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From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 08:48:41 -0400
To: Nanci LeVake <nlevake@pi*.co*>
CC: cavers@cavers.com, freeattic@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*
Subject: Re: Collapse at Madison???

Speleogenesis - these are live caves, Nanci.


Nanci LeVake wrote:
> 
> I'm forwarding this for Kyle Kepley of Tampa:
> 
> "Me and a friend were on our way to the Half Hitch at Madison today and
> found the passage at around 1000ft to be severely blocked by a whole bunch of
> white clay that buries the main line and leaves barely enough space for
> someone to squeeze through but not without a total siltout.  We turned the
> dive, but I figure someone here with more experience might be interested in
> finding out what happened and if this part of the cave is even accessible
> anymore.  The owner said a few days ago the whole basin was milky white for
> quite a while, even turning the river white."
> 
> Anyone know what's going on?
> 
> Nanci

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