HONEYCOMB CAVE 3 (aa -)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A cave entrance without identified shape, dimensions or characteristics (preferably unmistakable) gives access to pothole / seasonal sink (Brooks undated 2009 June Mss amendment to Rockcliff 2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3). SITUATION: Not only in an inexplicable location (note 1) falling on the Lyngtah quadrangle (N25°17': E092°31' to N25°18': E092°32') but also at a spot without identified spatial relation to the other known cave entrances in the Um Muju area (note 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION 1 (Brooks, S J et al. 2009 Mss -Diary 2009.doc- Thursday 19th February): One of … nine new caves, all of them with vertical entrances under the big broken boulders. Most of them are drafting [sic! more likely: draughting] and oulook [sic!] of all the caves are good. CAVE DESCRIPTION 2 (Rockcliff 2009.02.19 Mss -Hony Comb 3- prospects), literally quoted: Two shaft pitch continue in L shape at the bottom no passage going through muddy (sic!). CAVE DESCRIPTION 3: An open pot of 14 m stops on a boulde. After some blocks it is possible to continue down a crack on 27 m. The bottom of the pitch ended on mud. From the platform 15 m above, they went down another 14 m pitch which also ended on mud (Brooks, S J et al. 2009 Mss -Diary 2009.doc-Sunday 22nd February).CAVE DESCRIPTION 4 (Brooks undated 2009 June Mss amendment to Rockcliff 2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb): Pitch under rock arch. 14 m plus deep to a wedge boulder. From here a drop of 27 m down a rift reaches a mud fill. A parallel pitch of 14 m depth (accessed from ledge part way down 27 m pitch) also end-bottoms in a mud fill. CAVE CONTENTS: Rockcliff (2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3) admits to have no specific contents found inside the cave. PROSPECTS (Rockcliff 2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3): Good. CULTURAL HISTORY: Rockcliff (2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3) admits to have no cultural relevance found inside the cave. CAVE LIFE: Rockcliff (2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3) went so far to have no insects and living creatures found in the cave.. After some blocks it is possible to continue down a crack on 27 m. The bottom of the pitch ended on mud. From the platform 15 m above, they went down another 14 m pitch which also ended on mud (Brooks, S J et al. 2009 Mss -Diary 2009.doc-Sunday 22nd February).CAVE DESCRIPTION 4 (Brooks undated 2009 June Mss amendment to Rockcliff 2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb): Pitch under rock arch. 14 m plus deep to a wedge boulder. From here a drop of 27 m down a rift reaches a mud fill. A parallel pitch of 14 m depth (accessed from ledge part way down 27 m pitch) also end-bottoms in a mud fill. CAVE CONTENTS: Rockcliff (2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3) admits to have no specific contents found inside the cave. PROSPECTS (Rockcliff 2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3): Good. CULTURAL HISTORY: Rockcliff (2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3) admits to have no cultural relevance found inside the cave. CAVE LIFE: Rockcliff (2009.02.19 Mss: Hony Comb 3) went so far to have no insects and living creatures found in the cave.