Photos by D. Lamping
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Pulling trash out by hand in the sinkhole. |
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Fluted limestone at the bottom of the sink. This was the entrance to a 25' pit, with more trash at the bottom. |
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What it looked like at the beginning of the work day. Tony Schmitt (foreground) and Myron Mugele figure how to get the stuff up top. |
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Tony Schmitt hauling stuff to the dumpster. This project was organized by Tony to help a local Monroe Co., IL landowner. |
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Packing it into the dumpster donated my the Meramec Valley Grotto (MVG) of Missouri. |
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Back row: (L to R)
Matt Platter, Tony Schmitt, Jack
Wood, Frank Wilhelm, Joe Sikorski, Dan Lamping, Bill English
Front Row: (L_R, kneeling) Kim Chiles, Mary Schmitt, Val Schmidt, Ted Mueller |