Lost Josephine Mine/Hoyt Peak - Scranton and the Buckhorn

[SAMI]

man, i can't believe how crooked this whole deal is... why is the FS jerking this poor old guy around when he's paying and doing everything he needs to?

we should drive up there in a bunch of subarus to pour sugar in thier truck and bulldozer gas tanks, and then strap ourselves to trees... all while enjoying the comfort of our birkenstocks... hahaha.. wait, that's the tree huggers plan...

-Jason

 

[TigerStripe40]

man, i can't believe how crooked this whole deal is... why is the FS jerking this poor old guy around when he's paying and doing everything he needs to?

we should drive up there in a bunch of subarus to pour sugar in thier truck and bulldozer gas tanks, and then strap ourselves to trees... all while enjoying the comfort of our birkenstocks... hahaha.. wait, that's the tree huggers plan...

-Jason

Too little too late.

The FS guys left weeks ago.

 

[SAMI]

Too little too late.

The FS guys left weeks ago.

consider me on 24hr stand-by for the afore mentioned activities... just let me know, and then we roll out under the cover of night... WE WILL LIBERATE!!!



-Jason

 

[TigerStripe40]

Quick point to note, the glory hole isnt a natural cave, its a vent hole for the rest of the Josephine mine, there used to be another entrance just a little lower on hoyts, in the Aspen grove just north east of the glory hole. It was called the bear hole. Why does it look like it does? Because its so old,

Anyway, as to the Glory hole, Im going from memory, but if you take the second bend westward inside, there is a bunch of crumbed, unstable rock, that looks like its filled in a cavern, thats because it has, if you belly crawl back there (seems like it was about 40 ft.) you will come to a spot where it opens up just a little, on the southwest wall, feel around, you might have to move some rock, but you can see and feel the top of the door, its about 10-15inches thick.

The entrance to the Glory Hole cave may not be a natural entrance, but there is absolutly no doubt in my mind that Glory Hole is a natural solution formed cave.

There is boxwork, stalactites, stalagmites and drapery in the cave that could not possibly be there if it was man made.

I did not map the cave, but I was involved with the mapping of the cave. I would love to look at the map that you have.

I have draged a tape and set of Survey instruments through every nook and cranny of that cave and have been on over 20 trips to the cave, and I can not remember anything like what you are describing.

I would be happy to go into the cave with you.
Let me know.