ENNIS CAVE

THE

HISTORY, BIOLOGY, SPELEOGENISIS, AND PASSAGEWAYS

BY

RANDAL W. ROSE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 CAVE HISTORY

2.1 Louisiana Purchase

2.2 Mining Operations

2.3 Early Exploration

2.4 Rose Ownership years

2.4.1 1985 to 1990

2.4.2 1991 to 1995

2.4.3 1996 to 2000

2.4.4 2001 to 2005

2.4.5 2006 to 2007

3.0 CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

4.0 BIOLOGY

4.1 Vertebrae

4.2 Invertebrate

5.0 SPELEOGENISIS

5.1 Geology

5.2 Hydrogeology

5.3 Speleogenesis

6.0 SURFACE

7.0 SURVEY AND DESCRIPTIONS

7.1 Entrance passage

7.1.1 Entrance

7.1.2 Left Fork

7.1.3 Cook Room

7.1.4 Meeting Room

7.1.5 Birthday Room

7.1.6 Turnpike

7.1.7 40 Foot Waterfall

7.1.8 Keiko’s Dig

7.1.9 Camp Room

7.1.10 Womb Room

7.2 Campsite Passage

7.2.1 The Canyons

7.2.2 Mine Area

7.2.3 Shield Room

7.2.4 Stream Passage

7.2.5 Final Flowstone Dome

7.3 Main Downstream Passage

7.3.1 55 Foot Waterfall

7.3.2 Upper Canyons

7.3.3 Column Hall West

7.3.4 Column Hall East

7.3.5 Lower Canyons

7.3.6 Broad Room

7.3.7 60 Foot Waterfall Room

7.3.8 Timbuckto

7.3.8.1 Big Bob Room

7.3.8.2 Hall of the Columns

7.3.8.3 Pinocio’s Room

7.3.8.4 P-1 Room

7.3.8.5 P-2 Room

7.3.9 Carol’s Attic

7.3.10 Helectite Heaven

7.3.11 Taj Mel Hall

7.3.12 Lower Downstream

7.3.12.1 Twin Domes

7.3.12.2 Final Crawl

7.4 Mine Passage

7.4.1 Boxwork Room

7.4.2 Anthrodite Hall

7.5 Main Upstream Passage

7.5.1 Winged Victory

7.5.2 Crown Room

7.5.3 Holland Tunnel

7.5.4 The Wave

7.5.5 Gravel Hall

7.5.6 Natural Bridge Room

7.5.7 Toadstool Room

7.5.8 Chevron Room

7.5.9 Lower Water Room

7.5.10 Borehole

7.5.11 Goose Pit

7.5.12 Gravel Falls

7.6 The Overpass

7.6.1 Mud Formation Room

7.6.2 Slot Connection

7.7 The Maze

7.7.1 Rose Rotunda

7.7.2 Southeast Passage

7.7.2.1 Shelf Room

7.7.3 Balcony Passage

7.7.4 East Maze

7.7.4.1 Crystals Room

7.7.4.2 Sculptured Passage

7.7.4.3 Dome Room

7.7.4.4 Lost Paradise

7.7.5 Main Maze

7.7.5.1 Contour Room

7.7.5.2 Rest Area

7.7.5.3 Contour Band Room

7.7.5.4 Lower Level

7.7.5.5 Junction Room

7.7.6 Central Maze

7.7.6.1 Newspaper Crawl

7.7.6.2 Cotton Ball Room

7.7.6.3 The Dead End

7.7.7 West Maze

7.7.7.1 Anthrodite Room

7.7.7.2 Dome Room

7.7.7.3 Lower Level

7.7.7.4 Final Breakdown Room

7.7.7.5 The Widow Maker

7.8 Breakdown Room

7.8.1 Main Room

7.8.2 The Dig

7.8.2.1 Alien Room

7.8.3 Whirlpool Room

7.8.4 Nightmare Gallery

7.8.5 Houdini’s Hideaway

7.8.6 Nervous Breakdown

7.9 100 Foot Waterfall Passage

7.9.1 Entry Balcony

7.9.2 Upper Level

7.9.3 Middle Level

7.9.4 Lower Level

7.9.5 Main Falls

7.9.6 Balcony Wall

7.9.7 Angels Room

7.9.8 Gypsum Room

7.9.8.1 Kumiko’s Treasury

7.10 Lon’s Lost Passage

7.10.1 Cairn Room

7.10.2 Gypsum Crust East Passage

7.10.3 Central Passage

7.10.3.1 Randy’s Corkscrew

7.10.3.2 T Franscis Room

7.10.4 West Passage

7.11 Avenue E

7.11.1 Breakdown Crawl

7.11.2 Register Rock

7.11.3 Mystic Formations

7.11.4 Orgy Gorge

7.11.5 Junction Room

7.11.6 Drapery Dome

7.11.7 Elephant Runs

7.11.8 Final Formation Room

7.12 Lake Passage

7.12.1 Chasm

7.12.2 The Lake

7.12.3 Mud Passage

7.13 Blowhole

7.13.1 Bell Room

7.13.2 Upper Level

7.13.2.1 40 Foot Dome

7.13.3 Lower Level

7.13.3.1 Devils Triangle

ATTACHMENTS

2-1 Original Deed

2-2 Mine Data

2-3 NSS News Article

3-1 Management Plan

3-2 Permit Application

4-1 USFW Biology Report

5-1 Regional Fault Map

5-2 Regional Geological Stratigraphy

5-3 Cave Geological Stratigraphy

5-4 Cave Stream Flow Map

5-5 Cave Passage Geological Cross-Section

6-1 Surface Topography Map (maybe)

7-1 Ennis Cave Map

7-2 Entrance Passage Map

7-3 Meeting Room Map

7-4 Camp Room Map

7-5 Womb Room Map

7-6 40 Foot Waterfall

7-7 Campsite Passage Map

7-8 The Final Flowstone Dome Room Map

7-9 Main Downstream Passage Map

7-10 55 Foot Waterfall Room Map

7-11 Column Hall Room Map

7-12 Broad Room Map

7-13 60 Foot Waterfall Room Map

7-14 Timbuckto Passage Map

7-15 Big Bob Room Map

7-16 Hall of the Columns Map

7-17 Pinocio’s Room Map

7-18 Carol’s Attic

7-19 Helectite Heaven Map

7-20 Taj Mel Hall

7-21 Lower Downstream Map

7-22 Mine Passage Map

7-23 Main Upstream Passage Map

7-24 Winged Victory

7-25 Crown Room

7-26 The Wave Room

7-27 Gravel Hall Map

7-28 Toadstool Room Map

7-29 Chevron Room Map

7-30 Borehole Map

7-31 The Overpass Map

7-32 The Maze Passage Map

7-33 Rose Rotunda Room Map

7-34 Southeast Passage Map

7-35 Balcony Passage Map

7-36 East Maze Passage Map

7-37 Crystals Room Map

7-38 Sculptured Passage Map

7-39 Dome Room Map

7-40 Lost Paradise Map

7-41 Main Maze Passage Map

7-42 Contour Room Map

7-43 Rest Area Room Map

7-44 Contour Band Room Map

7-45 Junction Room

7-46 Central Maze Passage Map

7-47 West Maze Passage Map

7-48 Anthrodite Room Map

7-49 Dome Room Map

7-50 Final Breakdown Room Map

7-51 Breakdown Room Map

7-52 East Breakdown Room Map

7-53 West Breakdown Room Map

7-54 The Dig Passage Map

7-55 Nightmare Gallery

7-56 Nervous Breakdown

7-57 100 Foot Waterfall Passage Map

7-58 100 Foot Waterfall Map

7-59 Gypsum Room Map

7-60 Lon’s Lost Passage Map

7-61 Cairn Room Map

7-62 Gypsum Crust East Passage Map

7-63 Central Passage Map

7-64 West Passage Map

7-65 Avenue E Passage Map

7-66 Mystic Formations Room Map

7-67 Junction Room/Orgy Gorge Room Map

7-68 Elephant Runs passage Map

7-69 Final Formation Room Map

7-70 Lake Passage Map

7-71 Blowhole Passage Map

7-72 Upper Blowhole Passage Map

7-73 Lower Blowhole Passage Map

PICTURES

Cave History

Entrance 1985

Big Dig

First Cabin

Culvert Pipe

Culvert Pipe Extension

New Cabin

Pavilion

Composting Toilets

Well

Shower

Campground

20th Anniversary

Group Shot

Patchwork Band

Patchwork Live

Dancing

Campsite Shots

Entrance passage

Left Fork

Cook Room

Meeting Room

Birthday Room

Turnpike

Keiko’s Dig

Camp Room

Womb Room

40 Foot Waterfall

Campsite Passage

The Canyons

Mine Area

Shield Room

Stream Passage

Final Flowstone Dome

Main Downstream Passage

55 Foot Waterfall

Upper Canyons

Column Hall West

Column Hall East

Lower Canyons

Broad Room

60 Foot Waterfall Room

Timbuckto

Big Bob Room

Hall of the Columns

Pinocio’s Room

P-1 Room

P-2 Room

Carol’s Attic

Helectite Heaven

Taj Mel Hall

Lower Downstream

Twin Domes

Final Crawl

Mine Passage

Boxwork Room

Anthrodite Hall

Main Upstream Passage

Winged Victory

Crown Room

Holland Tunnel

The Wave

Gravel Hall

Natural Bridge Room

Toadstool Room

Chevron Room

Lower Water Room

Borehole

Goose Pit

Gravel Falls

The Overpass

Mud Formation Room

Slot Connection

The Maze

Rose Rotunda

Southeast Passage

Shelf Room

Balcony Passage

East Maze

Crystals Room

Sculptured Passage

Dome Room

Lost Paradise

Main Maze

Contour Room

Rest Area

Contour Band Room

Lower Level

Junction Room

Central Maze

Newspaper Crawl

Cotton Ball Room

The Dead End

West Maze

Anthrodite Room

Dome Room

Lower Level

Final Breakdown Room

The Widow Maker

Breakdown Room

Main Room

The Dig

Alien Room

Whirlpool Room

Nightmare Gallery

Houdini’s Hideaway

Nervous Breakdown

100 Foot Waterfall Passage

Entry Balcony

Upper Level

Middle Level

Lower Level

Main Falls

Balcony Wall

Gypsum Room

Kumiko’s Treasury

Lon’s Lost Passage

Cairn Room

Gypsum Crust East Passage

Central Passage

Randy’s Corkscrew

T Franscis Room

West Passage

Avenue E

Breakdown Crawl

Mystic Formations

Orgy Gorge

Junction Room

Drapery Dome

Elephant Runs

Final Formation Room

Lake Passage

Chasm

The Lake

Mud Passage

Blowhole

Bell Room

Upper Level

40 Foot Dome

Lower Level

Devils Triangle

ENNIS CAVE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ATTACHMENTS

PICTURES

Cave History

Entrance passage

Campsite Passage

Main Downstream Passage

Timbuckto

Lower Downstream

Mine Passage

Main Upstream Passage

The Overpass

The Maze

Southeast Passage

East Maze

Main Maze

Central Maze

West Maze

Breakdown Room

100 Foot Waterfall Passage

Lon’s Lost Passage

Avenue E

Lake Passage

Blowhole