David, The TSS does not have a good location for either the Cave Spring in Panola County or the one in Shelby County. If you could share that with us, it would be deeply appreciated.
Ron Sorry to hear about your new marital status – I really liked your mother-in-law. From: Charles Goldsmith Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 8:44 AM To: David Cc: CaveTex Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Cave related earthquake I didn't realize there was a cave there, but there were actually two quakes of note, a 4.1 and then a 4.0, later upgraded to a 4.3, per the USGS. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000jfey#summary http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000jfgm#summary On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM, David <[email protected]> wrote: Deep in east Texas there was an earthquake today directly centered under "Cave Spring." I have been to this place. It is a small but scenic rock shelter with a tiny stream flowing out of it. It is worth sending a student from SFASU to go check it out. It would be interesting to test the water, and write a report for the Texas Caver. A nice color photo of the entrance is on the cover of SpeleoSpace around 1994 or 95. David Locklear homeless quicker than I thought >From the TSS files: Description: “a little stream taking its origin from springs which issue from the water bearing sand. Overlying this sand is an extensive deposit (twenty-five feet) of soft sandstone, slightly impregnated with iron, giving it generally a yellow color, except where the iron was stronger and has stained it a reddish brown color. The water flowing from the springs carries with it a considerable quantity of loose white sand, and this has so undermined the soft sandstone that it has "caved," forming an escarpment or bluff. The under part of the bed has gradually released a portion of its material and thereby formed a hollow pit-like opening, from which it has derived its name--Cave Spring” (Walker, 1891). History: The springs were once a stop for the Wells Fargo stage on the old Carthage to Nacogdoches Road. They later became a popular recreational spot for locals. Biology: The cave is inhabited by the bat Pipistrellus subflavus. In 1993, David Locklear noted small, white, shrimp-like creatures swimming in the spring. Geology: The cave is formed in sandstones of the Queen City Formation of Eocene age. Based on Walker’s (1891) description of the cave, it is probable that it formed by suffosion (piping). Bibliography: Brune (1981); Schmidly et al. (1977); Walker (1891).
