Fiction (or is it?)
This is a story of government secrets and caving, written by a man who was involved with both.
The principle character --named "Fred Wefer" -- is pursued into the cave by a group of people trying to kill him because of something he knows or something that they think he knows. They have him outnumbered and are confident that they will soon eliminate him. Fred uses his knowledge of the cave to avoid capture while trying to eliminate those who are pursuing him.
Nine sections of the map of the Butler Cave-Sinking Creek System are provided, so the reader can follow the in-cave action on the maps. Fred used his knowledge of the cave in writing the book, so the cave areas are accurately described. Those familiar with the cave will find this makes the book even more real to them.
Fred L. Wefer, former NSS President, passed away in October 1999. Fred had been writing this book off and on over many years, but very
few people were aware of it. A few months before his death he contacted
Tom Rea to assist him with its publication. The book was almost lost,
as Tom did not have the final few chapters when Fred died. Fortunately,
Fred's wife, Ann, found a printed copy of the final section a few days
after his death and forwarded it on to Tom so the book could be
completed.
Fred was a founding member of the Butler Cave Conservation
Society and was intimately familiar with the cave due to his many years
of trips in the cave system.
Fred L. Wefer
2000
ISBN 0-9663547-1-0
213 pages, softbound
