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with the sandy crawlways and contains the best
lead in the cave, which will require a major
effort to continue the exploration.
At the bottom of Farley Well, follow the
water downstream. This passage leads to the
Cascades section and contains a very nice series
of climb-downs. The Cascades end in a large
room in which the ceiling height is nearly 50
feet. The stream terminates below Teds Lost
Lunch Room, which is currently the deepest
point in the cave at 121 feet below the entrance.
A lead through breakdown, which would
extend the total depth, has been worked over
on several trips with no success. This lead also
moves some air and during wet weather one
can hear noise believed to be a small waterfall
in the distance.
From this room a 12-foot climb-up leads
directly to a tight constriction named McClain’s
Pant Ripper. This passage has not been fully
explored or surveyed. It features several domes
and climb-ups, and one passage which moves a
good amount of air. This passage becomes very
small and ends in a dig.
It is not recommended to explore the wet
section above the pit in rainy weather due of
the possibility of flooding. The lower cave,
below the pit, should be all right during any
weather condition, although the pit itself can
Before its show cave era Squire Boone
Caverns was a popular cave known as
Boones Mill Cave. It featured a sporting climb
up into the cave from the natural entrance. All
this wet pleasure has been circumvented by the
construction of the tour route. If you take the
tour, notice the place where the steam drops
through a hole in the floor about 6 feet in
diameter. This was the way in in the good old
days.
Regular tours of the commercial sections
of Squire Boone Caverns will be available to
convention goers bearing convention badges
Squire Boone Caverns
Harrison County Caves
Sean Lewis on rope. Photo by Brian Killingbeck.
be very wet. Even though Smiths Blowhole is
under 2,000 feet long, it is very involved and
will probably take from 4 to 6 hours to explore
in its entirety.
Reference 1992 Convention Guidebook
By Aaron Atz
during the convention as a “buy one get one
free” discount. These trips are guided and
regular tourists will also be on these trips.
Remember that this is peak season for tourists
at the caves. And please remember that you
represent the NSS when you visit show caves
in the area.
Squire Boone Caverns is a small yet
impressive show cave. Actively (and rapidly)
flowing water distinguishes this show cave from
all other Indiana show caves. Among many
other large and impressive spelothems, Squire
Boone Caverns has perhaps the most massive
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