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6 A SUNDAY. JULY 29. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON P.O. Box 252 By NORMA CLARK ''4 I ! !" ' " ' f A 'fj : ' r ICE-DIVINO What is It like to spend over 20 minutes in water thir ty fret un-"r a ceiling of ice? "Very pleasant," says C. Kent " Brown, experienced SCUBA diver of Clarksvllle, Indiana. One afternoon last winter Mr. Brown, with five diving companions and a score of curious on-lookers, gathered at a 50 year old stone quarry that had been flooded with watiT of sufficient depth for SCUBA diving. A six-inch layer of Ice covered the water. "We put the guests to work rutting a large hole out of the ice." Mr. Brown writes, "while my fellow divers and I carried over 100 pounds of gear and tanks from the cars to (he diving area. "Th divas ara axacutad on a pra-arrangad plan, and wa always station diver at the lurfaea for each divar under the ica. "Those on the surface act as tenders, and they sit pa tiently, barehanded and cold, throughout the dive to 'fish' the nylon safety lines (our only connection with them) to read our every tug and movement. One tug from a diver below means 'all OK, let oul more line'; two tugs, 'cnmirig in, take, up slack'; three lugs, 'hold steady'; four tugs, 'in trouble, send diver'." Mr. Brown recalls an "anx ious" moment during this particular dive when the port side diver signaled to "hold steady" - that he was in trou ble. The stricken diver point ed to his right calf. His com rades rushed to squeeze and twist the hard, cramped mus cle, and long moments passed before they were able to con tinue on their way. It was shortly after this in terruption that they spotted the old pit car tracks. "In these quarry operations," Mr, Brown explains, "the work ers installed miniature rail roads across the floor of the pit. Ore cars ,wcre pulled to and fro with donkeys, moving the rock (rum blast areas to the crusher. But now the uis were sitting on their traces rusting out the decades, mute testimony to the activity that once thrived there. "On out way back to the urfaca wa 'Haw' up through Hats of color created by sunlight and water layers, and when we tilted our heads back, we could see the exhalation bubbles wob bling toward the ice above. Together we had exhaled over 100 cubic feet of air and loft the bubbles pooled against the ceiling In lu minous globules, where they would remain trapped until the spring thaw. "In finding the way back to the hole in (he ice, the safety lines are almost a ne cessity. While the divers might follow the dive plan exactly; they have only 10 to 20 feet visibility and could miss the entrance, could be too far from It to see it. Even the most seasoned diver is tempted to panic and swim about frantically searching, wasting precious air and en ergy." He describes swimming the last few yards. "With over 20 minutes in ice water, our breathing had become labored and the regulators whistled with each breath. Our fine steel tanks, built for over 2200 pounds per square inch working pressure, were loud and resonant when they rang against the ice. "Back at the surface our tenders reached down for our equipment as we trip ped the straps and buckles. They helped us swing the heavy tanks up and out and than literally 'rolled' us out of the water. Their alert faces broadened into 'wel come back' grins of ap proval for a good swim." Mr. Brown concludes his letter by saying that the camp fire on Ihe shore, wool blankets and hot coffee were comforting sights to Ihrep divers chilled to the bone aft er a thrilling afternoon's adventure. SA F r ' ' - '1 Newberrys has proudly served the people of the Rogue Valley for one whole year at the Medford Shopping Center. We have made thousands of friends . . . and we want them to help us celebrate. 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