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the Juotto of tro e"iJ6 - the Loog Clitf vsr,
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:..N.v.-r.s.i. atoD8 r.he .oor.or at ;b.,1 1,050 ir. :.Wt
o.D. ;d t;e lhack
HoIe scri, rhtcn orecnes ro rhe d.s,h, D i.h surf6ce ,ofkuss Ming up
lhc hiLl, stiftns behind rh- Shjrlns _or oa une sodrh side of Eh€
sd rhich appears to JoM rh" Horse srd€s ( recer or toleslde)
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Lle ft@ Royter HoIe.
0n tie tirst dsft the sineile coula t€ seo e*tendtus domNds
3m3 r5 feet Fj Lr lhe shaft lhen bsr.Jine out. s-ones droPped don
udtdted-a c.n8lelabte ilelth, so fto h-rp-!3 ea IoO fe.i of ftpe
ladd€r ed a oae re.s c€rchea eo r descddea. I $M rouo bysiff
h a sido 3hdft nebi tha 6iretrs. ft sas abdt 15 feet nlde ed the
lddiler bue clos€ to the easr ra1} fo! r.st of !.h6 rsJ. I reached r.be
bottd of tn€ hdder at 1OO feer ed looked q@it eil th@stt I od1a
sd tb€ bottd i! the lhadotrs belo{. I d.batea *sthor to jup but
iteclded aga1tut it. Thls ras Just a! relt for on rh. n*t ,t6it {ith
!o!e 1gade!, I fosd I should haee lMled lO fest !
0h tnis sd on6 fu!f,he! yioft !. s. Fore6 ea othe4 ceri€d dt d
here. Lhe lesrto or nntcb ue oesoribed 'in dotair
+aeq, *prodrced
tha thFre rAve bee! o€soenrs by peroons
!e!or& of fulthe! dtscore.ies have reacheil !e, at6o pdt or ;!€
(o!hs
si!e!€ at.t\c lop has cotlalseo
pu"bed) ;. har tho
oli8rEl 4 ft. Fide shaft rs nov a r@el".-12 fe"t &106r Md to
f.et
aeep, Noh ot the eouit hevirg Bone dom tbe ho1. !
fi€ orlsuel shafr ,as ctlcular, ldsblj 2 ree . tn.aee in
dl&et€r, Ltneo r'lh dly !!one sinsus sl) lourt !o E6d.pth
or Ebdt
6 foet me.€ l,ho oorlh raIl nas the stde o. lhe veb d*pt $M.d by
kilhle role o! choir.. At 1, reet tbls @ udercut ,herc it opa.d out
in o the tr&in shrft Lo Lre sorlh, {hikt b tn ,€sr tn. sirAr;R,a!
suppoded on dry srde &cl'i!s (nd eidlbre fr@ the surfao€). sim6
1l1is ptrL of *s orsf. Fas L\roLsn ths ooua !b:e roof ea ar cdjg usr
h6ve b€s very cLose ro lhe originat sroDa suda.e dd it rs poe;itl€
(here nas ono. a nerdrat olain8, txousi rh*€ rdno
drecr e;idqoe
for thi6, eruEr tr th6 uire or ln doceqts.
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B€1@ the 4t!&c6 ..crion the ahaft tu!€iltaiely ,iit63 to berrccn
eil 20 f€et
ed Dat.tojls th1! rfth ltttle vdisrion dd sligtt
rstotjle all th. say to th6 bortoD at llo f€et. Th€ ladde, hdss
clear but olo3e to rhe .ast
so that on6 c@ occasionel]y st;p oft
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Anot 40 re.t dom it ts possible in set reather ro look dcross
the shart to ses @te! lNrjns ou! of m oreiins in Shack Hole Scrin
olloslte, lles&srly dtaljdse @i4 elonc ihe sore ol rh€ 5lrfece
,o.r.iJes d Lh8 scnn. FolMars-y rhe lado€. he€s crery of rosl of
rhls ,rteflbo aost roiabl..thln6 about thls shaft id th4t it a!!ed! to b6
-tasely
natural frlih tlut.il mre.-non 3iiie6. & ,uoh ii;e !.olally
s aveq develop6a by lhreerio 6olutto& phich cm6 les
to bcjrG u,ooi€d
olbs.quentrJ if 1nd6sd it rae not partly uloofeit, xfthoush ;? it nao
a opo lolho)e it rs djfflcu_! ro see FhJ thc olner! bultt a rtud over
1r rrb a!.h:n8 sd s s .eeil shafl.
of tlus hots 6host
c€rlMlt ldtlsted fe ntue sh6(k Hot€ sollr, ed iLd orjeilar
ne€
my hav€ b€s th. shad Hors, (A shack dore in liojjc letu;obgr js
My mtural ops oayi-y, Md t.le oomprad v€ftlon sliake do_€ i; ar6o
10 feer dom it ms po*_bre Lo step off ilro a 6 fr. hiEo
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passase bdt afre! s rse y:.G tr becee .t",.o" fl,,- tr,. rrio,
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of lhis xa6 suppon-d d1V on rorlMs st@ple! and ii nas nor fudncr
prolably -ed into Lte .oofl ot uhe rom, norki"g3 des.ribeil
larer sd possrbty comedacd pltn thc chrbing 6haft s@€ ro rE.! eas!
of the aure.€The rloor of the lEin MAf! srs s tevet q.dv.lly,ca
t5 feet
br l0 Firh ths.fa.llus @te! so* ,s af,ar d;ns qesa srd€,sooo
not Lo be
::i:q'r". 0.ias folroned to- abour q_o f
m i"e r p1r
a 25 fe-t !itch Mro e oblrqr€1y .rosd)rs r-ir. Be_o,.;L cor.d be
rofroFd 6-fer Jad3 back uder th- !*sse Jrsr r.ave*eo, &d ruobIe
de8ds d srerp e3 Ern a oltjb:rr
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'ith rt rae era Fss t.e
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of ths loof {as a ;i;!Ld
MEfr! ao! .sroreo. rmedfa!"ry lerr
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bsd opa'DA 1n th. vein, Bjyond ed ro th€ tsfiorathe
frisry LLLte
!a63ag€ l€il ulnalas hto a lnall !itx, ]lnead eother !a6;€e *itb a
cal.iled floor led u! into &o$€! -odrr obeber.
-t Llljs slase Lne tJre" !@be.s o- i,he !ar!y,e.e.acn r de of
of tJra tra reoposihle o, tr".r".., ed ;l.1 chebe!,
rhey sor th. 1xpres3i6 L;a[ (a) rhe
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rhar soes on b€1os,
TEo othe! poinrs rere lotlced that de ,orrh !4tioling
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one,js !ha! Lhe ilritl oer6 ir rhe boltob laslqes re& rorar&
rh. bdn
a(ce6! busr naee be€, by sms orher roure a;7i;3!,
lalrbry by rha cltnbina 6haf! jn lns €a3r ch@be!. 10€ 6e.ma;oidr
r3. ar ft€ deep sarjn8 by the kibbre
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of Eaterial.rroo t$s rhorr tosl, of passa8.s sffi. the use of s chain
as rhe Fisnr of l0 IeeL ot lt routd ptacs 6
rre stoe &d th. Ds Fird.rns, b.f:re aoojns a
::ffi!"::ll" t,*.ore : rope Eoutd be oo..
ar6o rt i3 od:
m.e no! so ams€d rhar
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ondn or rope hua free or rhe sides.
rs eiruateo on rhs Jucrlm of sha.f, fio1e s!ri,
.rd8ct!!ff
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th€ p"st eo o1c snsrrs rnos bishrr d"nselddJ \dr€ oso
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@!cnbed- barf-a{tre' or ?orkin$ sd s.orios up here,t." h"
d6o d.h,
1f tru, rcutd hav" Lal.h nr ctos€"l"ir;i
ro t$€
rr@r d ae vjmais beloq sblnlns ror (s€.
c6ves & cavlns Lgtg). sj,ce
th€.alrqce or roba cLiff M:ne is ar about ,.oro r., o.rl ti! inin
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sh€rt6 deprh,is Le€d lhM harf t"aL ro r,r. spi.i*.rr, thousn rner€ oay
!out- in r8Lh. cmdry ltnins 0"y". r,,.7 r- no"l,a
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\1rt tluch 24- r{ickea me lalr ot !oos€66ion! sradlrs in the f@ae,
dee! .aued shack Ho16 on the ,m6 cltff siite.
a!I. 2, tck.d a lecond rire.
A!1. 9. Nick€d a thild tue1?5J De^. tO. Ntcked ? pdr6 of stom 6! snac{ Heaa, tons c Lirf
siite, at ichol* cook sulr _ rhe o;er noa klom_
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1754 Je, 24. DiepogBesBed tbe stors ar Ah6ok do'ie for r&t of
{olhdshlp ud Btam to Nichob3
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ttloloil 5 !dr6 of rtors si s13c! dok n.tmglrg
to J&. naIL 6t Tho.. !e6t r6gue8i.
(thid coirlil a!!ry .itnc! to shEclr Hole or StaoL Ho1e, !1*! Io1. i6 i!
tx6 l!@ !cs1y a dr. S.1i. of lds ctiff, but 13 rti11 tr rhc 6rup
ol v.i!! irvoltud in the linhs dea ri Es holeit eu1a t€ rolkoa fM
s!eJn!€U, for ifilch fhos. Behet 6! as@!. Sleck HoIe (C:td Ref.
g{,/rJ6I6) i! a iteep bolro' abdr a fttrn or s bile lorth of halard ttllrc
sa to tn€ 60!fn of the CrjJf carem t! s!e€drs1l-)
3.€!bar & Pht. 6t 6ng Cl$l Eest Dra sqr€ !. on
d*h of o.a bJ' &o. Nal1 to ffte s fouder !.e! 1!
the lds cl-iff 01d velj o! Ptpa 6 rh. ldB cttf?
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th1. bsr 6r.r r€4er! ro, hut rhe rfe.sc. ro A
t€ Fldet'natin yte of Fr!t!e__rs corrs,6, sil tne po6sibL
ctoFcdroe b.tf,es ldbs cffr
ed sleed.rau rhe!. a; rrso
otne! leferen cd Lo Lon6 c-iff Rrit
'Ii!oveb, etc., mid ao Dor a!!s
Sha.l !016 Sollr ts dleo ohom e odlam!! !1$ of SpeeiIftLL dat6a
]7n dd a il6tth of 72 fathobr is Dot.it 6s tlar et xhich Ahaok fio1o Ao.i!
sho!1d ie foud.
fhl! 13 allldi4tstry oo!rect but the oorir h.s
detertoct€it rt d.!th to a fd laich.s ot oalclt6, wually pohted @!
t. tddEt! ad il.61sa S!qn. oakitors !1s 6hoft Frislirs xorktns!
ir L@g Cl1ff Veir nut nde h Sh&k HoL Solln.
?h6!€ de the fdcts of I,@g CUft Xtn6 e I bor tna &iI I teev.
it 1,0 sdedc to fouo' 1t up no'. Ir ous! be noteit tnqr aly d!.odt
iilr bo desehue (r bav€ reooueo os or a lese.oci( rbjEtiils lsrr
ry heed sil gola8 throuCn th6 ladolr os1@ E. t) Pdr of !h. SirSrls
bd cot]3ls€a; flr6 i63t ed the afthi.g ley go at eiy tj.D€ - r.earbs
a &!go ops pot et the sufee I Ttle floor of flte €ast oh@be! rs
wrtable 16 y$!s ego - it dy bar. gotro sltoserner lor I No not6,
!e!e tek4 e the itctalls of the iier.l vetn! - riilth o! o6t4t.r .
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