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