MUID (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A pothole cave entrance without specified shape or dimensions descends in one way or another the usual 100 m (or so) into one or two kilometres of cave passages in which sports cavers exercised futility, accumulated survey lengths and identified little except obstacles that can be negotiated in search of recreational adventure tourism. ETYMOLOGY: The forwarded cave name -Krem Muid- (Brown 2001.02.08 Mss) had been believed to be called after a buffalo named -Muid- (note 1). It may be worth noticing that -krem muid- (Brown 2001.02.08 Mss) is possibly a mis-read -krem rnuid- (Krem Rnuid) and thus a Cave [of] Grikes / Grykes (note 2). On the other hand, the Khasi -Muid- is short for -Dkhar Muid- and is the name of an exogamous clan (GURDON 1906: 216 appendix A). SITUATION (after Pyntyngen Bamon 2001.02.21 personal communication): On on the eastern side of the Shnongrim ridge and about a kilometre without orientation from the village of Tongseng (N25°19'28-: E092°30'05” WGS84). Jarratt Anthony 'Tony' R. (2001.02.22 Mss) noticed that the entrance to Krem Muid is, just like Krem –>Sar, in line with Krem Mooliar . CAVE DESCRIPTION: What looks like an estimated 60 m (?) shaft (Brown, Mark W. 2001.02.08 Mss) consists, literally quoted (note 3), of a 45 m entrance pitch, then 20 m pitch to head of 3rd pitch … good inward draft [sic!], -cool shaft- big window to parellel [sic!] shaft half way down 1st pitch… [2002.02.16] …15 m and 5 m pitch into main streamway … upstream ongoing, down stream blocked at -swamp- sump. [2002.02.17] … One [of the visited passages is] 150 m and still going -strong- varied from -horrible crawl- to stading [sic!] size keyhole passage (Hodgson, -Yorkshire- Dave 2002.02.15-17 Mss: Sutdiary.wri). PROSPECTS: Jarratt (2005.07.27 Mss: Amendments to South Asia Cave Registry) suggested that Krem Muid may connect via unknown ways with the Downstream to Mawshun, upstream to Umhtloo (i.e. Krem –>Umthluh). JARRATT (2005) mentions an upstream sump in Kre Wah Ser (Krem –>Wah Sier), which possibly connects with the 1.8 km long Krem Muid, itself being adjacent to the 13.5 km+ of the Krem Umthloo system. CAVE CLIMATE: Hodgson, -Yorkshire Dave- (2002.02.15-17 Mss: Sutdiary.wri) recorded a good inward draft (sic!) or air current. CAVE LIFE: On 2002.02.19 Martin W. Groves, -Yorkshire Dave- Hodgson and Robin F. Sheen … acquired an example of what is thought to be a new (to us) species of cat fish (Hodgson 2002 Mss: Sutdiary.wri entry 2002.02.19). Wah Ser (Krem –>Wah Sier), which possibly connects with the 1.8 km long Krem Muid, itself being adjacent to the 13.5 km+ of the Krem Umthloo system. CAVE CLIMATE: Hodgson, -Yorkshire Dave- (2002.02.15-17 Mss: Sutdiary.wri) recorded a good inward draft (sic!) or air current. CAVE LIFE: On 2002.02.19 Martin W. Groves, -Yorkshire Dave- Hodgson and Robin F. Sheen … acquired an example of what is thought to be a new (to us) species of cat fish (Hodgson 2002 Mss: Sutdiary.wri entry 2002.02.19).