[Rockhounds] Boodle Lane

[Mike Flannigan]

That may be Crystal Cave in Joplin, Jasper county
MO.  Located at 4th street and Picher Ave in Joplin. 
It was a geode cave 55 ft wide, 225 ft long, 10 to 15 ft
high, and developed on 2 levels.  Discovered in the
1890's and closed by 1914 when pumping of nearby
mine water ceased.  It is currently water filled.  The
entrance is paved over, but it's location is marked by
a small sign.  Was the longest cave in Jasper county
at one time.

I was at the site 5/3/2000 and the sign was still
there on the edge of a nondescript parking lot.

The location is here:
http://terraserverusa.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=12&lon=-94.52583&lat=37.08806&opt=1



Mike Flannigan


On Sat, 21 Mar 2009, larryrush at worldnet.att.net wrote:
 >
 >Older collectors may remember a famous collector by the name of Boodle 
Lane,
 >who was one of the most active collectors, dealers and traders in the
 >country in the 40's and 50's. He had a part of every major find and 
sale of
 >minerals of his times.
 >
 >I recently got a photo of him in a huge dissolution cave of a lead 
mine in
 >the Tri-State area, taken in the 40's, most likely. I couldn't find 
out what
 >happened to these Calcite crystals, but the mine and all other mines 
in that
 >famous district are long gone.
 >
 >You can see this photo at:
 >
 >http://www.connroxminerals.com/BoodleLane.html
 >
 >If anyone has sroires or collecting tales about boodle...please post 
them,
 >he was a remarkable collector; the best known of his time, and maybe 
of all
 >times!
 >
 >Larry