New Depth Record For Tennessee
Posted: Apr 6, 2015 4:33 pm
I was browsing Amazon.com earlier today and looking to see what they might have on Grassy Cove Saltpeter Cave.
They referred me to the book "100 of the Deepest Caves in the United States" by Alex Trost and Vadim Kravetsky (2013). On page 9 they state:
44. Grassy Cove Saltpetre Cave 7 miles deep.
Well, you can imagine my surprise to learn that Grassy Cove Saltpeter Cave is now 7 miles deep. According to the Tennessee Cave survey, it is only 367 feet deep. Wow, what a discovery that must have been.
Hopefully, someone will fill us in soon on who made this remarkable discovery and, better yet, how much rope you need.
Larry E. Matthews
NSS #6792-F
They referred me to the book "100 of the Deepest Caves in the United States" by Alex Trost and Vadim Kravetsky (2013). On page 9 they state:
44. Grassy Cove Saltpetre Cave 7 miles deep.
Well, you can imagine my surprise to learn that Grassy Cove Saltpeter Cave is now 7 miles deep. According to the Tennessee Cave survey, it is only 367 feet deep. Wow, what a discovery that must have been.
Hopefully, someone will fill us in soon on who made this remarkable discovery and, better yet, how much rope you need.
Larry E. Matthews
NSS #6792-F