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On Dec 11, 2018, at 9:30 PM, Fritz Holt
mailto:fritz...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Thanks, George. I may be able to write of one or two more early caving
adventures and furnish some pictures. Fritz
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On Dec 11, 2018, at 2:02 PM, PRESTON
Thanks, George. I may be able to write of one or two more early caving
adventures and furnish some pictures. Fritz
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 11, 2018, at 2:02 PM, PRESTON FORSYTHE wrote:
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> Fritz--What a weekend!!
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> Preston in Browder, KY
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> On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 11:16:38
Fritz--What a weekend!!
Preston in Browder, KY
On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 11:16:38 AM CST, Fritz Holt
wrote:
I had not met Jack Prince but knew of his ledge crossing and great discovery.
In December of 1955 or January 1956 I was stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso and
had
Fritz,
In my view, trips reports about actual caving are always welcome and never
boring—even if the trip happened a few years ago. Thank you for sharing.
By the way, I measured the distance of the drop to the floor from the ledge
while sketching the cave. I don’t recall the exact depth
I had not met Jack Prince but knew of his ledge crossing and great discovery.
In December of 1955 or January 1956 I was stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso and
had corresponded with good caving friend Jimmy Walker of Waelder, TX. Jimmy
said he was leaving on Friday to check out a cave that a
Thanks Logan. I’ve forwarded your message to the owners of Caverns of Sonora
just in case they didn’t know.
I met Jack once there during the 50th anniversary of the ledge crossing. He
told me that he and his team didn’t really think of the crossing as a big deal
and didn’t rig a safety line
Bill, if you post that photo and others from that collection, you shoud çredìt
the photographer, James Papadakis.===Carl
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Original message From: Bill Bentley Date:
12/8/18 9:23 PM (GMT-06:00) To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject:
Jack Prince passed away on November 19, 2018,
one month shy of his 90th birthday. Most of you do not know who
he was, or that he made one of the most memorable discoveries in
a cave in Texas. Bill
Stephenson, founder of the National Speleological Society,
