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Oregon Caves

Oregon Caves       The Pioneer Exploration and the New Discoveries

by Steve Knutson  copyright 2006

Library of Congress Control No. 2006925969              ISBN 978-1-879961-25-8          first edition, August 2006

produced by National Speleological Society, Special Publications Committee, G. Thomas Rea, Chairman, Huntsville, Alabama

1.Southwest Oregon in late 1800s; 2. Davidson's Discovery; 3. William Fidler, 1st real cave explorer; 4. Walter Burch and the "great breakthrough"; 5. Charles Michelson--The First San Francisco Examiner Expedition, 1891; 6. F.B. Millard --The Examiner Expeditin of 1894; 7. & 8. a National Monument; 9. Speleologists and cavers--modern explorations; 10. recent discoveries

Bibliography                       photos and illustrations throughout, with explanations

Appendix 1: Overview of Oregon Caves; 2: Visits by "Outsiders"; 3: Mapping Project Participants; 4: Evolution of Cave Exploration

5:  Maps:  Ghost Room Plan, Ghost Room Profile, Gost Room Cross Section, Middle and Lower Area Profile, Middle and Lower Area Plan, Lower Area Plan, Middle Area Plan, South End Plan, South End Profile, South End Cross Section

plus an Index

Location
979.525 K6
Source Reference
Accession Number
2011.109.1