Photo credit: Carl Griffin
Jacob’s Well is one of the longest underwater caves in Texas.
Through the years, many have successfully explored the first and second chambers of the well.
The first chamber is a straight drop to about 30 feet; then it angles down to 55 feet.
The third chamber is a small room with a floor of unstable gravel.
The passage into the fourth chamber is very tight.
Covering the bottom is fine silt that can totally obscure vision when kicked up by one misstep.
Ironically, there was a time when it was impossible to descend into Jacob’s Well.
“My dad would throw me into the well.
You couldn’t sink down because the spring would just bubble you up with such force.”
Over the years, the wells flow had diminished allowing divers to reach the deepest chambers.
The spring ceased flowing for the first time in recorded history in 2000, and again in 2008.
It was a wake-up call for everyone, recalls landowner David Baker.
We don’t want it to turn into Jacob’s Cave."
Image credit:Danny Self
Sources:Visit Wimberley,Jacobswellspring.org,Wikipedia.
