New Mexico Caves Charted By BLM Expert Don Sawyer
Don Sawyer of the Bureau of Land Management leads the first complete inventory of New Mexico caves on public land and notes many on private property. He envisions gating the most scenic caves to balance conservation with public use while warning that development will be limited by technical and budget constraints. The Ft Stanton Cave figures in near-term plans with improved facilities and an underground hiking route for permit holders.
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Don Sawyer
Roswell
Bureau of Land Management
Sawyer
New Mexico
BLM
Ft. Stanton Cave
Carlsbad
Ft. Stanton
Stanton Caverns
Black Velvet
Stanton
Spelunkers Map New Mexico Caves With NSS Help
Don Sawyer of the Bureau of Land Management notes that most cave surveying costs are covered by volunteers from the National Speleological Society. Roswell NSS member Charles Carrara has explored over 700 of New Mexico’s estimated 800 caves. Local Pecos Valley Grotto is being reactivated to recruit members for cave exploration, cleanup efforts, and detailed mapping across the state.
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Roswell
Bureau of Land Management
Gary Davis
New Mexico
Don Sawyer
BLM
National Speliological Society
NSS
Charles Carrara
Carrara
Pecos Valley Grotto
Cavern Finds Riches of Bones Artifacts in New Mexico
Cave explorers in Southeastern New Mexico report bones and fossil remains aged about 14 000 years in Eddy County caverns. Dr Arthur Harris of the University of Texas El Paso notes 22 vertebrate species and only two percent of exploration done. Underground lakes Gip largest New Mexico water body lie in Guadalupe Mountains. Indian artifacts, arrows and bones from burial sites, and rare mineral formations also found. No treasure, says local caver Charles Carrara.
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Arthur Harris
University of Texas-El Paso
Eddy County
New Mexico
Guadalupe Mountains
Wet Days Bad For This Man
Franz A Taxis in London endures rain as nonstop nuisance calls. He reports 40 percent polite responses, rest abusive, despite contacting the post office. Telco suggests changing his name, but he refuses, noting his family lineage goes back 800 years.
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Post Office
Taxis
Franz A
Good Samaritan Is Loser Again
Clyde Decoux stopped to aid a distressed driver near New Orleans but was robbed of 485 pounds by a man and a woman. They forced him to drive to the Orleans Jefferson parish line and then fled in Decoux’s car.
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New Orleans
Clyde Decoux May
Decoux
Orleans
Jefferson Parish
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