spanish caves

arkie 123 · Post by **arkie 123** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:56 pm

Well, There is no gate to worry about at the cave but the police are very active around there. Dinky's is still there. Just looked in Sat. Reed Srpings Jct. It's behind the burned out gas station. Old hwy 160.

DigitalNinja · Post by **DigitalNinja** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:15 pm

arkie 123 wrote:Well, There is no gate to worry about at the cave but the police are very active around there. Dinky's is still there. Just looked in Sat. Reed Srpings Jct. It's behind the burned out gas station. Old hwy 160.

Reviving an old thread!

Anyone been by Spanish cave recently? Friend is supposed to bring me by there and was curious what to expect as far as gates etc...

Mystic Waffle · Post by **Mystic Waffle** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:07 pm

no gates =)

DigitalNinja · Post by **DigitalNinja** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:58 am

wow that place is awesome! wish I knew it was there years ago! I live close too....

honky314 · Post by **honky314** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:08 am

could someone give me directions or be interested in taking me and a budy out there

Kit · Post by **Kit** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:43 am

Former User #2 wrote:yeah this is one of those caves ive always wanted to see , in high school my teacher was gonna go with me , but was afraid we might get shot

the name cracks me up

cobcob · Post by **cobcob** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:08 pm

I'm prone to ask what "former user #2" and their highschool teacher were planning on doing in said cave... Sounds a little hinky to me!

DigitalNinja · Post by **DigitalNinja** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:29 am

Locked. Gap above is usable. Watched by the neighbor across the street to the north.

Twail Wetard · Post by **Twail Wetard** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:01 pm

DigitalNinja wrote:Locked. Gap above is usable. Watched by the neighbor across the street to the north.

so old spanish in reed springs is now locked? I didn't know there was a gap above the gate though?...

DigitalNinja · Post by **DigitalNinja** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:23 pm

A 6'1" guy who weighs 185 lbs can flip over it. May result in slightly sore shoulder. Not that I would know. Small padlock on the inside.

Twail Wetard · Post by **Twail Wetard** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:40 am

anybody been to oldspanish lately?

liesreality · Post by **liesreality** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:13 pm

This topic was very old, but brought to life again last year. I am bringing it back again, LOL.

First for those wanting to visit the spanish cave, there is a black gate across an entrance. There is a padlock on the gate. Someone has put the padlock on and locked it while the gate was open, so the door opens and shuts.

I hope this answers all the questions about the gate on the property.

Someone mentioned on here about the police presence. I have been to this cave more than once, and each time i have met a cop. There also is a neighbor very close to this property, that has dogs (not on leashes). However, there are ways into the property without using the driveway.

I dont have a good camera (only a camera phone), but i took a picture of a boat on the property, that is full of tires, LOL.

lolabelle · Post by **lolabelle** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:52 am

BROUSER wrote:http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17354/17 ... 7354-h.htm

I thought this was interesting, a description of several caves around Galena and otherwheres in Missouri. I couldn't even guess at some of the caves mentioned in this, particularly Knox Cave.

Could Knox Cave be Fantastic Caverns? John Knox discovered the cave.

trap4570 · Post by **trap4570** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:56 am

The Spanish cave I know about is a commercial cave off of Hwy. 14 between Ozark and Sparta. I've often wondered why they were named spanish caves. I know that it is claimed a bronze breast plate was found in the one off Hwy. 14, but no one to my knowledge has ever seen it. I've also heard claims that spanish treasure is buried somewhere on Noble Hill just North of Springfield on 13.

RedRook · Post by **RedRook** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:55 pm

lolabelle wrote:
BROUSER wrote:http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17354/17 ... 7354-h.htm

I thought this was interesting, a description of several caves around Galena and otherwheres in Missouri. I couldn't even guess at some of the caves mentioned in this, particularly Knox Cave.
Could Knox Cave be Fantastic Caverns? John Knox discovered the cave.

From Caves of Missouri I have this quote.

Caves of Missouri wrote:104 Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources FANTASTIC CAVERNS Owner:
B. F. Krehbiel, Lake of the Ozarks, Camdenton, Missouri Location: E1/2 NE1/4 NW1/4
sec. 33, T. 30 N., R. 22 W., Greene County Shown on Ebenezer Quadrangle map The
entrance to Fantastic Caverns (formerly known as Temple Cave, Percy Cave, and Knox
Cave)

Back to the Spanish Cave though, I get conflicting descriptions of whether it is off of Hwy 160 or Blunk road. Do people call multiple caves down there the Spanish Caves? I also was talking to a mapper of caves in Stone County and he said, "... there are like 70+ caves within 10 miles and east of Galena." It sounds like having cave on your property is a common problem for residents of Galena.

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