we nt t o t he pro pert y w her e t he ent r ance t o Co ldwat er Cave is lo cat e d and wher e we w er e go ing t o spend t he nig ht . We s lept a few fe et fr o m t he cave ent r ance, a ma n- made s ha ft 100 ft deep lo cat ed in a separ at e roo m ins ide t he cabin w her e we spent t he nig ht . T he ne xt mo r ning we wo r e o ur 7 - mm we t su it s a nd neo pr ene bo ot s and we nt do wn t he ladder so lder ed t o t he sha ft . T he sha ft is encased w it h a met a l p ip e 30 inc he s in d ia met er ; o ne can la y ba ck aga inst t he wa ll a nd t ake a r est while c li mb ing. It was an int er est ing exper ie nce t o go int o a 100 ft deep pipe t o ent er a cave. Acco r d ing t o o ur Io wa Grot t o ho st s, t he I o wa st at e go ver nme nt want ed t o make Co ldwat er a t o ur ist / co mmer c ia l ca ve a nd dec ided t o inst a ll a n e le vat o r t o give acce ss t o t he cave. T he ca bin w her e we s lept was sup po sed t o beco me t he vis it o r cent er . For so me r easo n, t he pro ject was abo rt ed and t he sha f t le ft o pen ( mo r e info r mat io n abo ut t he hist or y o f t his cave can be fo u nd at http:// www.caves.org/project/coldwater/ cwp1a. ht ml) . Mar k Jo nes fr o m t he Io wa Grot t o was our t r ip lead er . I n add it io n t o Ada m a nd m ys e lf fr o m t he WCG, t wo ot her caver s fr o m I o wa, s ibl ing s L iz and P at Davis jo ined t he t r ip. Co ldw at er is a r iver cave 17 mi le s lo ng and st il l go ing. Onc e do wn t her e we wa lked in t he r iver fo r mo st o f t he t ime, go ing do wnst r eam. T he cave is a lar ge t unne l a bo ut 25 35 ft wid e and 10 - 15 ft hig h, w it h a 15 - 25 ft w ide wat er st r ea m. T he cave has p le nt y o f lar ge - s iz e deco rat io n. We saw lar ge st a lact it es ( sever a l fe et lo ng) , ple nt y o f g ia nt flo w st o nes and r imst o nes. T he ce il ing wa s r e mar ka bl y f lat , lo o king a lmo st ma n- made, w it h t he e xcept io n o f t he pr esenc e o f r o ws o f st alact it es. At so me po int s t her e wer e do mes deco r at ed wit h no t abl y beaut ifu l dr aper ie s. We saw bl ind fis h, but because t he o nl y kno wn nat ur a l e nt r ance t o t he ca ve is t hr o ugh a su mp, t her e ar e no bat s in t his ca ve. Co nt inu ing do wnst r ea m, we had t o sw im o r walk w it h wat er at chest / neck le ve l a few t imes. Becaus e I was init ia l l y ver y w a r m, I had t he t o p o f my wet su it in m y bag. I n t he seco nd and deeper sw i m, I fe lt my ar ms and ha nd s get nu mb in a mat t er o f seco nd s but soo n got war m aga in. I do n't kno w t he exa ct t emper at ur e o f t he wat er , but it was said t o be ar o und 40 - 50F. Fo r t he ne xt sw ims, I had m y fu l l wet su it o n and did n't fee l co ld fo r t he r est o f t he t r ip, a lt ho ugh at so me deeper po int s wher e I had t o sw im a nd had my neck t o uching t he wat er , I fe lt co ld in t hat expo sed ar ea o f my bo d y. T he sw ims wer e no t ext ens ive, we mo st l y wa lked w it h wat er at ank le o r knee t o t hig h le ve l, whic h was t ir ing. I was wear ing a r ent a l wet su it so I had a cheap r a in su it o n ( whic h got t or n) t o prot ect t he neo pr ene . T he r a in su it pant s added co ns ider a ble dr ag t o t he a lr ead y d if f icu lt t ask o f wa lk ing w it h a 7 mm, so aked, wet su it . We a ll had o ur shar es o f fa l ls due t o t he t r eacher o us under wat er t er r a in w it h p le nt y o f mud poo ls and su bmer ged r o cks. I t is wo rt h no t ing t hat I d id no t have ne o pr ene g lo ves o n, o nly nit r i le g lo ves co mmo nl y us ed fo r caving and a lt ho ugh m y ha nd s fe lt co ld at t imes, but no t unco mfo r t abl y co ld, t he nit r ile g lo ves d id a go o d jo b a nd gave me bet t er t act ile se ns it ivit y t ha n neo pr ene o nes. We we nt do wnst r ea m fo r abo ut 4 ho ur s and e nt er ed a sid e passage ca l led S inu s t hat is usu a ll y f lo o ded. T he wat er le ve ls wer e at yp ica l l y lo w dur ing o ur t r ip, so o ur gu ide who is a lo ng - t ime Co ldwat er caver - want ed t o check o ut t he passag e. Ada m a nd P at cr aw led t he nar r o w t unne l in se ar ch fo r t he

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t er mina l do me. I decid ed no t t o go in t he t unne l be cause I did n't want t o damag e my r ent ed wet suit . Because o f t he usua ll y hig h wat er le ve ls, o nly 2 peo ple had bee n t her e be fo r e. Aft er a bo ut 15 min t he y t ur ned back due t o t he no t so lo w wat er le ve ls a nd d iff icu lt y o f cr aw l ing wear ing a wet su it . Whe n Ada m a nd P at r et ur ned, Mar k info r med u s t hat we wer e abo ut 20 min fr o m t he end o f t he cave, wher e it sumps, and propo sed t hat we t ur ned back a nd exp lo r ed a s id e pass age na med Ca scade o n o ur way o ut . We wa lked upst r ea m t o war d t he exit and c li mbed a s ide pas sage a bo ut 5 ft abo ve t he wat er le ve l, go ing up st r eam a r e lat ive l y lo w ce il ing pas sage fu ll o f co nsecut ive r iver da ms. T he passage wa s w ide a nd hig h eno ugh t o be r e lat ive l y co mfo r t able t o mo ve t hr o ugh, but t he r iver da ms r equ ir ed e xt r a effo r t t o be cr o ssed while we ar ing o ur heavy wet su it s. Aft er a bo ut 15 minut es, we e nt er ed a mudd y cr aw lw a y t hat ended in a do me ( ever yt hing in Co ldwat er ends in a do me, t he y s a y) t hat had r ece nt ly bee n d isco ver ed bec ause t he ce i ling co llap sed, r evea l in g t he 70 ft hig h do me. We r et ur ned t o t he ma in passage a nd co nt inued o ur jo ur ne y upst r ea m, t o war d t he exit . Aft er a lo ng wa lk in t he wat er , we fo und t he s ha ft . It t oo k us abo ut 4 ho ur s do wnst r eam a nd 3 ho ur s upst r eam. We c l i mbed t he s ha ft , whic h wa s n't an eas y t ask wear ing hea vy wet su it s and le ft Co ldw at er cave, t ir ed, but glad t hat we had t he o ppo rt unit y t o vis it t his r ic hl y deco r at ed, big a nd co ld r iver ca ve. T he la nd o wner s ha ve a ver y go o d r elat io ns hip w it h ca ver s a nd t he I o wa Grot t o ( we had br eak fast and p izza w it h t he m ( in d i ffer ent o ccas io ns. . . ) and ar e g lad t o let caver s vis it Co ldwat er Cave. T he I o wa Grot t o is ver y w e lco ming a nd inv it es ot her caver s t o jo in t he ir t r ips. T he y ha ve led t r ip s ever y t hir d weekend o f t he mo nt h. Yo u can e it her s leep in t he ir cabin ( yo u mig ht have t o shar e it wit h a co up le o f m ice) o r st ay in a mo t el near Deco r ah, whic h is o nl y 20 m i le s awa y. Do wear a 7 mm wet su it and pr e fer a bl y neo pr ene bo ot s. - - No bo r u S akabe

T he pho t o s o f Co ldw at er Cave o n t he r ig ht wer e t aken by Ada m Ha ydo ck. All caver s wer e wear ing 7 - mm wet su it s d ue t o t he co ld wat er . T his ca ve is ar gua bl y o ne o f Amer ica s mo st apt ly - na med ca ve s.

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G ROTTO M INUTES
S UBMITTED BY G REG S CHMIT
T he fo llo w ing is a su m mar y o f gr ot t o and bo ar d meet ing s o ver t he past t hr ee mo nt hs, as r eport ed by S ecr et ar y Gr eg S chm it . G R O T T O M E E T I N G , S E P T E M B E R 12, 2012: O ffi ce rs p re sen t : Ralp h E ar la ndso n, To m Ja nas, Gr eg S chm it , Fr ed and S a ndr a S chuma nn. T he Cha ir ca lls t he meet ing t o o r der at 8: 15 P M wit h int r o duct io ns. T her e ar e no o fficer s r epo rt s and t he meet ing mo ve s im med iat e ly t o t he video pr esent at io n o f Laur a s scuba and ca ver n d ive in M exico . T hat video pr esent at io n is fo llo wed by a slid e and nar r at ive pr ese nt at io n o f t he O ve r t he E dge event do wnt o wn. T he Spel eone ws is pr epar ed and d ist r ibut ed t o me mber s pr ese nt . An n ou n cemen t s: P hil Go ld ma n w i l l ho st t he Ro pe P art y t his S at ur day nig ht at his ho me in Mo unt Pro spect . T he Gr ot t o Hallo wee n par t y w il l be ho st ed by Gr eg S chmit at his ho me in Br o o kfie ld. P hi l Go ld ma n w il l ho st t his mo nt hs Bo ar d meet ing T hur sd a y S ept e mber 27t h at 7 - P M. T he Gr ot t o ar chive w i l l be t he age nda. T ri p Rep ort s: Wind Ca ve in t he B lack H il ls ( Jo e Wo lf) . Hend er so n P ar k: M ill, M idd le and Wat er fa l l Ca ves ( P hi l Go ld ma n) . Meet ing ad jo ur ned at 9: 30 - P M and fo llo wed by vid eo pr esent at io n. G R O T T O M E E T I N G , N O V E M B E R 14, 2012: O ffi ce rs p re sen t : Ralp h E ar la ndso n, To m Ja nas, Gr eg S chm it , Fr ed and S a ndr a S chuma nn. T he Cha ir ca lls t he meet ing t o o r der at 8: 00 P M wit h int r o duct io ns. Bus in ess is po st po ned so t he s ho w and t ell pr o gr am ma y pr o ceed. St en, Ape x and P ho enix lig ht s yst e ms ar e d iscus sed. Ed i t or s Rep o rt : T he Dece mber S pe le o news w il l be co llat ed at t he Dece mber 12t h Me mber s hip meet ing. T hanksg iv ing weeke nd wil l be t he dead l ine fo r ar t ic le su bm is s io ns and t r ip r eport s. B oard M emb er at La rge Rep o rt : I t ems ar e ava i la ble fo r sa le a ft er t he meet ing. An n ou n cemen t s: Fr ed a nd S a ndr a S chu ma nn w il l ho st o ur Chr ist ma s part y at t he ir home in P a lat ine. Dat e will be t he eve ning o f Dece mber 15t h a ft er 6- P M. At t endees ar e enco uraged t o br ing a gr a b bag g ift va lued be t ween $10 and $15 as we ll as a d is h t o shar e. A ca ve t r ip t o Buckner Cave in I nd ia na is sc hedu led fo r Dece mber fir st . T he t r ip is int ended t o ho st so me bo y sco ut s a lo ng w it h t he ir le ader s. Ro ber t s Ca ve is co ns ider ed fo r Dece mber 2nd. Co nt act P hil Go ld ma n. Ada m Ha ydo ck w is hes t o go t o Fit t o n Cave in Ar ka ns as. He is lo o king fo r par t ic ipa nt s. Vo lu nt eer s ar e be ing so ught fo r a F ie l d Museu m e xhib it ent it led Ca ve P a int ings o f G la sgo w. Meet ing ad jo ur ned at 9: 20 P M. - - Respect fu l l y su bmit t ed Gr eg S chmit , S ecr e t ar y

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S PENT C ARBIDE
1 0 Y E AR S A G O
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T he fo llo w ing is fr o m a t r ip r epo rt o n Devi l s I ce bo x, M isso ur i by Mat t Heuser - - ed . Aft er e njo ying t his r o o m fo r a nice r e la xing r est , we st art ed o ur wa y back t o t he cano es. T his t ime w hi le pa ss ing t hr o ugh t he wat er it see med a bit hig her t ha n it wa s dur ing o ur wa lk in, t ho ugh no bo d y r ea l ize d ju st ho w muc h hig her . Whi le we s at o n t he mud ba nk, t her e wa s a lar ge Br o wn bat o n t he wa ll mak ing qu it e a bit o f no ise a nd f lut t er ing his w ings. I t hink he was t r ying t o t ell us i t was t ime fo r us t o lea ve. We beg a n t o lo ad o ur cano es back int o t he wat er fo r o ur paddle o ut , whe n P au l no t iced t he wat er gauge, whic h was st uck in t he mud whe n we ent er ed, was no w flo at ing. Upo n che ck ing t he wat er le ve l it was no t ed t hat t he wat er was no w abo ve t he r ed line by a few inc he s, mea ning t he wat er had r ise n jus t under 12 inc hes. Fo r a mo me nt t her e was co ncer n we wo u ld ha ve t o spend t he nig ht in t he cave unt il t he wat er le ve l we nt do wn. We dec ided t o give it a shot and see if we co uld make o ur way o ut anyw a y. As we st ar t ed o ut do wn t he st r eam, t he cur r ent was muc h st r o nger and t he w ind was r ushing in t hr o ugh t he passage mu c h mo r e t han it was when we ent er ed. T he fir st few lo w spo t s wer e t ig ht but we wer e able t o maneu ver t hr o ugh t he m by la ying flat and squeez ing o ur selve s and t he cano e t hr o ugh. T he last lo w spot , just be fo r e t he ent ranc e/ exit , was muc h t ig ht er t ha n t he r est . We act uall y had t o r emo ve o ur he lmet s whi le la ying flat in t he cano e and push t he cano e fur t her do wn int o t he wat er. For so me o f us t his mea nt t aking wat er int o t he cano e as it r ushed in fr o m t he s ides w hi le w e pus he d and wa lked t he ce il ing w it h o ur ha nds scr ap ing o ur face a lo ng t he wa y t o get t hr o ugh. Amaz ing l y w e a ll made it o ut just fin e. A co uple o f t he gro up me mber s wer e a bit hypot her mic, but ot her t han t hat and a few bu mps a nd br u ise s e ver yo ne r et ur ned unhar med. T his was de fin it e l y a n adve nt ur e t o r e me mber . ( December 2002) 2 0 Y E AR S A G O
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at e cuis ine s ot her t ha n o ur usua l Ame r ica n far e o f p iz za a nd O ld M i lwauke e ( it do esnt get any bet t er t han t his) . E ugenes ho st , Henr y G i ls do r f, cor dia ll y int r o duced him w it h na me a nd ha nds hake as e ac h gue st ar r ived at t he r est aur ant . Be ing a Spel eone ws - u npu bl is hed, wo rd - o fmo ut h e ve nt , Our D inner Wit h E ugene pr o ved hig hl y su cces s fu l. Maps o f t he Mo nr o e Co unt y sur ve y wer e a va i la ble fo r t ables id e per usa l, a nd t o pic s o f c hit - chat o ver hear d r a nged fr o m co nve nt io ns t o cave r escue t o dr eams o f so med a y cr o ss ing t he bo r der t o t he net her r eg io ns o f Me xico . ( Dece mber 1992) 3 0 Y E AR S A G O
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T he Chic ago Acade my o f S c ie nc es is an espec ia l l y appr o pr iat e meet ing p lace fo r WCG bec ause it has a ca ve! I t is a n ar t ific ia l wa lk t hr o ugh dio r a ma t hat sho ws ma ny feat ur es o f caves. Fo r t ho se me mber s w ho ha ve n't seen it yet , t he appro ximat e ly 25 - fo ot - lo ng ca ve is o n t he seco nd flo o r . I vis it ed it r ecent ly a nd no t ed st alact it es, st alag mit e s, bo xwo r k, cave co r al, baco n, he l ict it es, so da st r aws, f lo wst o ne, blind f is h, ca ve cr a yf is h, bat s, and eve n ar t ific ia l wat er . E ver yt hing goo d w it ho ut t he dar k, co ld, and mud! Mo st o f t he fo r mat io ns wer e ver y r ea l ist ic ( a lt ho ugh t he baco n le ft a lo t t o be des ir ed) . I do n't t hink t hat t his f lo o r is o pen dur ing t he WCG mee t ing, but t he Acade m y it se l f is we l l wo r t h a sho r t vis it so met ime. ( Dece mber 1982) 4 0 Y E AR S A G O
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We ( mea ning Mar s h Kie vit , r ea ll y) ha ve r ecent ly bo ught a new Mu lt il it h dup li cat or fo r pr int ing t he Spel eone ws a nd ot her pro ject s o f t he Wind y C it y Gr o t t o Under gro und P r ess. It is a mo de l 1227, and, fo r t he co gnice nt i, co ns ist s o f an ear l y ver s io n of t he 1250s pr int head and a David so n feede r . It is a r ea l fo s s il, but appear s t o be in goo d shape. I f t his is sue is no t icea bl y bet t er (or wo r se) in pr int ing qua lit y, it is becau s e we used ( or t r ied t o use) o ur new t o y. ( Dece mber 1972) 5 0 Y E AR S A G O
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A mi ld Wed nesda y e ve ning just pr io r t o t he annua l gr ot t o Hallo wee n Ba s h was a per fect t ime fo r a se mi- impr o mpt u gat her ing t o we lco me wo r ld l y ca ve e xp lo r er E ugene Ananie v t o t he Wind y C it y, US A. Abo ut 35 WC Ger s, inc lud ing me mber s, spo uses, fir st wive s, chi ldr e n a nd fr ie nd s, met at t he T ha i la nder , ho pe fu l l y s ho w ing o ur fr ie nd t hat we appr ec i-

Hur r ah! Wind y C it y do esnt ha ve t o r ely o n ot her cave o wner s in s ecur ing per m i ss io n t o ent er t he ir cave. We ha ve o ur o wn cave o wner in o ur mid st . Dick B le nz went and bo ught Buckner s Ca ve a lo ng w it h it s 1775 dat e. He pla ns o n impr o ving t he 50 acres o f la nd t hat co me s w it h it . ( December 196 2)

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G r ot t o C hr is t ma s P a r t y 3 8 G r ot t o El e ct io ns 2 , 1 6 G r ot t o M inut es ( G r eg S ch m it ) 2 2 - 24 , 3 3 , 42 G r ot t o P ic ni c 2 0 1 2 : 1 8 Ha ll o we e n P a r t y 2 8 In t his Is s ue 2 , 1 6 , 2 8 , 3 8 In d ex t o V ol u m e 5 2 : 4 4 - 4 5 M e et in gs 3 , 1 7 , 2 9 , 3 9 M e mb er s h ip N e ws 3 , 1 8 , 2 9 Ne w WC G B oa r d 1 7 Ne w WC G Vi c e C ha ir 3 8 O n t he C ov er 2 , 1 6 , 2 8 , 3 8 S p el e on e ws b y E - M a i l ( R a lp h Ea r la n ds on) 1 6 S p el e on e ws h elp cr ed it s 3 , 1 7 , 2 9 , 39 S p ent C a r b id e 1 0 - 1 1 , 2 5 , 34 - 35 , 4 3 2 0 11 WC G T r ea s ur y R ep or t ( S a ndr a S ch uma n n) 1 1 Up co m in g Ev e nt s 3 , 1 7 , 29 , 3 9 WC G M e mb er s hip L is t 1 2 - 13 WC G P i cn i c 2 0 1 2 : 1 8 CAV E I NDE X ( c o u nt y i n p a r e nt he s e s ) IL L INO IS C ou ch C a v e ( M onr o e) 3 5 Ha lf M il e C a v e ( M onr o e) 1 0 IN D IA NA B ud dha C a v e ( La wr en c e) 5 4 , c ov er p h ot o 4 5 Don n eh u e C a v e ( La wr en c e) 6 - 7 Los t B o y C a v e ( O we n) 9 , p hot os 9 , c ov er p hot o 1 P or t er C a v e ( O wen) 8 - 9 , p hot os 9 S ui c id e C a v e ( Wa s h in gt on) 7 - 8 , p hot os 6 - 7 IO WA C ol d wa t er C a v e ( Wi nn es h i ek) 4 0 - 4 1 , p hot os 41 M IS S O UR I B er o m e M o or e C a v e ( P er r y) 1 9 - 2 0 C r ev i c e C a v e ( P er r y) 3 0 - 3 1 , p hot os 31 De vi l s I c eb ox ( B oo n e) 4 3 T om M oor e C a v e ( P er r y) 3 0 , c ov er p hot o 2 7 , p hot os 3 1 P UER T O R IC O C ue va d el Ar co R i o T a na ma , c ov er p hot o 3 7 , p hot o 4 2 S O UT H DA KO T A Win d C a v e ( C us t er ) 1 0 - 1 1 , 35 T ENNES S EE B lu e S p r i ng C a v e ( Wh it e) 5 T EXAS M id ni ght C a v e 3 5 I NT E RN AT I O NAL CAV E S : B EL IZ E B ol s M us eu m C a v e, c ov er p hot o 1 5 R O M AN IA C a lib oa ia C a v e 2 1 R US S IA R a z b oini c h ya C a v e 2 1 S O UT H AF R IC A B lo mb os C a v e 2 1 S P A IN Alt a m ir a C a v e 2 1 FI RS T P AG E O F I S S UE 1 15 27 37

B R UM M E L, T O M Air S ea C a v e R es cu e gr a p hi c 1 3 C a ver s , En d of t h e Wor ld, P a r t I I 4 - 5 C AM P B E LL, T O M T r i p Re po rt : I nd ia na C a vi ng W e e k en d ( Don n eh u e a nd S ui c id e C a v es ) 6 - 8 EAR L AN DS O N, R A LP H C ov er P hot o 1 5 P hot o 3 9 S p ent C a r b id e 1 0 , 2 5 , 3 4 - 35 , 4 3 S p el e on e ws b y E - M a i l 1 6 ENG L IS H , B IL L C a ves in Ar cha e ol og y 2 1 Wes t V ir g in ia Ha p p e ni ngs 5 HAY DO C K, AD AM C ov er P hot o 3 7 P hot os 4 1 , 4 2 J ANAS , T O M C ov er P hot o 2 7 T r i p Re po rt : M or e of S p r ing 1 2 M VO R 3 0 - 31 M O O R E, S HER I E Dr a wi ngs 5 P AG ELS , R IC H C ov er P hot o 1 P hot os 9 , 3 1 T r i p Re po rt : I nd ia na C a vi ng W e e k en d ( P or t er a nd Los t B o y C a v es ) 8 - 9 R O B INS O N, L IZ T r i p Re po rt s : F r om t h e P en of L iz R ob ins o n 1 9 -2 1 , 31 - 3 3 S A KAB E, NO B O R U T r i p Re po rt : C ol d wa t er T r ip 4 0 - 4 1 S C HM IT , G R EG G r ot t o M inut es 2 2 - 24 , 3 3 , 44 S C HUM AN N, S AN DR A 2 0 11 WC G T r ea s ur y R ep or t 1 1 S UB J E CT I NDE X C AVE AR T Air S ea C a v e R es cu e ( T o m B r u m m e l) 1 3 Dr a wi ngs ( S h er i e M oor e) 5 C AVE S A ND C A VER S C a ver s , En d of t h e Wor ld, P a r t I I ( T o m B r u m me l) 4 - 5 C a ves in Ar cha e ol og y Wes t V ir g in ia Ha p p e ni ngs ( B il l E ng lis h) 5 C O VER P HO T O S B ol s M us eu m C a v e, B e liz e ( R a lp h Ea r la nds on) 1 5 C ue va d el Ar co R i o T a na ma , P u er t o R i co ( Ada m Ha ydo c k) 3 7 P a t t y R ub a ck in L os t B o y C a v e, I nd ia na ( R ic h P a g els ) 1 R ic h P a g els a t E nt r a n c e t o T o m M oor e C a v e , M is s our i ( T o m J a na s ) 2 7 T R IP R EP O R T S C ol d wa t er T r ip ( Nob or u S a ka b e) 4 0 - 4 1 In dia na C a vi ng W e ek e nd ( T o m C a mp b el l, R ic h P a g els ) 6 - 9 F r o m t h e P en of Liz R ob i ns on ( Liz R ob i ns o n) 1 9 -2 1 , 31 - 3 3 M or e of S p r i ng 1 2 M VO R ( T om J a na s ) 3 0 - 3 1 WI ND Y C IT Y G R O T T O C a r b ide D u mp 1 8 , 3 9 C a r b ide D un 3 , 1 8 , 2 9 , 3 9

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