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June 17, 2004

BOTTOM PASTURE CAVE 2


Position:

Field notes: D. K. ROGGY

Cavers: R. S. Stewart, D. K. Roggy, E. Slack

Time in: 16:30 EST, Time out: 17:30 EST

THREAT VULNERABILITY: Low

This stream cave is further off the main road from Bottom Pasture Cave, in a wooded area. In front of the entrance is a meandering creekbed, which was dry at the time. The creekbed seemed to be about a foot or two below grade, and it appeared that water overflows it's banks from time to time. The entrance was a tall triangle of about 3m height and 2m wide. It went straight in about 15m and then abruptly changed to a broad chamber less than a meter high. Stefan and Martel went in and explored. Stefan found a fossil that he described as being from the cretaceous age. It appeared to be a piece of a plant stem or perhaps a marine tube-sponge.


In the woods behind the cave we found what appeared to be a small shaft, which seemed to lie about where the low chamber was and may well lead into the chamber of the cave.


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