The Mystery Cave of Many Faces

A History of the Burrows Cave

Written by Russel Burrows and Fred Rydholm

Published by Superior Heartland, Inc. Marquette, Michigan, 1991.

Republished here with Permission.

Chapters / Sections

Chronology
A Guide for the Reader
Preface
Chapter 1 – The Discovery – 1982
Chapter 2 – By Way of Introduction – 1987-1991
Chapter 3 – How I Became Involved – 1940-1988
Chapter 4 – Meeting the Burrow’s Cave People – 1988
Chapter 5 – Prehistoric Indian Cultures
Chapter 6 – The Story of Jack Ward – 1975-88
Chapter 7 – Virginia Hourigan’s Pictures – 1988
Chapter 8 – Viewing the Artifacts 1988
Chapter 9a – Russell Burrows Tells About his Early Life – 1930’s to Present
Chapter 9b – Married Life – 1964 to Present
Chapter 10 – Russ Becomes a “Caver” – 1976 to Present
Chapter 11 – Real Adventure – 1982
Chapter 12 – The Discovery of the Cave – 1982
Chapter 13 – Gaining Entrance to the Cave – 1982
Chapter 14 – Exploring the Cave – 1982
Chapter 15 – Getting Stuck – 1982
Chapter 16 – Exploring the Crypts – 1982/83
Chapter 17 – My Second Great Shock – 1982
Chapter 18 – The Dilemma – 1982
Chapter 19 – A Bad Experience with Academia
Chapter 20 – Locating the Right People – 1982-83
Chapter 21 – Meeting Jack Ward – 1983
Chapter 22 – A Bad Mistake – 1984
Chapter 23 – Early Encounters with Real Trouble – 1982
Chapter 24 – More Trouble – 1982
Chapter 25 – Russell Meets the Landowner – 1982
Chapter 26 – The Legend – circa 1840
Chapter 27 – The Story of Mr. Black – circa 1920 to Present
Chapter 28 – A Generous Gesture Goes Sour – 1986
Chapter 29 – The First Study of the Cave’s Artifacts – 1986
Chapter 30 – What Rock is It?
Chapter 31 – Then the Associates Cause Problems – 1985-91
Chapter 32 – Dealing with Outsiders – 1985 –
Chapter 33 – A New Ally – 1986
Chapter 34 – Virginia Hourigan Tells Her Story – 1986
Chapter 35 – Virginia Meets Russ Burrows – 1986
Chapter 36 – Barry Fell’s Opinion Sought – 1986
Chapter 37 – The Elephant Brouhaha – 1986-
Chapter 38 – Jim Whittall Approached – 1986
Chapter 39 – The Two Warrens, and the Crespi Collection – 1987
Chapter 40 – Then More Complications – 1987
Chapter 41 – Virginia and the Two Warrens in Vincennes – 1987
Chapter 42 – Russell’s Story of the Same Events – 1987
Chapter 43 – Seeking Expert Opinions
Chapter 44 – Discussion with Dr. Fell – 1987
Chapter 45 – Virginia Visits the Cave – 1987
Chapter 46 – Some Academic Attitudes – 1987
Chapter 47 – Another Dark Episode – 1986
Chapter 48 – Whittall’s Mistake – 1986/87
Chapter 49 – Cloak and Dagger – 1986
Chapter 50 – Dr. Fell’s Stand – 1986-90
Chapter 51 – The Soper Tablets had the Same Treatment – 1874-1915; 1986
Chapter 52 – Another Hair-Raiser – 1987
Chapter 53 – Back to a Former Problem – 1987
Chapter 54 – The 1988 ISAC Conference – 1988
Chapter 55 – Dr. George Carter – 1988-89
Chapter 56 – Another Setback – 1987-89
Chapter 57 – Some More Exploration – 1987-88
Chapter 58 – Exploring the Main Crypt – 1987
Chapter 59 – And Still More Trouble – 1990
Chapter 60 – Other Similarities – 1986
Chapter 61 – Observations of Warren Dexter – 1990
Chapter 62 – Strong Support – 1991
Chapter 63 – Great First Impression – 1991
Chapter 64 – Jim Sherz – 1990
Chapter 65 – My Involvement with Burrows’ Cave – 1987
Chapter 66 – A Very Personal Reason to be Interested
Chapter 67 – The 1991 ISAC Conference -1991
Chapter 68 – The Deaths of Jack Ward and Norman Cullen – 1991
Chapter 69 – The First Public Disclosure – The Second Phase Begins – 1991
Three Essays
Historic and Ethnological Context of Burrows Cave, by Dr. Joseph Mahan
Observations, by Don Eckler
Iberic Traders Token from New York
From Follow the Whale
Pre-Columbian Voyages and Settlements, 5500 BC to AD 225, by Dr. Barry Fell
Photo Appendix
End Notes
Authors Suggested Reading
Editors Additional Suggested Reading
Amateur Societies
Covey’s Preface
Mahan’s Essay: Abstract