Reported by: Butch Fralia

Report date: December 8, 1995

Personnel:

Aaron Foshee	Kari Foshee	Keith Foshee	Butch Fralia
Ed Goff	Alvis Hill	Wayne Hill	Tom Kaler
Pam Massey	Sharon Mastbrook	Donna Mosesmann

 Saturday morning began with the signing of the release form ceremony. The cavers then broke into two groups. Butch Fralia and Sharon Mastbrook going to Lometa to locate copies of a book written by a local historian. The remaining cavers organized for Lively Pasture to explore a small passage in Horseshoe Chimney (SAB182).
 Butch and Sharon drove to Lometa to McAnelly's Drygoods to obtain copies of a book written by a local historian on Lampasas County. Arriving at the store they met Mrs. McAnelly, a lady in her eighties. Inquiring about the books, she showed them about seventeen cases of books in a back room that she had kept stored for the owner for the last fifteen years. The book "Relighting Lamplights," was written in the 1950's by Jonnie Ross Elsner. The book was republished with corrections in 1974 after threats of a lawsuit because she had referred to some early citizens as "hooligans!" She allowed that she'd be willing to sell some copies to collect for the storage fees. A deal was cut for five copies at ten dollars each. Acquiring the books, Butch and Sharon returned to the park after lunch.
 A copy of the book was taken to the Park Office and left with the park staff. It contains some historical information on the founding of Bend that might be of interest.
 The other group in Lively Pasture entered Horseshoe Chimney to "push" a small passage that was opened in the cleanup of earlier years. The passage is small and gnarly but has air blowing out of it. They were able to squeeze through about twenty-five feet of passage before a rattlesnake informed them they were not welcome. Ascertaining the snake could not be safely removed, they exited the passage.
 From Horseshoe, they went upstream in Gorman Creek to Be Excellent to check on it's condition. Not everyone in the party could fit into the entrance so that operation was aborted.
 By that time, it was 2:30 in the afternoon. The temperature and high humidity made for miserable conditions to work outside. The remainder of the day was canceled.
 Of the eleven people on the trip, fifty-five volunteer hours were accumulated.
 This marked the last trip of the season and the end of eight years of project leadership by Butch Fralia and Keith Heuss.