K Pearson 1951 23 already set and we saw a few bats flying around the entrance to the cave. They apparently had been roosting in cracks over the large mouth of the cave. Several flew into the cave, so we promptly followed them in. The cave shortly became quite warm & wet, & before going very far we came to a large drop which we couldn't negotiate. We could see a bat flying in the high-ceiled passageway but had no good chance to catch it. March 10, 1951 In AM we set out by boat for Baird cave, taking our lunch with us. The night temperature went down to freezing, and icicles formed beneath one of the drips near the cave mouth. About halfway up the steep hill to Baird cave Joe turned over a big rock & got his first Hydrostele. Don't know before we got to Baird. The cave has a 15' x 6 ft opening and then opens downward at an angle for 100 ft, when you come to a ladder & descend into a very large chamber with giant stalactites covering one side of the room. We found numerous bat droppings-- some scattered over the floor and others piled up in small areas in side chambers. Stoneman cave, a short distance across a gully east of Baird was visited by Bill & Bruce who claimed it looked good for bats but they found none in it. On the descent from Baird Joe turned up another