ENNIS CAVE
THE
HISTORY, BIOLOGY, SPELEOGENISIS, AND PASSAGEWAYS
BY
RANDAL W. ROSE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
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2.0 CAVE HISTORY
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2.1 Louisiana Purchase
2.2 Mining Operations
2.3 Early Exploration
2.4 Rose Ownership years
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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
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4.1 Vertebrae
4.2 Invertebrate
5.0 SPELEOGENISIS
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5.1 Geology
5.2 Hydrogeology
5.3 Speleogenesis
6.0 SURFACE
7.0 SURVEY AND DESCRIPTIONS
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7.1 Entrance passage
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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
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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
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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
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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
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7.3.12.1 Twin Domes
7.3.12.2 Final Crawl
7.4 Mine Passage
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7.4.1 Boxwork Room
7.4.2 Anthrodite Hall
7.5 Main Upstream Passage
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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
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7.6.1 Mud Formation Room
7.6.2 Slot Connection
7.7 The Maze
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7.7.1 Rose Rotunda
7.7.2 Southeast Passage
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7.7.2.1 Shelf Room
7.7.3 Balcony Passage
7.7.4 East Maze
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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
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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
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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
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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
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7.8.1 Main Room
7.8.2 The Dig
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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
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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
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7.9.8.1 Kumiko’s Treasury
7.10 Lon’s Lost Passage
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7.10.1 Cairn Room
7.10.2 Gypsum Crust East Passage
7.10.3 Central Passage
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7.10.3.1 Randy’s Corkscrew
7.10.3.2 T Franscis Room
7.10.4 West Passage
7.11 Avenue E
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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
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7.12.1 Chasm
7.12.2 The Lake
7.12.3 Mud Passage
7.13 Blowhole
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7.13.1 Bell Room
7.13.2 Upper Level
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7.13.2.1 40 Foot Dome
7.13.3 Lower Level
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7.13.3.1 Devils Triangle
ATTACHMENTS
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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
Register Rock
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