This is an interesting thread.
According to Wikipedia,
The U.S. Congress passed legislation that would allow U.S. citizens to take
possession of unoccupied
islands containing saltpetre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_Islands_Act
When I was a kid, I visited Mammoth with my mom and dad. At the time, old
saltpeter mining gear was still in the cave - like vats and wooden pipes. I
wonder if that stuff is still there?
=WaV
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:58 AM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote:
This is an interesting thread.
...@tx.rr.com; vivb...@att.net
Subject: Re: [ot_caving] Re: [Texascavers] RE: Here's a fun one
When I was a kid, I visited Mammoth with my mom and dad. At the time, old
saltpeter mining gear was still in the cave - like vats and wooden pipes. I
wonder if that stuff is still there?
=WaV
On Fri
