The trip went well, some getting wetter than others. The directions and geocache led us right to the entrance. There was another dug-out entrance about 50 feet further up the mountain that we didn't explore. The mine and spring themselves were definitely worth checking out, but I was hoping for a more expansive system. 500 feet, my ass!
"In the early 20th century, the rediscovery of the lost "Old Spanish Tunnel"[9] at the base of the Shawangunk Ridge in Ellenville led to the development of the "Sun-Ray Spring" and the international marketing by White Rock beverage entrepreneur Frank T. Huntoon of "Sun-Ray Water," tested and promoted as the "World's Purest Spring Water." Although beset by financial difficulties from its inception, the water and its carbonated derivatives were sold until the early 1920s, and re-developed as "Pure Rock Mineral Water" in 1939, also serving as a base for Pepsi-Cola bottled in Ellenville during World War II."
Pics -> http://www.abandonedmines.net/goldmine_prospect.htm Location Info -> http://www.findaspring.com/sun-ray-spring-ellenville-ny/ How I originally learned about it -> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1651652/posts "The main tunnel is at the foot of High Point Mountain, this tunnel extends 515 feet into the mountain, at the end of the tunnel there is a spring. There was no historical mention of the tunnel until 1905 when the tunnel was discovered... The main tunnel has about a foot of water in it. The upper tunnel is dry and seems to curve up into the mountain. The end of this tunnel has not been found, it seems to branch off in several directions." |
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